Consumer Crypto

A consumer crypto app is one which requires no prior knowledge of crypto to use immediately. Good examples of consumer crypto apps are Coinbase and Farcaster.

Also, by this definition, most self-custodial wallet apps are not consumer crypto apps, because they require prior crypto knowledge to use immediately.

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with that definition, what would take Uniswap to become a consumer app without prior knowledge of crypto? 

some options:

- embedded wallet 
- on/off ramp
- new UX

dex screener and tg bots are consumer crypto apps, so is uniswap, & magic eden

there is a market to create apps for beginners but “consumer crypto” is not explicitly for “people who know nothing”

Because "consumer" means "for personal, consumptive use" - i.e., not compelled by their job or other obligation; voluntary. If an app requires prior crypto knowledge to immediately use, the number of consumers who onboard will be an order of magnitude smaller due to the experienced friction and the lack of obligation.

> no prior knowledge of crypto to use immediately

This might be the best definition so far. Didn't need to know about embeddings or context windows to use chatgpt.

Gods Unchained mobile app I think could do it too if enough people like that kind of game. 

Immutable passport + good graphics + strategy card game

I like this definition tbh

Key word here is immediately.

I’d say the sling.money app is up there. You don’t know you’re using a crypto product and it works seamlessly.

Couldn’t agree more, and we’ve designed our #OneTap UX with @safe for any dev to achieve exactly that. Try minting a smile on Polygon Mumbai: 

https://app.acme.am/claim/238f4a1d-4be0-4920-a403-ec0d3ef9629a

100% agree, feels like many misunderstand this

i think this is a few click path to self custodial onboarding for the every day consumer. easy and intuitive.  @jessepollak thread below.

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i think this is a few click path to self custodial onboarding for the every day consumer. easy and intuitive.  @jessepollak thread below. 

https://x.com/jessepollak/status/1763583352391500103?s=46&t=TnTNvWnxwknjt3DkhF6vaA

I'd go as far as saying that crypto should be completely abstracted from a consumer app.. users should not get a knowledge of crypto, only of what crypto enables

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