Consumer Crypto

Consumer Crypto

the hub for consumer crypto products, ideas, and mindshare

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Join the /consumercrypto conversation https://modbot.sh/channels/consumercrypto/join?c=42f5cb

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I always knew Courtyard was special Excited to see the world catching on 🦾 https://x.com/sjdedic/status/1966067565618188607

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this post by @dcposch.eth sums up the current Ethereum saga well i'm betting on Ethereum the technology, more so than the chain and asset building EVM smart contracts mean that if any EVM-based alt-L1 succeeds, the infra will be there to provide a great user experience https://daimo.com/blog/three-ethereums

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I think people are overestimating the bullish narrative around social trading after Robinhood’s announcement. In reality, the decision to build this was probably made back when a few Solana social trading apps were booming. But we should look at what’s happening with the existing apps now, where social trading is the core feature – and it hasn’t gone anywhere. They haven’t onboarded new users and aren’t growing at all. Companies that are shipping social trading apps/features nowadays – despite the market only going down – likely do so either because they’re too big to stop midway (and have enough money to run such experiments) or because something is off with their management. On the picture below: the number of daily traders from one of the most popular social trading apps half a year ago Vector(.)fun https://x.com/RobinhoodApp/status/1965589746937446623

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"Privacy is a feature" and yet there are very few onchain products. Private tx's outside Ethereum (+L2s) are myth. Coinjoin works but needs a better user interface. Need more teams building, Roman's lawsuit is very important

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i've a few fun ideas i want to see exist as products - dm if you're looking to build something opportunity to collab with noice v2

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Finding PMF is like searching for water with a magic rod. The rod shakes when water is near. But did it shake because of real water, or your trembling hands? Or maybe some fake oasis? Consumer crypto is full of these fake signals and I describe them in my new essay. *** You may feel "I made it!", just to see your product category go down with the wave like NFTs. Your revenue can grow and still send noise because users spend their "magic Internet money" like it wasn't real $. You fight for attention with zombies (picrel) and many more. *** You can read on here: https://kanfa.macbudkowski.com/building-consumer-crypto

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what’s your favourite new crypto app these days? dropping super comments for the best ones (make sure you post a unique response - better if they don’t have a token)

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In crypto, there's been a persistent overemphasis on financial capital (tokens, yields, and direct monetization) often at the expense of social capital: influence, community trust, and cultural relevance. But history shows that social capital is the true catalyst for sustainable value. Platforms like YouTube, SoundCloud, and TikTok didn’t scale by paying creators upfront, they built tools for reach, recognition, and status. Once those networks were in place, monetization followed. Crypto often tries to invert that sequence: lead with money, and hope community and distribution show up after. But distribution is not a given, it’s earned through cultural resonance, consistency, and network effects that social capital greatly accelerates. This tension is especially visible in crypto creative circles. There’s a thin line between empowering creators through revenue-sharing, and assuming creators are owed payment regardless of market demand. The popular social refrain—“I make nothing on Spotify, we deserve better”—often reflects a moral claim that ignores the market signal. Spotify, while flawed, reflects real listener behavior. If no one’s paying attention, the issue may not be payouts, it may be product-market fit, or just the brutal mechanics of attention economies. Crypto tooling can’t override that. As Stripe’s Patrick McKenzie put it: “The market doesn’t care how hard you worked.” The most durable consumer platforms tend to start with distribution and cultural affinity, not direct monetization. Farcaster is growing not by out-paying competitors, but by building social value through community support, exclusivity, and creator identity. Bitcoin and Ethereum didn’t gain traction because of token incentives alone, they became movements before they became markets. Financial capital is a lagging indicator of belief. Social capital often comes first, and when invested wisely, it converts.

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Is there a good FC post or link that 1) describes @neynar score in a user-focused way 2) gives actionable ways to improve it? We're gating a feature by @neynar score and want to send users somewhere that explains what it is, and how they can improve theirs cc @veganbeef @rish @calvino

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One of the best Farcaster mini apps is going multi-platform 🥹 Cheering them on, and excited to see how it goes!

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I feel like we used to be a lot more excited about composability in consumer crypto… Speculating is fun. But moving stuff around the internet is actual crypto magic

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Builders: what @neynar score do you use to prevent bots? We're launching a free daily check-in feature to win $1,000,000. We're happy to allow folks who are primarily using check-in miniapps, but want to block bot farms. cc @rish @veganbeef @calvino

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Social is capital, financialization consumes our lives, every platform a market. Finance didn’t just eat the world. It ate meaning. And what’s left is the uneasy work of remembering what once stood outside the market, before we all boarded the train that had already left. https://darkstarcrashes.xyz/the-train-already-left

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check out https://openinternet.club/ – built with @fileverse (and GPT to help me through the DNS jungle)

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