Saying you’re impressed by a decentralized app because it “reliably doesn’t break” is like saying you’re impressed by a plant-based meat because it doesn’t make you vomit.🤮
“Not breaking” is table stakes, especially when well-established competitors like Google Docs and Notion exist.
Most people won’t use a half-broken Google Docs just because it’s decentralized. And we shouldn’t encourage people in general to use such software until it’s better than Google Docs.
We should not be enthusiastic about products simply because they are decentralized. We should be excited about them because they are excellent.
Mediocrity is the enemy of decentralization.
Dance like there’s nobody watching. Love like you’ll never be hurt. Post like nobody follows you. Long like you’ve never lost money. Become ungovernable
I will not comment on the NYC mayoral election because I do not live in NYC, I believe in self-sovereignty at all levels of government, and I have no wish to exert what would be seen as malign Massholian influence on transmunicipal politics. Good luck to all NYers today!
The way you know we’re still very early is that we still discuss crypto class/year like it’s a thing - because it is.
Can you imagine doing that with finance / tech?
“Been here since the Panic of 1907”
“Joined Xerox Parc in 1972”
We are legitimately still early.
Coinbase Developer Platform’s Embedded Wallets are now Generally Available.
Now you can integrate Coinbase’s trusted infra into your app and enable self-custody wallets in seconds with email, SMS, or social login.
Scalable. Seamless. Secure. A new era of consumer crypto is here.
It’s certainly possible that we’ve seen the local top. But “this cycle is different”, unironically. Every institution is integrating crypto for payments and trading. It’s not exploratory; it’s happening. This would imply a long-term secular uptrend: a supercycle, if you will.
