2 sats \ 2 replies \ @thrown 22 Dec 2021 \ on: Shirt is off, egg shells crushed - I'm John Vallis, let's do this AMA bitcoin
What is the biggest user experience hurdle that you've had when trying to onboard people to bitcoin?
Bonus: any ideas on how to fix it?
Self-custody / seed management for sure. Buying bitcoin is dead easy now, but going to full self-sovereignty is another huge leap. Of course, it's not only a UX thing, but it's a whole paradigm shift in responsibility, which relatively few are willing to make. But, where there is pain, there is opportunity, and it's great to see solutions popping up to address this issue.
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Totally agree. I don't think people will go back to full self-custody like burying their money in the backyard. Especially when someone can just beat you to a pulp in order to find it.
I hope to see existing and new institutions rising up that serve as a halfway point in-between. Like a fiat bank becomes a chaumian mint that aids in wallet recovery.
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