Degen

If we want crypto to go mainstream, we need to admit we’re still building for ourselves. Terms like “bridge,” “lockup,” or “seed phrase” mean nothing to most people—and they shouldn’t have to. Great products hide complexity.

Yes, the privacy-maxis and crypto-native degens are essential—but they’ll always be a niche. To grow, we need simplicity. Friend.tech gave us a glimpse. Farcaster is pushing the space forward. And Degen can be part of that story—but only if we create real value, not just distribute free rewards.

Let’s build products that speak human. Let’s make Degen something people want to use—because it’s easy, valuable, and fun.

We experiment, we evolve, we grow—together. GN.

this makes me think of the onboarding of other mainstream financial institutions vs. crypto. the average persons onboarding to getting a bank account is very easy, but most americans are still too daunted by the stock market to engage - then the complexity of crypto onboarding vs. investing in the s&p increases exponentially. there’s a long way to go