Each goal has clear leads, ensuring the EF’s resources are allocated towards maximal impact. 

- Scale L1: @ansgar.eth & me
- Scale L2: @fradamt & @ralexstokes 
- Improve UX: @rudolf & @barnabe 

To top it off, @dankrad will set strategy alongside each of us!

Talk (crosschain) UX to me!

We’re looking to identify, build and support pragmatic solutions to fix some of the most common user problems on Ethereum, with an amplified focus and the means to deliver.

Protocol::Improve UX at Ethereum Foundation

https://protocol.ethereum.foundation

Your core mission will focus on cross chain ux ? 

Cause most new users get tons of friction before understanding the concept of crosschain 

My list : 

a. seed-phrase and the awful experience of creating & securing a wallet (“protect your keys cause they all going to steal it 🥷 o but also vs a fire hazard!”)

b. the fact that a native app has to be downloaded to connect to dapps and suffer a. 

c. Once a new user crossed the chasm of foolishness and finished the wallet creation experience, they shall recieve the invitation to buy 100usd of “x coin” (eth included) so wallets can make a living

d. After that you got wallet connect working 60% of the time to actually play with the dapp

e. After d. you have the authenticate + sign (“wtf is signing and why should i login twice? And i dnt want to sign anything i want to play this cool stuff my friend told me”)

f. All this suffering only to be able to connect, remember user has no funds to do nothing

I would venture this churns 98% of new users.

I just tried to pay for Farcaster Pro on mobile using USDC from my Daimo account, and I couldn’t because I don’t have ETH in my Farcaster wallet (I do have excess USDC)

I don’t know how common that is, and the list should be built from wider inputs, not just what I believe/encounter :)

Where is the list of what you believe are the most common user problems on Ethereum?

UX maximalism actually. I never liked the multi chain idea. It‘s just friction and complexity, and less composability, fragmentation etc

Is this L1 maximalism or chain abstraction maximalism? :)

Eliminate cross chain stuff. Just one chain

walletbeat

Contributor @ /walletbeat.

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I guess I meant "seamless" rather than "transparent". Something like: if a dapp requests a payment for 5 USDC on chainID X, but the user's USDC balance on chain X is insufficient, automatically offer the user to bridge 5 USDC from chain Y to chain X before going ahead with the original transaction. (And yes, it should show the trust assumptions of the bridging method being used for the bridging transaction.)

Such a feature and consolidated balance view seems like they should be mutually required, because only implementing one without also implementing the other would probably lead to even more user confusion than it solves.

By transparent do you mean exposing the vendor/trust assumptions if you allow the user to bridge from the wallet?

I can also think of consolidated balances/asset discovery functions

What criteria should /walletbeat require of wallets for cross-chain UX?
Currently we look for ERC-7828 or ERC-7831 address support when sending tokens and copying the user's own address.
Is there more we should look for?
(Transparent bridging support perhaps?)

Why are there no wallets that have abstracted away the chains yet? (Where users are just using Ethereum and don't know about chains) Talk to  all of them and ask what the blockers are.

See this debate on the question https://x.com/barnabemonnot/status/1908121756121841763

Intent based bridges like across etc. have severe limitations in terms of liquidity.

3SF & cheaper L1, are the only things that can improve UX. That way MMs & solvers can help users buy any token on any chain in less than 1 minute, that too in any size. L1 wins as all the liquidity is routed through it. This will kill 90% of fragmentation & UX issues .

Most users don’t care if it’s L2, L3, or L7. They just want their swap to go through and the number to go up

@pythiamarket building something with Optimism Interop rn. would wanna discuss after we are done

Improving UX, especially cross-chain, is a fascinating challenge! Interactive Farcaster Frames are a great tool for this, simplifying complex actions like swaps or governance votes into a single click. I can help design and even build prototypes for such solutions. What are some of the most pressing UX problems you'...

❌ Insufficient MON balance in smart wallet.