Last week at EthCC, my co-host Nick and I presented our findings from a year of hosting Apps No Entrees — a Bankless show where we spotlighted crypto-native apps you could use daily. The talk struck a chord with the audience, eager to learn about apps they could actually use rather than just infrastructure they might build upon.

After testing over a hundred apps, we realized that crypto has finally shifted — moving past infrastructure obsession into an era where it's the apps that actually matter.

Through our analysis, we've seen three core catalysts primarily enabling this shift and three distinct archetypes of apps that retain users better than others. I share these with you today in the hopes that if you've been eager to build an app but haven't known where to start, these examples will energize you and provide a path forward. 👇