I showed the new coinbase wallet (beta) to someone who is not deeply entrenched in crypto.

Their reaction: 

So, it replaces 1) Facebook [IG, tiktok, X], 2) Apple Wallet, 3) Venmo, AND 4) the App Store? 😱 

And it takes care of all the wallet complexity? 😱 

And anyone will be able to access it and use it? 😱 

And users still have self custody over their funds? 😱 

Needless to say, they were impressed and could see how this becomes a massively adopted platform

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That sounds absolutely amazing. 

I do have a concern though. Often times we praise self custody, and don't get me wrong, it is great, but the person we're trying to "win over" with self custody is not (usually) the one to practice safety standards when it comes to self custody. And does not realize there is no "manager" to call in the event of an emergency.