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> One of the most significant obstacles against blockchain and cryptocurrency products from entering daily lives is bad user experiences. I think the biggest o
by thisisit 8y ago
> One of the most significant obstacles against blockchain and cryptocurrency products from entering daily lives is bad user experiences.
I think the biggest obstacle is the use-case for blockchain. Unfortunately, most of the articles written in favor of blockchain solutions don't cover the why and hows and instead directly go for buzz words like trustless, decentralization etc. Case in point about banks:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/francescoppola/2018/04/21/bitcoin-banks-and-a-whole-lot-of-fud/#190ac47521f1 https://www.forbes.com/sites/francescoppola/2018/04/21/bitco...
So I am really looking forward to a curated list of well-written articles on the use cases for blockchain.
- bernardlunn 8y agoNot a curated list, but I am writing a serialised book on the subject: https://dailyfintech.com/building-the-blockchain-economy-series/ https://dailyfintech.com/building-the-blockchain-economy-ser... My POV: plenty of problems to solve with Blockchain, UX is key and early attempts are very bad
- QML 8y agoBlockchain is a technology – and as with all technologies, it should be abstracted away from the user. The majority of people don’t care about words such as “trustless” or “decentralization”; those are essentially meaningless. They need tangible benefits such as lower fees. Not sure why people in the cryptocurrency space don’t understand that.
- ianamartin 8y agoI think people in the crypto currency world understand that pretty well. The problem is that blockchain solutions don’t actually do anything useful yet.
- umitakcn 8y agoThe intention of the better design for products. Products also should be abstracted away from the user?
- QML 8y agoHow is designing for blockchain different from designing for fintech?