Making crypto work for real people
Not long ago, I sat across from a young blockchain founder at a café in Warsaw during the Onchain Economy Conference. He was beaming. “We’ve just integrated zk-rollups with dynamic wallet composability across 20 chains,” he said, “to improve global financial inclusion.” I smiled politely. But what I wanted to ask was: “Can your aunt in Tel Aviv use it to buy falafel?”
Because here’s the hard truth about the crypto revolution: it’s both brilliantly designed and deeply disconnected. Yes, blockchain is still the most profound general-purpose technology since the Internet. Yes, it’s on its way to reinventing money, identity, governance, and ownership. But right now, we’re stuck in an uncanny valley—where the…
