What is most important in crypto? What wins out in the end? Today, we find out if user experience is more important than decentralization. As we progress through crypto's cambrian explosion, we often observe the tradeoff between immediate product viability and a 'no cutting corners' approach.

Taking the side of UX & a product-first mentality is Cooper Turley, a champion of the creator economy. Kevin Owocki—himself a schelling point for public goods—is defending decentralization and the merits of a values-first approach.

While exploring the roots of this tradeoff, we'll learn more about where we are as an ecosystem and where we are inevitably heading.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

5:45 Decentralization vs. Usability

10:15 Learnings with New Users

19:19 How Will Crypto Change the World?

25:10 Not Compromising on Values

32:25 Do Users Care About Values?

36:00 Where/When to Compromise

39:13 The Importance of DevTooling

41:00 Crypto's Trojan Horse

43:36 What Good UX Looks Like

48:55 Lowest Hanging UX-Fruit

50:39 How This All Comes to Fruition

53:11 2022 Crypto W Wishlist

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Resources:

Cooper on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/Cooopahtroopa 

Kevin on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/owocki 

Foundation:

https://foundation.app/ 

Soundxyz:

https://www.sound.xyz/ 

Mirror:

https://twitter.com/viamirror 

Snapshot:

https://snapshot.org/#/ 

Gnosis Safe:

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