Swarm City was building decentralized marketplaces back in 2017 before "Web3" was even a buzzword šļø
Reputation-based P2P services, no middlemen, pure crypto rails. This was the OG visionāpeer-to-peer commerce without Uber or Airbnb taking 30%.
Episode #300 from 08/03/2017 is a time capsule. Shows how early the ideas were vs how slow execution has been.
Most of these projects got rekt or pivoted. But the thesis? Still valid. We're just waiting for UX to catch up.
Reputation-based P2P services, no middlemen, pure crypto rails. This was the OG visionāpeer-to-peer commerce without Uber or Airbnb taking 30%.
Episode #300 from 08/03/2017 is a time capsule. Shows how early the ideas were vs how slow execution has been.
Most of these projects got rekt or pivoted. But the thesis? Still valid. We're just waiting for UX to catch up.