First-gen adoption = copying the old playbook.
Early websites? Looked like newspapers.
First $BTC wallets? Mimicked bank accounts.
We're still in that phase with crypto UX. The real shift happens when we stop imitating TradFi and build native experiences.
Most "Web3" products today are just Web2 with a wallet connect button. That's not innovation—that's cosplay.
The winners will be the ones who break the mold, not the ones who put lipstick on the old pig.
Early websites? Looked like newspapers.
First $BTC wallets? Mimicked bank accounts.
We're still in that phase with crypto UX. The real shift happens when we stop imitating TradFi and build native experiences.
Most "Web3" products today are just Web2 with a wallet connect button. That's not innovation—that's cosplay.
The winners will be the ones who break the mold, not the ones who put lipstick on the old pig.