Crypto Cafe · by Salma Idrissi · 2026-10-07

Is onchain actually easier for newbies now than it was two years ago?

I can't tell if I've just adapted or if wallets and apps really have stopped being as hostile. A friend of mine got through swaps and a bridge last month with only two panicked texts, which would've felt miraculous before.

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Nour Ali · 7 likes

Wallet UX improved but the vocabulary is still insane for normal humans.

Salma Idrissi · 6 likes

'smooth until it isn't' might be the whole industry

Noah Campbell · 3 likes

The hidden problem is that error recovery is still terrible. Smooth until it isn't.

Paolo Garcia · 2 likes

My younger cousin figured out a swap faster than online banking, which honestly shook me.

Marco Conti · 2 likes

Easier, yes. Easy, no.