not alon

not a burner account

[not alon @defnotalon]

a huge amount of crypto UX still feels designed by traders for traders

the next wave probably comes from products built for normal internet users

[not alon @defnotalon]

@borderypepstein @WhiteHouse

[not alon @defnotalon]

people laugh at “consumer crypto” until they realize stablecoins already solved a real global problem

utility arrives gradually, then all at once

[not alon @defnotalon]

the strongest signal in any ecosystem is developers staying during sideways markets

tourists leave
infrastructure builders don’t

[not alon @defnotalon]

quietly one of the biggest shifts in crypto:

teams are starting to care more about retention than launch hype

[not alon @defnotalon]

most retail traders don’t need more tokens

they need better infrastructure protecting them from extraction

[not alon @defnotalon]

what’s happening with ai agents and crypto feels similar to early api economies

suddenly software can transact, coordinate, and operate continuously

[not alon @defnotalon]

the market is rewarding products that remove steps

every extra click is lost liquidity

[not alon @defnotalon]

a lot of “decentralization” conversations ignore the user experience entirely

users won’t tolerate friction forever, regardless of ideology

[not alon @defnotalon]

solana’s biggest advantage right now might actually be culture

fast builders
fast users
fast feedback loops
that compounds over time

[not alon @defnotalon]

people underestimate how much trust matters in launch infrastructure

one bad launch can nuke an ecosystem’s reputation for months

[not alon @defnotalon]

the future winners probably won’t look like crypto companies

they’ll just feel like internet products with invisible settlement layers

[not alon @defnotalon]

the gap between crypto users and crypto builders is shrinking

tools are getting simpler
distribution is getting faster
iteration cycles are insane right now

[not alon @defnotalon]

prediction markets feel inevitable now

once people realize markets price information faster than media does, behavior changes permanently

[not alon @defnotalon]

most “community” projects collapse the second incentives disappear

real ecosystems keep shipping even when attention moves elsewhere

[not alon @defnotalon]

it’s funny watching people fade solana while institutions keep building on it quietly

retail follows narratives
builders follow throughput

[not alon @defnotalon]

the best products in crypto are the ones users stop thinking about

nobody cares how the rails work if the experience is smooth enough

[Solana Hub @SolanaHub_]

SOMETHING BIG IS COMING TO @SOLANA THIS WEEK.

YOU CAN FEEL IT. 🚀

[not alon @defnotalon]

every cycle people say “this time is different”

what actually changes is the infrastructure stack underneath the speculation

that’s the part worth watching

[not alon @defnotalon]

@solana Try $shrek