How do we bring mainstream users into crypto? The playbook is pretty straightforward if you break it down:
First, hit them with compelling economics. Better yields than traditional finance aren't a nice-to-have—they're the entry point. When someone sees their stablecoins earning actual returns, suddenly crypto stops being abstract.
Then comes the hard part: real education. You can't just onboard people and ghost them. They need to understand self-custody, why it matters, what the risks are. This is where projects separate themselves. The ones that invest in teaching win retention.
The missing piece? It's the bridge between financial incentives and actual behavior change. That's where most projects fumble.
But if you nail all three—attractive rewards, solid education, and genuine utility—you finally get to real adoption. Not hype cycles or speculation. Real, sustainable growth where people actually use crypto for what it was built for.
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GasWaster69
· 5h ago
That's a good point, but most projects simply can't stick to the education part.
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ApeShotFirst
· 20h ago
Haha, the yield rate is indeed a killer feature that attracts users, but the education part is really a big pitfall. Too many projects just abandon users altogether.
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MerkleTreeHugger
· 20h ago
That's true, but the reality is that most projects can't even get the first step right. Offering high returns alone isn't enough to retain people.
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RektRecovery
· 20h ago
yeah so everyone conveniently skips over the part where that "education" gets abandoned the moment yields drop lmao. seen this cycle too many times... they'll teach self-custody until the first exploit happens, then suddenly it's "not our fault bro"
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WhaleWatcher
· 20h ago
That's correct, but the reality is that most projects fail at the education stage.
How do we bring mainstream users into crypto? The playbook is pretty straightforward if you break it down:
First, hit them with compelling economics. Better yields than traditional finance aren't a nice-to-have—they're the entry point. When someone sees their stablecoins earning actual returns, suddenly crypto stops being abstract.
Then comes the hard part: real education. You can't just onboard people and ghost them. They need to understand self-custody, why it matters, what the risks are. This is where projects separate themselves. The ones that invest in teaching win retention.
The missing piece? It's the bridge between financial incentives and actual behavior change. That's where most projects fumble.
But if you nail all three—attractive rewards, solid education, and genuine utility—you finally get to real adoption. Not hype cycles or speculation. Real, sustainable growth where people actually use crypto for what it was built for.