Completed residential complexes are actually excellent for Crypto – Marc Vanlerberghe

The crypto industry has been committed to decentralization, transparency and self -determination for over a decade. These principles are noble – and essential in many ways.

But if we are honest, they have not yet translated into a broad, main stream -compatible acceptance. The dream that billions of people use blockchain every day is largely – a dream. In order to make him reality, we have to rethink how we develop and provide blockchain-based experiences.

One of the greatest obstacles is user -friendliness. The currently dominating interface to the blockchain-non-custodian wallet-remains too complex for the average user. The administration of private keys, writing down 24-word-seed phrases, the purchase of native tokens only to carry out transactions, the navigation by several chains, bridging assets, repeated KYC for each app and the conversion of crypto into Fiat and back. This is not a user experience that was designed for the mass market.

We often ask ourselves why Web3 did not overcome the “gap”. The answer could be simple: most people don't want knowledge You use a blockchain. And frankly you shouldn't have to.

This is where the “supervised communities” come into play.

I simply use the term “gated communities” in the sense of “urban planning”. A pleasant system that is easy to navigate, offers comfort, security and curated experiences. And in the case of a quarter yes, also behind a kind of protective layer. In the crypto area there are gated communities platforms that abstract the complexity of the blockchain and at the same time preserve their advantages.

These environments offer users seamless web2-like interfaces, while the blockchain takes over the main work in the background. Married wallets, centralized interfaces and trustworthy agents act as a goalkeeper – not to limit access only for a selected group, but to reduce friction losses for everyone.

Critics argue that this is the ethos of decentralization (“Not your keys, not your coins”) contradicts. But this overlooks the greater chance: to gain millions of, even billions of users through intuitive experiences that create real added value and solve real problems for users. Not everyone will start their crypto journey with the administration of a cold wallet. Many will start within a safe, guided and user -friendly “restricted” experience – and that's okay.

We can observe this at DAPPS that successfully operate non-crypto native.

In the United States, Lofty.ai quietly and quietly revolutionize real estate investments by using blockchain technology in the background and at the same time offers traditional investors a simple, intuitive experience. Users can acquire fractional ownership of income-generating properties from $ 50, receive rental income automatically and sell their shares again at any time.

It is noteworthy that Lofty does not attract the typical crypto target group-rather, it is appealing classic real estate investors who want to achieve passive income without having to deal with the usual legal paperwork, ownership transmissions or tax difficulties associated with the administration of real estate. Tenants can gradually invest in the property in which they live, invest their monthly rent while their equity grows – until they finally become full owners. The blockchain enables flexibility and trust; However, the user experience remains pure web2-simplicity.

On the other side of the world, in Kabul, HESABPAY Women enables the purchase of food and supplies in local shops with the help of simple plastic cards and SMS confirmations. These transactions are immediately handled on-chain and offer NGOs and donors transparency and traceability. For women who use them, however, it is just one card-no crypto wallet. You never had a bank account and will probably never need one. This is how success looks: real applicability without steep learning curve.

In Italy, tenants can purchase “tokenized” solar panels via Enels Blockchain-capable app-even if they live in apartments or physically do not install anything on their roof. The app tracks the electricity generated by these panels elsewhere and pulls it off from the user's electricity price. The blockchain ensures automatic billing and real -time processing; The user experience is intuitive, app-based and familiar.

In the online chess, players can now receive rewards for participation in games, tournaments or for their contribution to the community-without ever knowing that the loyalty points collected are blockchain tokens. Worldchess, the official organizer of the FIDE Grand Prix, has introduced a blockchain-based reward program that enables players to simply collect and redeem points through games and commitment. The underlying infrastructure ensures transparency and portability, but it feels like any other modern loyalty program for users. The technology is invisible – the experience seamlessly.

These examples show that blockchain is not a product. It is an infrastructure layer.

And as with all great infrastructures, his task existso disappear.

Over time, we believe that these closed communities will serve as an introduction – they gradually enable users to access decentralized, self -determined experiences. But to achieve this goal, we need a new generation of tools that combine user control with user -friendliness.

Self -custody will develop. Social recovery mechanisms (like those that are developed by)DeRec Alliant) will make it possible to restore wallets without having to remember seed phrases. Verifiable permissions will allow users to safely carry their identity across apps and services, which enables a one -time KYC that remains across platforms. And complete fee absurdation means that users only have to use native gas tokens if they want this. You will register with your fingerprint and confirm transactions, and use each app without even realizing that you interact with a blockchain.

This is the way forward: a world in which the blockchain takes a back seat and put on the foreground with pleasant, safe, user -centered experiences.

If we are serious about the broad acceptance, we have to stop developing only for crypto-saturated users. The future belongs to developers who can combine the best of web2 design with the power of the Web3 infrastructure-without demanding from the users to choose between the two. Closed communities are not the end goal. But they are the best way to get millions of people in.

And as soon as they have entered, we can invite you to explore everything else that the open world of blockchain has to offer.