{"id":19869,"date":"2023-04-14T20:33:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T20:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/crypto-should-meet-users-where-their-needs-are\/"},"modified":"2023-04-14T20:33:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T20:33:55","slug":"crypto-should-meet-users-where-their-needs-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/crypto-should-meet-users-where-their-needs-are\/","title":{"rendered":"crypto should meet users where their needs are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Bitcoin, Ethereum &amp; Crypto News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-article-image  -mt-24  mb-8  lg:-mt-32  rounded  overflow-hidden\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2023\/04\/1681501712772-489b1c49-555a-4609-bec9-d1b5e35ba96a-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2023\/04\/1681501712772-489b1c49-555a-4609-bec9-d1b5e35ba96a-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2023\/04\/1681501712772-489b1c49-555a-4609-bec9-d1b5e35ba96a-smartcrop-750x375.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2023\/04\/1681501712772-489b1c49-555a-4609-bec9-d1b5e35ba96a-smartcrop-363x181.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n<\/picture>                    <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Scott Melker says crypto won\u2019t achieve mainstream adoption by trying to explain dank sharding and SHA-256, and trashing other coins.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">The Wolf Of All Streets believes mainstream adoption is being impacted by the approach being taken by the crypto community.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Crypto leaders disparaging each other and trashing rival projects doesn\u2019t help, he recently tweeted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Scott Melker, a crypto investor and trader and author of the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/cryptocurrencies\/\">crypto<\/a> publication <em>The Wolf Den Newsletter<\/em>, says the crypto community isn\u2019t going about the push for mainstream adoption the right way.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Crypto should try to meet user where their needs are<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">According to Melker, aka \u201cThe Wolf Of All Streets\u201d on Twitter, what crypto needs to do is cut out unnecessary terminology when putting out the crypto message to the masses. He believes meeting the common user where \u201c<em>their wants and needs exist<\/em>\u201d could help a lot with promoting overall adoption.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201c<em>Mainstream adoption won\u2019t come with attempting to explain dank sharding and sha-256<\/em>,\u201d he recently tweeted, noting that taking this route is impacting the desired goal. \u201c<em>There\u2019s a reason people ignore us<\/em>,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scottmelker\/status\/1646640114397859845\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Jeff Garzik, one of the early Bitcoin believers, agreed with Melker\u2019s assessment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s all &#8220;plumbing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Crypto wins when average people can use our technology without ever having to know or understand esoteric concepts such as sharding or hashing.<\/p>\n<p>Plumbing is not exciting or cool to most people. It&#8217;s something that silently Just Works.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ser Jeff Garzik (@jgarzik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jgarzik\/status\/1646868933457182722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Crypto leaders need to do better, The Wolf Of All Streets opined.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201c<em>One of the biggest problems the crypto community has is that its leaders often talk down to the mainstream audience or speak in terminology that is over the average person\u2019s head. We need to simplify the messaging for the masses and meet them where their wants and needs exist<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On what else the community needs to work on as it looks to help the next wave of adoption across everyday users, Melker believes trashing other projects is not one of the avenues.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201c<em>Imagine having the opportunity to go on mainstream media and extol the virtues of bitcoin but instead railing about your hate for Ethereum or shitcoins instead<\/em>,\u201d he observed.<\/p>\n<p>His message has been echoed by many on Crypto Twitter. One such <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JahonJamali\/status\/1646640810790625287\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">comment<\/a> was from Jahon Jamali, the CEO of American Crypto Academy, who believes explaining \u201c<em>the value proposition more than the technology<\/em>,\u201d will definitely ring a bell with many people.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ve been saying this from day one. <\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Avoid technologically intimating language;<br \/>\u2013 Explain the value proposition more than the technology;<br \/>\u2013 Scrap the condescension.<\/p>\n<p>This is a belief system in its totality. <\/p>\n<p>Preach in the vernacular of the flock you\u2019re trying to convert.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jahon Jamali \ud83d\ude0e\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@JahonJamali) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JahonJamali\/status\/1646640810790625287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/scott-melker-crypto-has-to-meet-users-where-their-needs-are\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Bitcoin, Ethereum &amp; Crypto News ) Scott Melker says crypto won\u2019t achieve mainstream adoption by trying to explain dank sharding and SHA-256, and trashing other coins. 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