Wallets and Platforms - Could the Game be Changing?
summary
Claims that wallets must become interchangeable like browsers and that Wallet Test Framework plus conformance suites are the missing forcing function. Points to concrete projects: EIP-6963 (test vectors for wallet-dapp connection), WalletConnect’s SDK and conformance work, MetaMask’s snaps and file‑picker UX experiments, and Coinbase’s smart wallet raising a de‑facto standard. Argues seed phrases are unusable for mainstream and recommends coordinated passkey/UKAN work instead; warns the current focus on trader-centric account abstraction leaves everyday users exposed.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:52Web3 background
- 3:59Defining wallets
- 5:45Web cycles
- 7:29Web 2 value capture
- 9:39Web 3 funding gaps
- 12:29Account abstraction models
- 14:56Coinbase wallet standards
- 16:22WalletConnect’s role
- 18:31MetaMask platform
- 20:17User needs over chains
- 22:27Q&A
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