Why Coinbase's new smart wallet could be a watershed moment for crypto UX

Luke Youngblood is a former Coinbase employee and one of the founding contributors to the onchain finance protocol Moonwell.

Recently, Moonwell became one of the first apps to integrate Coinbase's new smart wallet.

In this episode, Youngblood explains how smart wallets solve major crypto onboarding pain points — and could be the key to bringing over a billion people onchain.

OUTLINE

00:59 Moonwell Overview

02:21 Youngblood's Background

04:56 DeFi Summer

07:42 Smart Wallets

09:54 Smart Wallet Security

13:58 Onchain Economy

17:12 Crypto App Developers

24:40 Moonwell's Mission

32:36 Closing Thoughts

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