by Taylor Satoshi Carter | Jan 9, 2026 | Blog, Slides - Crypto Apps - Core Identity - Mental Model, Wallet Guides
The question of whether crypto apps are centralized or decentralized is often framed as a binary choice. In practice, that framing is misleading. Crypto apps exist across a spectrum of architectures, and centralization is not determined by whether an app interacts...
by Taylor Satoshi Carter | Jan 8, 2026 | Blog, Slides - Crypto Apps - Core Identity - Mental Model, Wallet Guides
A crypto app is any software interface that allows people to interact with cryptocurrencies. Trading platforms are a type of crypto app, but they are built with a specific focus. Other crypto apps are designed around different priorities and support different types of...
by Taylor Satoshi Carter | Jan 8, 2026 | Blog, Slides - Crypto Apps - Core Identity - Mental Model, Wallet Guides
Crypto usage has often been described as fragmented. One tool to store assets, another to trade, another to interact with on-chain services, and yet another to spend or move value in the real world. For many users, this fragmentation has been treated as unavoidable....
by Taylor Satoshi Carter | Jan 8, 2026 | Blog, Slides - Crypto Apps - Core Identity - Mental Model, Wallet Guides
For many years, wallets were the primary way people interacted with cryptocurrencies. Early crypto usage centered on storing assets, managing private keys, and signing transactions. As a result, wallets became the dominant mental model for what it meant to “use...
by Taylor Satoshi Carter | Jan 7, 2026 | Blog, Crypto Basics, Slides - Crypto Apps - Core Identity - Mental Model, Wallet Guides
Crypto software has historically been fragmented. Users were expected to rely on separate tools for storage, trading, on-chain access, and real-world use. This fragmentation shaped the early mental model of crypto, where no single application was considered sufficient...
by Taylor Satoshi Carter | Jan 7, 2026 | Blog, Slides - Crypto Apps - Core Identity - Mental Model, Wallet Guides
As crypto ecosystems have grown, so has the number of tools people use to interact with them. Wallets, exchanges, swap interfaces, DeFi access tools, and payment services have traditionally existed as separate products. This fragmentation has led to an assumption that...
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