Ten years into this space and here's what's wild: we've nailed scaling, we've built insane protocols, we've shipped countless dApps. But ask anyone trying to onboard normies and they'll tell you the same story—everything breaks down at identity.



We're so focused on the sexy stuff—layer solutions, yield optimizers, the next big chain—that nobody wants to admit the foundation is still shaky. You can't bring real users onchain when the most basic question remains unanswered: who are you, and how do we verify that without recreating Web2's surveillance nightmare?

It's not a tech problem anymore. It's a priorities problem.
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GhostAddressMinervip
· 12-10 08:51
The identity issue is indeed a black hole... I tracked down several large original addresses and found that they had been stuck in identity verification for almost three years, and the funds could not be moved at all. That's why those sleeping wallets never have an abnormal movement trajectory.
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GasFeeCrybabyvip
· 12-10 07:10
That's right, I'm still playing identity verification after ten years
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RamenStackervip
· 12-08 14:31
It's been ten years and we're still dealing with the headache of authentication—so frustrating.
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PretendingSeriousvip
· 12-07 09:56
It's been ten years and they're still playing the scaling game, but no one dares to poke at the real pitfalls.
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GasOptimizervip
· 12-07 09:56
ngl, still going in circles after ten years, I really can't take it anymore... Everyone's just thinking about how to make money fast, but no one dares to touch the unfinished business of identity.
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ConsensusBotvip
· 12-07 09:56
It's been ten years and we're still stuck in the same place. It's really absurd to just set aside the issue of identity.
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GraphGuruvip
· 12-07 09:55
Still playing the identity game after ten years, it's really unbelievable.
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GasFeeTherapistvip
· 12-07 09:54
Authentication is indeed a pain point that is often ignored; talking about Layer 2 or yield farming is pointless without addressing it.
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GasFeeLovervip
· 12-07 09:50
To be honest, identity verification has really been neglected for too long. People keep hyping up scaling solutions, new chains, and yield, but in the end, it's still a mess for regular users coming in.
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UnluckyMinervip
· 12-07 09:33
That hits too close to home. It’s been ten years and we’re still messing around with layer2, yield... No one really wants to address the unresolved issue of identity head-on.
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