Original title: "Blinks turns Twitter into Solana L2?"

Original author: Lorraine

The new feature recently launched by @Solana—Actions & Blinks—has attracted debates from different schools of thought.

For a detailed explanation of the new feature, please refer to this official document: https://solana.com/docs/advanced/actions

In short, taking the current test field as an example, when the user turns on this feature in the Solana plug-in wallet in the browser, browsing Twitter can directly interact with posts with this feature embedded on the current page (buy tokens/vote/stake/NFT casting...).

By using plugins to reach out to traditional centralized social platforms, we can truly "Use Solana, everywhere."

Some people say it will bring a revolutionary and innovative experience with unlimited possibilities, while others say it is just a superficial improvement on the convenience of PC users.

But in the short term, it is not objective to "extremely praise/extremely belittle" the opinions.

Strong praise: Actions & Blinks can quickly attract customers to the crypto market

· Simplifying crypto trading operations is not the main shovel to pry traditional Web2 users

It is not realistic to say that once a function is released, it will immediately become a weapon for mass adoption, opening the floodgates to convert all Twitter and other channels of Web2 natives into crypto players.

Crypto is not a new topic in the world outside the wall. The fundamental reason for those who do not join is its subjective negative impressions such as "Ponzi scheme" and "high risk". In addition, the current world economic structure is still turbulent, and everyone is holding their money bags waiting for the Fed's interest rate cut news to land. It is difficult to try and squander, let alone throw money into a dark jungle full of traps.

Traditional Web2 users will not become cryptocurrency users just because there are a few more one-click transaction buttons under the post.

Extremely derogatory: The function does not cover mobile users, and the changes it can bring are just self-indulgent fantasies with little effect

· Even if it cannot cover mobile users for the time being, it cannot erase the positive driving force it brings to the crypto world

If you say that this feature is just icing on the cake for PC users, and does not really step on the increasingly popular pain points of mobile users, and will not bring any qualitative and quantitative leaps to the trading market, I also disagree.

First of all, the core of Blinks is a function installed in the browser wallet plug-in, that is, it is not limited to the Twitter platform.

We can clearly see in this cycle that meme/celebrity tokens, as the most lightweight carriers that are most likely to go out of the circle, have attracted many overseas business/political/celebrity circles to participate in Crypto discussions.

Then in the future, on more existing social platforms such as Reddit, 4chan, and even more emerging platforms, the innovative combination that Blinks can bring is still unlimited and full of imagination.

It cannot be said that because it does not meet the mobile operating environment, it can be denied that it can bring any changes.

Imagine that one day in the future, a golden dog meme will suddenly pull a wave. In such a juncture of vying for attention, after getting on the bus, in order to cx everyone around you to follow the bus, instead of giving the other party a CA to guide the other party to move to DEX/BOT operation, it is easier and more direct to directly throw a link to the founder's post of the coin with Blinks embedded in it, so that Ta can complete the transaction in the blink of an eye?

Actions & Blinks Other Application Scenarios

Meme trading is just one of the most understandable application examples that Blinks can bring.

Yesterday, Solana co-founder @rajgokal retweeted @thesendcoin, which is a good way to associate more application scenarios: https://x.com/thesendcoin/status/1806358964705096024

For example: event prediction/proposal voting/multi-signature transaction reminder/empty investment qualification check/page mini-game/NFT casting...

To be honest, I believe that Chinese people will not be surprised by the association of these listed application scenarios.

After all, how to fill an APP or even a page with functional interactions is what domestic Internet companies have left behind.

For example, Douyin was originally just a streaming media platform that made the acquired Musical.ly into a Chinese localized short video recommendation. Later, it continued to add functions such as "e-commerce/group buying/takeout/social networking" and expanded into a special existence that can be independent of ByteDance, and even successfully expanded overseas to expand unlimited territory.

Now when you open any Douyin video, the forwarding button in the lower right corner has differentiated into countless extended interactive functions such as "shooting together", "watching videos with Douyin friends", and "appreciating videos".

The fundamental purpose is to increase the interaction between people. With more connection paths and more ways to play, the time/money that users are willing to invest in this soil will naturally increase proportionally.

Take Meme coin as an example. Solana now integrates the "founder/team launch" + "social media viral exposure" + "interactive purchase" that a Meme needs to go through on your Twitter interface, and you can even get a commission for other people's purchases.

The touchpoints of interaction between people are also exponentially amplified.

Rather than saying that the launch of this feature can turn traditional social media platforms into Solana L2, as founder Anatoly said, it is better to explain it more down-to-earth as -

This superimposes the casino nature on the already addictive social media, allowing users to keep up with every wave of crypto in the blink of an eye.

Solana, which is very "funny", uses innovation to "show its face" and strives to retain users in the crypto world

Since I finished writing "Ethereum and the "killers" who covet it" in March, I have become more and more fond of the Solana team and the entire ecosystem while looking for information.

When chatting with a friend @0x_ZK_ who has experience in starting a crypto project and is very optimistic about Solana, he said, "The common feature of the powerful To C chains in this cycle is that the foundation/team is very much like a company, such as Solana, Base, and Ton."

I think it is very right. The interpretation of this is: They have the open-minded mindset of those early Silicon Valley incubator companies. They will not hold on to the inherent chronic diseases and wait for death. They will not think about patching up the ready-made deck templates in the past. They are bold to overturn, dare to try and make mistakes, and do not mind starting over.

Take Solana as an example. They deliberately weaken the status of the foundation that seems high and mighty from the outside world, and go down to earth to investigate how to do PMF (Product Market Fit, which refers to products that match user needs). They are also willing to roll up their sleeves to hold hackathons for projects within the ecosystem, and mobilize resources to support good projects.

Just like the old OGs always laugh at themselves now, the "Internet product idea centered on user experience" of the currency circle project has been falsified. Only when a project has a good financial/asset logic can it be a pump that drives a huge wealth effect.

——It is interpreted as no matter how operable your product is, it is meaningless to roll efficiency in a world that still belongs to niche application scenarios; no matter how gorgeous the white paper is, most users cannot understand it and will not read it. It is better to highlight what capital title is behind it, how much money has been raised, and what proportion of the token economic model is stated to be returned to users.

It is because there are too many inconsistencies in the previous rounds of narratives, and the funds in the market have no confidence, and there are occasional retreat remarks. Only this group of people who come and go are left with extreme PVP internal volume, fighting against various project parties (in fact, they are reversed), and even the giant whales have expressed their indignation at being cut.

If you don’t have confidence in the market, how can you CX outsiders?

You repeatedly rub and take out the old antique bottles to dry. How can you attract people to believe that new wine can be put in them, and the taste of the wine brewed this time can really be different?

This is also the reason why this cycle is called "ETF Bull" - the price fluctuations in the market often come from various ETF-related information of BTC/ETH. Any rumors and remarks from large institutions can cause retail investors to rush to throw away and pick up their chips.

But it is precisely because of this,

because people in the market lack confidence and want to leave, and because people outside the market don't understand and dare not come in,

it seems that the series of new gameplay and new initiatives promoted by Solana are so important.

You can say it is not an innovation that has never been seen before, but being able to turn verbal thoughts into products shows that the team has been active on the front line, solving problems from the perspective of C-end users, shortening the interaction path to the extreme, and improving user experience to the extreme. Even now, the ambition has expanded to grab a bite of the popular bot product.

It is a good thing that the team is still doing things, it is a good thing that the team is still trying to find new things to attract people to stay, and it is even better that the team goes deep into retail investors and stands with everyone.

It can magnify "playfulness" + "novelty", always young and full of vitality, and constantly renew blood to deliver it to every forked tributary. Countless fulcrums fall on each C-end user ourselves.

Whether it is a project within the Solana ecosystem or a series of initiatives launched by the team itself, they all seem to let everyone know: Don’t be discouraged, Crypto is still fun here. No matter how other chains behave, we are willing to play with you, and we will make it more and more fun.

All you want is on Solana. And eventually, only be possible on Solana.

In the short term, we don’t have to have too many illusions about the landing of Solana ETF, but in the face of such an excellent team, we have no reason not to be full of expectations in the long run.

Continue to look forward to this cycle, what kind of surprises Solana will bring us.

Let's cheer for Solana's every little step.

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