TL; DR
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At the moment, crypto wallets are in the credit card era of the early 2010s, but the creators of the Solana-based Phantom wallet try to solve that.
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The creators of the Phantom Solana Wallet have just created a new beautifully simple sign up process.
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It means one click and you are logged in securely! No fuss, no fuss – in all Solana supported apps.
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Ten years ago, paying with a credit card was a painful experience.
You could buy a pack of gum at a gas station, and you’d still need to:
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Swipe your card.
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Wait for the paper receipt to print
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Sign It
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Have the attendant pretend to check your signature on your card
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Have them click Approve
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Wait for the customer copy to print
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Bury your receipt somewhere in your wallet
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Question your existence
In 2023, we can just hold our phones over a card terminal and get on with life.
At the moment, crypto wallets are in the “early 2010 credit card era.”
…but the creators of the Solana are based on it Phantom wallet try to solve that.
First, here’s the problem:
Logging into an app via your wallet is incredibly inconvenient. Not because of the lengthy process, but because of the lack of clarity.
The process currently looks like this:
Click on ‘connect wallet’ in an app → the app asks for a ‘signature’ → you click on ‘sign’ → you are in.
…but what did you just draw?
The message displayed was a jumble of what appeared to be computer code? Have you just confirmed that you want to log in? Or have you given the app access to all your money and NFTs?
More often than not, unless you know how to read the smart contract code, you can’t be sure before you sign.
The creators of the Phantom Solana Wallet have just created a new beautifully simple sign up process.
As long as the app asks you to sign a standardized and unified authentication message (created by Phantom), the wallet will automatically sign it for you.
What exactly does that mean?
It means one click and you are logged in securely! No fuss, no fuss – in all Solana supported apps.
(The same way you might use “Sign in with Google” or “Sign in with Apple” in various web apps).
It’s a small step towards competing with web2-style usability… but it’s a major step!