Convenience is slowly reshaping crypto in ways we don’t talk about

People seem to give up control for convenience very quickly, which is a pattern I've noticed.

In the beginning, self-custody was a very important idea. People cared about having their own keys, being private, and being free. A lot of newer solutions seem to put ease of use ahead of ideas now.

I get it—it's easier to adopt when things are simple. But there is a quiet change happening: more and more people are using custodial wallets, exchanges, or simple apps instead of managing their own private keys.

At some point, the infrastructure that runs things behind the scenes starts to look a lot like traditional finance.

At first, crypto was about making it less dependent on centralized systems, not just putting a new interface on top of them.

I'm not saying that convenience is bad; it clearly helps growth. It seems like there is a balance that isn't talked about enough, though.

I wonder what other people here think about this. Where do you draw the line between being in charge and being easy?