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Definition
Someone outside crypto, used affectionately more often than not.
Normie describes people who have not adopted crypto. It shows up in phrases like normie adoption, meaning the moment the technology reaches ordinary users.
Every serious project is trying to attract normies, because that is where the next hundred million users are.
In practice
Good design for normies means hiding seed phrases, gas and chain switching behind something that just works.
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GMGood morning, the standard greeting across crypto social media.MaxiA maximalist who believes one chain will win and the rest are noise.Account abstractionMaking wallets programmable, so accounts can have custom rules.
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