How Safe aims to simplify crypto UX

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  • Safe co-founder Richard Meissner discusses how account abstraction improves crypto UX.

Episode 6 of The Block Research Podcast was recorded with The Block CEO Larry Cermak, and Safe Co-Founder Richard Meissner.

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In this episode, Safe co-founder Richard Meissner explains how Safe attempts to abstract away many of the complexities currently plaguing Web3 UX.

OUTLINE:
00:00 Introduction
03:07 Safe’s User Base
09:31 Business Model
11:40 Account Abstraction
15:33 EIP-3074
21:49 Keystore Rollup
25:47 Ethereum Layer-2s
33:22 $SAFE Token Design
43:15 Closing Thoughts


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