Solana's "deceptive behavior": making mobile phones and opening stores

At Samsung 、 Adidas and other physical brands have entered the meta universe on the chain to build virtual shops , Public chain Solana Go the other way , Opened physical stores in New York .

7 month 25 Japan ,Uniswap NFT Product owner Scott Posted multiple photos on social media Solana Photos of offline stores , It seems a little surprised 「Solana Now there are physical stores ..」.

From the picture , There are conspicuous Solana Logo, There are some hanging on the wall Solana On the chain NFT Physical photos of , There are others Solana Ecological peripheral commodities , Include T T-shirt 、 Handbags, etc. .

at present ,Solana The official has not released the relevant information of the physical store . From the reaction of social media , Many netizens are not interested in this wave of operation , Some voices criticized it 「 except 」.

Solana This is not the only recent confusion . Last month, , The public chain developer Solana Labs Announced its entry into the mobile phone industry , The brand name is 「Saga」 Of Web3 mobile phone , This move aims to transform more blockchain users . Over the past few years , Changhong 、HTC Many mobile phone manufacturers have tried blockchain concept products , In the end, they didn't stir up splashes in the market .

From the original intention ,Solana Attempts to build mobile phones and open physical stores , It may be intended to speed up the integration of the virtual world and the real world on the chain . however , Encryption companies or products go offline , The test is the acceptance of the mass market , This is still a huge question mark .

Solana New York offline stores attract onlookers

The crypto asset market has entered a bear market , Once popular Solana The public chain then fell silent , The latest attention to it does not come from its chain ecosystem , It's a group of photos of its offline store .

7 month 25 Japan ,Uniswap NFT Product owner Scott Send multiple pictures on social media and write 「Solana Now there are physical stores ..」, The ellipsis behind this tweet is thought-provoking .

from Scott Look at the photos posted ,Solana The style of our offline stores is similar to that of electronic products stores , On the wall of the store 「SOLANA」 Public chained LOGO, There are many on the display wall NFT Entity picture of , It's not hard to see , Most of them are in Solana Issued on the chain Degenerate Ape Academy （ Depraved ape College ）NFT series , In addition to the picture display , also T T-shirt 、 Shoes and other clothing peripheral commodities .

Solana Photos of offline physical stores flow out

According to netizens , this home Solana The physical store is located in Hudson city square in New York City , The overall store is not big , Most of them are placed with Solana Eco related peripheral commodities , Like a handbag 、 Glass etc. .

By 7 month 26 On the afternoon of Sunday 3 spot ,Solana The official social media has not released the relevant information of its physical stores , What exactly does this offline store sell ？ Is it for marketing or extra income generation ？ Further information is needed .

Although it is not clear whether this offline store is welcomed by customers , but Solana The news of opening a physical store attracted many onlookers on the Internet .

The nickname is PartyHat Netizens commented that ,「 The probability of my mother entering this store is zero , Or someone else I know . Because in their hearts 『 Bad encryption 』 The concept of , This store has not changed their fear .」

And because before Solana There are many downtime accidents during the operation of the public chain , The exposure of physical stores also made netizens turn the downtime event into a roast stem ： Every time employees go to pee, they close the store ？ Just like their blockchain , Does this store have opening and closing hours ？

Judging from the comments on the Internet , Many people are right Solana I feel puzzled about opening offline stores . After all, at the moment when the concept of the meta universe is hot , Including Samsung 、 Dandy 、 Many physical brands including Adidas , All have built virtual shops in the meta space of the chain , To attract the mainstream of young people Web3 market , and Solana As a representative of the emerging public chain , Now do the opposite , Opened offline stores .

Encryption enterprises go offline to test public acceptance

actually , Opening a shop is no longer Solana The first recent case 「 Act of bewilderment 」.

This year, 6 month ,Solana Announced its entry into the mobile phone industry , Said it would launch a flagship Android mobile phone , The mobile phone brand is named 「Saga」. It was revealed that , The device focuses on Web3, There will be a built-in Web3 DApp The store 、 Integrate 「Solana Pay」 Pay on the chain , And a mobile wallet adapter and a for storing private keys 「seed vault」, Its cost is about 1000 dollar , Plans to 2023 Delivery begins at the beginning of the year .

According to the official specifications of mobile phones , This phone will use Qualcomm's latest Xiaolong 8+ processor , Provide including 12GB+512GB Storage version of , The front of the mobile phone is 6.67 Inch center dug Amoled The screen .

It is worth noting that , stay Solana The glass of offline stores in New York also appeared Saga The logo of . Some people speculate that , In the future, this offline store may sell Saga Series of mobile phone products .

Solana The glass of the store is printed with 「Saga」 sign

although Solana What will be launched is blockchain related 「Web3 mobile phone 」, But as a public chain developer , It is still a little abrupt to cut into mobile phone manufacturing, which requires high hardware R & D capability .

Many insiders are right Solana Make mobile phones frankly 「 Don't believe in 」. It is said that , So-called 「Web3 mobile phone 」、「 Blockchain mobile 」 More like a gimmick , In terms of current blockchain use cases , Users use existing mobile phones on the market , Basically, it can meet the requirements of access DApp、 Carry out daily operations such as online transfer . Even if the phone has no built-in DApp The store , Users can also download aggregation software （ Such as encrypted Wallet ） Or directly log in to the official website of the application , To experience the application on the chain , There is no need to integrate with hardware .

in fact , Previously, Changhong 、 lenovo 、HTC And other traditional mobile phone manufacturers have launched blockchain concept mobile phones , But most of these phones only have built-in encrypted wallets 、 Blockchain industry information and 「 dig 」 Components etc. . Not to mention whether these functions have user needs , These needs can be met by downloading applications , therefore , In the mobile phone market , Such blockchain mobile phones are not competitive .

Besides , Blockchain practitioners have also launched 「 Triangle blockchain mobile phone 」, But the phone also faces similar problems , Many other users reported , The built-in software of the mobile phone cannot be deleted , And often push advertisements , Poor use experience . This mobile phone has almost exited the market .

After many mobile phone manufacturers tested blockchain concept products and hit a wall , It is generally believed that , Blockchain mobile phones are 「 False proposition 」, When Solana After announcing the water test and market development , It also attracted boos .

From making mobile phones to opening physical stores ,Solana One after another 「 Out of circle 」 Behavior , Accused by some users of 「 except 」. however , Some people think ,Solana These actions may accelerate the integration of the virtual world and the real world on the chain .

before ,Solana Labs cofounder Anatoly Yakovenko Express ,Saga The introduction of mobile phones may lead to a surge in the number of potential users . The phone will help native applications integrate digital products and NFT etc. Web3 product , And provide a good payment experience .

Other netizens think ,Solana Set up a physical store in Hudson City Plaza, a shopping mecca in New York , Blockchain and Web3 Publicity degree of , Let more people contact and understand blockchain , And then turn into online users . From a positive perspective , This is good motivation , But can this motivation be accepted by the public , Is another problem , As netizens comment , Ordinary people have 「 Bad encryption 」 The concept of , A shop or a mobile phone , I'm afraid it's hard to change this impression .

In view of the previous overwhelming majority of blockchain concept mobile phones have failed ,Solana Of Saga In addition to the product level, mobile phones can really improve Web3 Beyond the experience , It also has to have functionality that is not inferior to mainstream mobile phones . After all , Mobile phones sell , Can we talk about experience .

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