<h2>The easiest way to get paid in $LYX</h2>
Getting paid in $LYX will be super easy when you own a Universal Page. Simply enable the "Pay Button" and share the link to your page.
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Sending $LYX to someone’s Universal Profile is just a couple of clicks.
You can leave a message to tell the person what you are paying for. Or simply sent someone a tip with a thank you message. Or if you just want to brighten someones day, some $LYX and a bunch of emojis!
<img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FQOoKK6XsAUdD1y?format=png&#x26;name=900x900" alt="pay message">
Inside the admin, where you manage your Universal Page, you will have your overview of sent and received payments that happen through this Pay Button. You can easily inspect the full transaction happening on the Lukso blockchain using Blockscout.
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Join the discord if you want to stay informed about the project and check out <a href="https://twitter.com/_universalpage/status/1514241852807036931">this demo video</a> on Twitter.

Getting paid in $LYX will be super easy when you own a Universal Page. Simply enable the "Pay Button" and share the link to your page.

Get paid in LYX through your Universal Page


Blockchain apps are different from web2 apps in many ways. Decentralized networks are not owned or managed by a single authority and and very useful to keep track of who owns what. This adds a new dimension to the web: **digital ownership**.

Digital ownership is the crucial concept that makes NFTs and blockchain-based accounts so valuable. It allows digital items and identities to be shared across multiple platforms and gives the users more control. However, people who are new to the world of Web3 face many challenges when they try to get started. This stops the adoption of this new technology. **Even though many people own crypto through exchanges, only a tiny number of people are active blockchain users and make regular transactions with their own custodial wallets.**

If we want to use crypto for more than just buying and selling, we must improve the technology’s basic building blocks so they can be used for creating complex and exciting consumer applications. We can make changes, like pushing the adoption of smart contract-based accounts (like [Universal Profiles](https://universal.page/universal-profiles)) instead of key-based wallets (like [MetaMask](https://metamask.io/)). Still, before we do that, we need to focus on two essential principles necessary for the more widespread adoption of Web3.

## User Experience

It might speak for itself at this point, but the first and most important key to growing blockchain adoption is user experience. Unfortunately, for new users, the process of making transactions is still [quite complicated and intimidating](https://medium.com/@jakeprins/the-trouble-with-starting-in-web3-and-how-to-solve-it-186a8990ed2c). To make a simple transaction, users have to go through many steps. They need to buy tokens to cover the transaction fees (gas), go through KYC, send the tokens to their wallet, and hope everything goes well.

Creating a wallet is also a requirement, which needs to be done through a browser extension or mobile app. The risk of losing a private key can also be a nightmare. Even after completing all the technical requirements, the wallet itself is pretty basic and lacks features and extensibility. It’s not much more than a public and private key, but somehow, everything in Web3 is built around this, even the non-financial apps. The use of key-based wallets is indirectly hindering mainstream adoption.

To make blockchain technology more accessible to the masses, we need to simplify the process and make it more user-friendly. For real adoption to happen, users should be able to create their profile (profiles > wallets) that serves as their Web3 identity. This profile should allow them to move from dapp to dapp and serve as their wallet where they can hold their tokens and NFTs. They should also be able to make a transaction, such as minting a free NFT, in under a minute, preferably with [user-friendly options like using their email](https://universal.page/blog/make-digital-ownership-accessible-to-everyone) or mobile phone to sign up and get started. Only then can we start thinking about onboarding the masses. **It’s not a nice-to-have; it’s a requirement.**

![Use email to create a onchain profile on [universal.page](https://universal.page/)](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:720/format:webp/1*-CxEepbuW8uF6OmEYMbRgA.png)
_Use email to create a onchain profile on [universal.page](https://universal.page/)_

## Education

To achieve the first principle of web3 onboarding, we must move the technology to the background to make the user experience more comparable with web2 apps. However, people still need to learn about digital ownership and the new concepts that blockchain apps enable.

Blockchains are backend technology, and just like web2, they could be completely hidden from the user. This may make sense, as users also don’t care whether [Netflix](https://netflix.com/) or [Discord](https://discord.com/) is built on top of [AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/), [Google Cloud](https://cloud.google.com/), or its own servers. However, this is different. While it’s important for a great user experience, users still need to learn about the new concepts of digital ownership. When someone buys a digital collectible, it is essential to know the blockchain where it is stored. It’s also important to know if a blockchain is even involved in the first place. The ownership of a digital item depends on whether it is stored in an open, decentralized system or a closed, centralized one. If the latter is the case, users may be unable to use the item outside the system.

A friend of mine once bought a digital collectible that he assumed was an NFT, but it turned out it was not. Although the label “digital collectible” might sound more user-friendly, and many people in the NFT space like to use this word more often, you still want to know if it’s an NFT. You need to know if it’s stored on a public blockchain because that’s what enables true digital ownership.

The same goes for your user account. Are you creating an account with a centralized platform or a blockchain account or wallet that you can fully control and take with you? Are you renting your account, and can it be taken from you at any time, or can you use an [onchain profile](https://universal.page/universal-profiles) that you fully control and can take with you to other platforms?

New users shouldn’t get overwhelmed with technical terms and new concepts. **Still, after a seamless onboarding experience, education is just as important.** There is a difference between storing something on a centralized service and on a blockchain. It defines digital ownership, a new dimension on the web that many have yet to experience and learn about.

## Conclusion

For blockchain applications to be widely adopted, the user experience must improve, and new users must be educated about new concepts in a seamless way. To achieve the full potential of Web3, we need to simplify the onboarding process and make it as seamless as any Web2 application. Additionally, we need to explain blockchain technology in a way everyone can understand, emphasizing the real-life benefits of digital ownership. By focusing on these key areas, we can create a decentralized web that is inclusive and accessible to all. As builders of blockchain applications, it’s our shared responsibility to guide, educate, and empower users in this transition to a more open, equitable, and interconnected online world.


The two essential focus points for more widespread adoption of blockchain applications.

Simplifying Web3 for Mass Adoption


The onboarding experience for new people using blockchain applications is terrible. Imagine recommending a friend mint a free NFT at some platform, and think of all the hoops this person needs to jump through to get started.

First, you must download a browser extension to create a digital wallet. Then, you must write down random words to keep your wallet safe.

When you try to mint a free NFT, you realize you need to pay something called “gas” to make a transaction. You ask a friend for help, and they suggest that you buy some cryptocurrency first. So, you sign up for a crypto exchange.

Now, the exchange wants you to complete KYC (know your customer) verification, which can be lengthy. After waiting some time, you finally purchase some tokens to get that free NFT.

However, you find out that there is a minimum withdrawal amount of $50, so you go back and buy more tokens. When you finally have enough funds, you transfer them to your wallet, but nothing happens. You become anxious and worried that you made a mistake. After waiting for a while, the transfer finally goes through. You end up with $40 because there was a fixed $10 fee from the exchange to withdraw.

Now, you’re ready to mint that NFT, but it took you too long, and the mint sold out. You can still buy it on the secondary market for around $40. Although disappointed, you try it, but it doesn’t work because of high gas fees, and you still need more crypto in your wallet.

Now, what happens next? You could continue minting some other random NFT (which could be a scam), hop into a Discord server of a random project, and say “GM” (though nobody is saying it back), or buy more tokens and try again (and might get rugged).

But you will likely quit. You might think that you need help understanding Web3 or that it’s all just a scam. And who can blame you? You need to be highly motivated to complete the onboarding experience, and it can be very disappointing if you are not rewarded.

## **What Web3 onboarding should be like**

To make Web3 more accessible, a few fundamental problems need to be addressed. Firstly, the high gas fees associated with owning a free NFT discourage many users from making their first transaction on a blockchain. To buy crypto and sign up at an exchange is an additional hurdle that most people are unwilling to overcome.

One solution could be to use blockchain accounts instead of key-based wallets. With blockchain accounts like [Universal Profiles](https://universal.page/universal-profiles), a transaction relayer service can enable someone else to pay for the user’s gas fees. A service provider, like, for example, an NFT marketplace, can cover the initial few transactions for new users. This initiative can bring more people into the platform and foster many active traders. The marketplace can then earn a small fee on each trade to recover the costs of subsidizing gas for new users. This approach offers everyone a seamless first experience and brings more people into the space.

Before even using NFTs, DeFi, or Web3 Social, users often face the hurdle of installing a browser extension or mobile wallet. For those new to this technology, installing an extension, remembering random words, and risking losing their digital assets can be challenging. All of this can be overwhelming.

Some Web3 platforms choose to create wallets for their users and manage them centrally, similar to a crypto exchange. This way some NFT platforms could offer a “gassless” experience and onboarding through email, but the actual implementation of how this works is quite crucial. Most platforms use an approach that has a significant drawback — **it takes away one of the most important aspects of Web3, which is digital ownership**. The saying “not your keys, not your crypto” holds true here. If the platform has complete control over your wallet and you cannot take control of it, it defeats the purpose of digital ownership.

On one end, we want to make blockchain technology seamless for users. However, there should be a balance. Educating users about digital ownership is a crucial aspect of Web3 onboarding. People should learn about the value of digital ownership and be able to take complete control over their digital assets whenever they are ready to do so.

The NFT platform [**universal.page**](https://universal.page/) uses [Universal Profiles](https://docs.lukso.tech/standards/universal-profile/introduction/) instead of key-based wallets. These profiles allow you to set permissions on your account to perform specific actions. To sign up, you must provide your email address, create a Universal Profile, and secure it with a password. The platform has some permissions on the profile but cannot take over control and is not able to perform any transactions without your password. It’s easy to sign in and confirm transactions with a password, such as buying and selling NFTs, but it’s even better that you do so without having to pay for gas. You can export your profile to the [Universal Profiles browser extension](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/universal-profiles/abpickdkkbnbcoepogfhkhennhfhehfn) or mobile app anytime and revoke any permissions to regain complete control.

From the very beginning, you are the sole owner of your profile. You can easily take it when you are ready to use your profile on other dApps. You control the permissions and own the assets, ensuring that digital ownership is introduced securely and transparently.

## **Conclusion**

**The Web3 experience is not broken; it’s still in the making.** Everyone in this space knows how poor the onboarding process is, and it is time to improve it. We now have the technology to do so. With account abstraction, such as [Universal Profiles](https://universal.page/universal-profiles), we can provide users with the Web2 experience without compromising Web3 principles. The key to mass adoption is to present digital ownership through education and a seamless user experience.


The onboarding experience for new people using blockchain applications is terrible. Imagine recommending a friend mint a free NFT at some platform, and think of all the hoops this person needs to jump through to get started.

The onboarding experience for new people using blockchain applications is terrible and needs to get better. Here’s how.

The Trouble with Starting in Web3 and How to Solve It.


With Buy Orders, you can set the item price, choose the quantity you want to buy, and place your order. As a seller, you can choose to fulfill these orders. If you own one NFT, you can accept the highest order anytime. If you own multiple, you can fulfill multiple orders in one transaction, showing you the average price you will receive per item.

For instance, let's say you own three HexJerzo NFTs, and the two best orders are one item for 60 LYX and a buy order for two items at 30 LYX each. You can now choose to sell only one and receive 60 LYX. Or you could increase the amount to sell two, which means you will sell one for 60 LYX and one for 30 LYX. This will show you the average price per item is 45 LYX. You can also sell all three, showing you the average price per item is 40 LYX, and you will receive 120 LYX total.

By default, your NFT will sell to the highest order. However, suppose a digital asset is trending, and multiple people try to sell into the highest order. In that case, it's possible that your transaction may not go through, as only one transaction can be successful. In such cases, you could lower the average price when you sell into orders, which means the second best-buy order will get fulfilled, giving you a higher chance of succeeding when lots of people are trading and trying to get the highest price.

It's important to note that Buy Orders will replace the "offers" feature we had before on LSP7 listings. Although you can still create and buy listings of LSP7 NFTs, making offers on individual listings will no longer be possible. For LSP8 NFTs, nothing changes.


With Buy Orders, you can set the price, choose the quantity you want to buy, and place your order. As a seller, you can choose to fulfill these orders. If you own one NFT, you can accept the highest order anytime.

Get paid in LYX through your Universal Page

The easiest way to get paid in $LYX

Simplifying Web3 for Mass Adoption

The Trouble with Starting in Web3 and How to Solve It.

Buy Orders - a new way of handling offers for LSP7 NFTs.

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