Ask HN: Crypto Startup Ideas

Crypto adoption has grown a lot in the past 3–4 years compared to how rarely it was talked about before. I recently bought airplane tickets and booked hotels directly with crypto, even in a country where it’s regulated — no banks in the middle, no extra taxes on the transactions. That’s a clear real-world use case of crypto enabling direct, peer-to-peer value transfer. Of course, your point is valid that much of the space feels dominated by speculation and short-term hype projects. But beyond that noise, there are solid areas of long-term utility: cross-border payments (remittances without 10% fees), stablecoins for inflation-hit regions, decentralized identity and reputation, and platforms that make tokenization/governance easier for communities. These are things that already help people today and could still grow into meaningful companies if built right.