Crypto
Can passkeys transform crypto wallet user experience?
Passkeys, a passwordless login technology backed by FIDO standards and WebAuthn, are drawing attention as a way to simplify authentication on phones and PCs. Paradigm general partner Giorgios Constantinopoulos highlights their fit with self-custodial crypto wallets and says users have seen fast onboarding without Chrome extensions, mobile apps or seed phrases. He lists four common misconceptions around support, reuse, export and repeated login prompts, and notes limitations including webviews and recovery risks.
