Willard, sharing Opacity’s file storage with anyone, the simple way!

A problem Crypto communities address daily

Cryptocurrency communities are always emphasizing the need for ease of use and adoption…

“My friends & family don’t understand crypto, we need to make it simple.” “I want to share the platform with people outside of crypto, but teaching them is painful and takes a lot of time and effort, until they finally can use the product.” “How is my grandma supposed to use Opacity?”

You probably have seen these or similar quotes before. There’s the standard question of how to make the process of using a crypto product more simple for the average person.

In Opacity’s Telegram group, one of our main community tools we use for outreach, we share OPQ with a third-party tipping tool called ParJar. It allows members to tip each other the OPQ token, and by adding Ethereum to your ParJar account, it is possible to make a payment directly from ParJar to the ETH address provided during Opacity’s sign-up.

However, while ParJar is a useful tool to foster community engagement, the fact that it requires Ethereum to send OPQ from ParJar proved to be an obstacle. Also, the tipping feature is limited to Telegram, creating another hurdle for this useful tool. With Telegram’s increasing user base of non-tech-savvy new users, they are often overwhelmed by the functionalities of actively using the bot.

People should be able to share Opacity all they want, anywhere they want, while not sacrificing the advantages of our zero-knowledge, private cloud storage. So, what’s simpler than a gift code?

Everyone is familiar with them. You’ve probably received one from a family member or a friend in the past. People are familiar with the concept, it’s easy, straightforward and adds a feel of value, too.