2026-11-06 –, Lightning Stage
Wallets are how users use and experience Ethereum. Doesn't matter how CROPS-y the protocol layer is: no CROPS in wallets = no CROPS for users. In this talk, we map CROPS values to wallet attributes, and introduce Walletbeat as a public good that aims to shine a light on CROPS' last mile: the access layer.
Ethereum is built around a clear set of CROPS values. Users experience Ethereum through wallets, yet most wallets today don't live up to these very values.
Walletbeat aims to be an L2BEAT-like public good for wallets: an open framework that evaluates Ethereum wallets through CROPS values.
This talk walks through:
- Why CROPS faces a last-mile problem (at the access layer)
- How CROPS maps to wallets
- What the current wallet landscape looks like
- What obstacles exist for wallets to fully embody Ethereum values
- How "dashboard organizations" like Walletbeat fit in solving the last-mile problem
We'll cover where the Ethereum wallet ecosystem is making progress, where it's stuck, and what meaningful CROPS alignment actually looks like in practice for modern wallets.
polymutex works on Walletbeat, and wants wallets to actually reflect the cypherpunk ethos of crypto.
Walletbeat core contributor focused on wallet attribute research and pushing CROPS values into Ethereum's access layer