That’s a super thoughtful take — and honestly, I agree with you on a lot of it. The idea of using micropayments to replace display ads is so compelling, especially for content that’s currently ad-saturated. I’ve thought about this too — like charging a few cents to unlock parts of a page, or to keep reading — but yeah, the UX just isn’t there yet for non-crypto folks.
You nailed the core problem: crypto-native users are fine jumping through hoops, but if you’re trying to use crypto to convert or prove a use case to the average user, the bar is just too high. Wallets, gas, confirmations — it feels like asking them to learn how to solder a circuit just to turn on a light.
That’s part of why I kept Fundhog super minimal: no sign-ups, no tokens, just “send crypto to a wallet” with a nice-looking page in the middle. But I totally hear you — there’s still a lot of friction under the hood.
I think the next wave of tools (especially with account abstraction and gasless UX on chains like Polygon/Base) might actually make something like your vision feasible in the near future. Would love to jam more if you ever decide to revisit the widget idea — I think it's a powerful concept.