Interview with Chang-Wu Chen (Chief Scientist at imToken + early EF researcher) on wallets, UX, and onboarding

*DISCLAMIER: this is NOT paid content*

hey folks — just wanted to share something i think many of you will appreciate.

i recently sat down with chang-wu chen, chief scientist at imToken, for a deep, honest conversation about crypto wallet design, onboarding, and the long road to mass adoption.

this is not a paid promotion — no sponsorship, no incentives. just a thoughtful conversation with someone who’s been in the trenches since the early days of ethereum, working on proof-of-stake at the EF and, might i say, a conduit to rollups becoming a solution :O

we talked about:

• wallet UX and the limitations of EOAs
• gasless onboarding and trust-based design
• why fragmentation keeps new users out
• the tension between infrastructure and experience
• and how imToken is quietly building for real users (plus a nod to their hardware wallet, imKey, and built-in DEX, Tokenlon)

changwu brings a rare mix of deep protocol insight and product-level humility — and honestly, it was one of the most grounded crypto convos i’ve had in a while.

📺 full 20-min video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkfT-TNSwjA

open to feedback, critique, or discussion — especially from devs working on onboarding and UX challenges. i think there’s a lot to build on here.