User friction in Web3 goes beyond privacy concerns. The real pain points? Gas fees, endless popups, transaction approvals that feel like bureaucracy. These friction layers keep normies away from crypto.

The Open Gas Initiative tackles one side of this equation—slashing those killer fees that make every interaction expensive. Meanwhile, confidential execution solutions handle the privacy piece. What happens when you combine both? You get a cleaner flow: transactions execute privately at the application layer, then settle publicly on-chain. No leaking data, no breaking the bank. That's the endgame most builders are chasing right now.