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7 days after launch, here are 22 use cases for Solana Blinks

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Blinks can now be used to build 50+ creative use cases.

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Original translation: Alex Liu, Foresight News

Blinks can now be used to build 50+ creative use cases:

1/ Prediction Market

Voting is already available on X. With the addition of cryptocurrency, you can now pay for your opinions with money - bet on sports, predict the outcome of events, or vote for future proposals right in your X feed.

2/ Use Blinks to operate multi-signature wallets in private messages

Share a multi-signature wallet with friends or co-founders, and sometimes need them to approve transactions? Just send them a Blink link and sign in the private message chat.

@SquadsProtocol has a very smooth user experience.

3/ Airdrop Checker ft. @ZheSolworks

Perhaps we can perform airdrop eligibility checks on NFTs and tokens held via message signatures - easily generate revenue by charging users a small fee (~$0.1).

4/ Mini Games @chompdotgames @blessed_burgers

Make interactive mini-on-chain games and quizzes with Blinks, and get input directly from users in their feeds.

Also, check if a player has permission to play the game by looking at the NFTs in their wallet.

5/ NFT Minting and Bidding ft. @solanapoet

Building a no-code tool that allows anyone to create, mint, bid, and buy NFTs using Blinks directly from their X stream. No need to think, just be creative.

6/ Crypto Paid Messages ft. @aeyakovenko

Paid messages are a huge revenue stream for creators.

We can build a tool with an interface where Blinks are generated to allow others to send paid messages to users.

Users can send messages from their feeds, and creators can view/reply from a dashboard.

7/ Hosting events with entry barriers ft. @helium

Participating in community-run events usually requires meeting certain requirements - holding a certain NFT, submitting proof of having registered for the event, etc.

Just have users connect their wallet to an Action post on X, and use Blinks to register and check eligibility.

8/ Token-based content marketplace ft. @dReaderApp @RadiantsDAO

If there is a big market for exclusive communities, there is an even bigger market for exclusive content. With Blinks, you can let creators control their content (comics, videos, blogs, etc.) through NFTs, payments, etc. to only be enjoyed by a few.

Big market, simple product, huge potential!

9/ Trade directly in private messages @tensor_hq

Now every messaging interface can carry Blinks smart messages.

We can build a no-code tool that enables users to send, buy, and trade meme tokens, NFTs, etc. directly through chat.

Bonkbot’s success further proves this point!

10/ Request and settle payments in private messages ft. @PayPal @circle

Blinks lets you send, request, and settle payments.

Now, a group chat with friends can act as an on-chain Splitwise—send or request USDC in the chat, and settle transactions in the chat interface.

11/ Get rid of useless NFT and token accounts ft. @solincinerator @EasyEatsBodega

Blinks allows us to destroy unwanted NFTs and Spam tokens directly from our wallets, making it easy for users to clean out their wallets. Imagine making money destroying useless tokens just by following your Twitter/X stream.

12/ Creating Tools Around Memes @bonk_inu

Blinks allows the wider memecoin community to have fun on Twitter, and create mini-games and tools to engage with the meme community directly on Twitter.

13/ Native Staking for Validators ft. @OverclockSol

If you run a validator, it’s now easier to attract liquidity and native staking — just create a Blink.

14/ @timedotfun on Twitter

Imagine buying the time of your favorite crypto Twitter influencer directly from Twitter / X itself.

15/ Platform Actions

In order for crypto-native platforms to generate more engagement with their users, any action they want to perform can be published directly on the user’s X feed. For example:

→ Collect fees on @FlashTrade_

→ Support or not support @MetaDAOProject proposals on-chain

→ Go long or short using @DriftProtocol

16/ GitHub Sponsors and Tips

Blinks enables people to tip or sponsor their favorite developers directly within GitHub.

@buymeacoffee will be embedded in the API - who is building it?

17/ README file with Blink

Imagine developers being able to monetize their open source work directly.

18/ New ideas for wallet interactions

Actions in NFTs

@phantom shows us a preview of interactive NFTs - shortcuts. We can create Actions in NFTs that are signed by a single txn to enhance their utility.

19/ Blink NFTs

Similarly, Blinks also allows for simple cryptographic operations with NFTs directly within the wallet. Send, buy, bid, and trade NFTs directly from the wallet interface.