While scrolling through short videos on the subway, my phone suddenly popped up a notification: 'You have 1000 Notcoin waiting to be claimed.' I thought it was a spam advertisement and was about to swipe it away, but I was stopped by the actions of the boy sitting next to me—he was frantically tapping the screen, his fingers moving as fast as if he were playing whack-a-mole, and the ' +1 Notcoin' text bouncing on the screen was even more dazzling than the lights in the carriage.
'This is not a scam; it's a digital asset that can really be exchanged for things,' he said when he saw my confusion, bringing his phone closer. Besides the coin button, the interface also had a 'task center' where you can earn coins by reading news, sharing links, and inviting friends. 'Look at this “attention mining” mechanism; the fragmented time we spend on our phones can now be directly exchanged for rewards.' He pointed to the exchange mall in the upper right corner, where someone used their accumulated Notcoin for a milk tea voucher, someone else exchanged for a video membership, and the most eye-catching was a post about 'exchanging for physical books,' featuring a brand new (Blockchain Introduction).
I tried it with the mindset of 'it doesn't cost anything anyway.' I clicked a bit during my daily commute and did a few simple tasks during lunch breaks, and in three days, I accumulated over 5000 coins. When I exchanged these coins for a free cup of coffee at the partner mall, the moment the straw punctured the seal, I suddenly felt it was a bit magical—before, using my phone was just killing time, but now I could actually 'earn' something tangible.
After gaining a deeper understanding, I discovered that the underlying logic of Notcoin is cleverly designed. Unlike other currencies that require complex wallets or large investments, it attracts users with 'zero-threshold participation,' records each person's attention contribution via smart contracts, and assigns actual value to the tokens through cooperation with offline merchants. Friends in the tech circle say this is called 'tokenizing user attention,' which essentially prices everyone's fragmented time, and everything is traceable on the blockchain, so no one can cheat.
Last month, the company organized a team-building event, and my colleagues found out that the Notcoin on my phone could be exchanged for discounts on scenic area tickets, so they all downloaded it. As we climbed the mountain, we reminded each other, 'It's time to collect the daily task rewards,' and the originally dull journey became lively. At the final settlement, everyone used their accumulated coins to treat ourselves to a barbecue, and when the boss scanned our Notcoin wallet code at checkout, he smiled and said, 'This coin is much more useful than coupons; no need for verification, it's confirmed once it arrives.'
Now I still maintain the habit of clicking a bit every day, not to accumulate many coins, but because I like the feeling of 'not wasting time.' Watching the number of partner merchants in the Notcoin ecosystem increase—from convenience stores to gyms, from online courses to offline performances—feels like watching a small world built from the fragmented time of ordinary people, solid and vibrant.
Perhaps good digital assets should be like this; you don't need to understand blockchain technology, as long as you are willing to spend time, you can truly feel its value. Just like at this moment, I just exchanged Notcoin for breakfast, and as I took the first bite of the bun, my phone popped up a notification: 'Your 100 Notcoin have arrived.'
'This is not a scam; it's a digital asset that can really be exchanged for things,' he said when he saw my confusion, bringing his phone closer. Besides the coin button, the interface also had a 'task center' where you can earn coins by reading news, sharing links, and inviting friends. 'Look at this “attention mining” mechanism; the fragmented time we spend on our phones can now be directly exchanged for rewards.' He pointed to the exchange mall in the upper right corner, where someone used their accumulated Notcoin for a milk tea voucher, someone else exchanged for a video membership, and the most eye-catching was a post about 'exchanging for physical books,' featuring a brand new (Blockchain Introduction).
I tried it with the mindset of 'it doesn't cost anything anyway.' I clicked a bit during my daily commute and did a few simple tasks during lunch breaks, and in three days, I accumulated over 5000 coins. When I exchanged these coins for a free cup of coffee at the partner mall, the moment the straw punctured the seal, I suddenly felt it was a bit magical—before, using my phone was just killing time, but now I could actually 'earn' something tangible.
After gaining a deeper understanding, I discovered that the underlying logic of Notcoin is cleverly designed. Unlike other currencies that require complex wallets or large investments, it attracts users with 'zero-threshold participation,' records each person's attention contribution via smart contracts, and assigns actual value to the tokens through cooperation with offline merchants. Friends in the tech circle say this is called 'tokenizing user attention,' which essentially prices everyone's fragmented time, and everything is traceable on the blockchain, so no one can cheat.
Last month, the company organized a team-building event, and my colleagues found out that the Notcoin on my phone could be exchanged for discounts on scenic area tickets, so they all downloaded it. As we climbed the mountain, we reminded each other, 'It's time to collect the daily task rewards,' and the originally dull journey became lively. At the final settlement, everyone used their accumulated coins to treat ourselves to a barbecue, and when the boss scanned our Notcoin wallet code at checkout, he smiled and said, 'This coin is much more useful than coupons; no need for verification, it's confirmed once it arrives.'
Now I still maintain the habit of clicking a bit every day, not to accumulate many coins, but because I like the feeling of 'not wasting time.' Watching the number of partner merchants in the Notcoin ecosystem increase—from convenience stores to gyms, from online courses to offline performances—feels like watching a small world built from the fragmented time of ordinary people, solid and vibrant.
Perhaps good digital assets should be like this; you don't need to understand blockchain technology, as long as you are willing to spend time, you can truly feel its value. Just like at this moment, I just exchanged Notcoin for breakfast, and as I took the first bite of the bun, my phone popped up a notification: 'Your 100 Notcoin have arrived.'