Try something.
Open Gmail and try to create an account using just your first name.
John.
Sarah.
David.
Emma.
Go on.
I'll wait.
…
Didn't work?
Now try Instagram.
Or TikTok.
Or X.
Same story.
Those names disappeared years ago.
Someone got there first.
The funny thing is that nobody knew those names would become valuable at the time. They were just creating an account.
Fast forward twenty years and millions of people are stuck with usernames like johnsmith1987, emma_92 or therealdavid because their first choice disappeared long ago.
The same happened with website domains.
Companies once laughed at the idea of buying a domain name. Today, businesses spend thousands or even millions trying to buy names that could have been registered for almost nothing.
History keeps repeating itself.
The best digital names never stay available.
Which got me thinking…
What happens when your username isn't just for social media anymore?
What happens when it becomes the way people pay you?
Imagine meeting someone for coffee.
The bill arrives.
Instead of asking for your bank details, IBAN, sort code or wallet address, you simply say:
"Just send it to Wael."
Or John.
Or Emma.
Or your business name.
Simple.
Easy to remember.
No long account numbers.
No copy-and-paste wallet addresses.
Just one identity.
That's the idea behind what we're building at Spondula.
Every account gets a unique SHandle—your payment identity.
Just like email addresses.
Just like Instagram usernames.
Just like domain names.
Every SHandle can only belong to one person.
There is only one John.
One Sarah.
One AcmeEngineering.
One TravelWithEmma.
Once it's claimed…
It's claimed.
Maybe payment identities never become a thing.
People said the same about email.
The same about websites.
The same about social media.
Or maybe, five years from now, you'll finally decide to join Spondula, type in your own name…
…and discover somebody claimed it years earlier.
You'll try your business.
Gone.
Your creator name.
Gone.
Your nickname.
Gone.
And suddenly you're settling for John1987 all over again.
We've all been there before.
The internet has always rewarded people who arrived early.
Not because they were lucky.
Because they recognised that digital identity becomes more valuable as more people join.
We're building Spondula because we think sending money should be as simple as sending a message.
I'm genuinely curious…
If you could secure one SHandle today, what would it be?
Your own name?
Your business?
Your brand?
Or do you think payment identities will never matter?
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