Use Case

A use case is a concrete description of how someone uses a product or technology to get a particular job done. The term began in software design, where a use case sets out who the user is, what they want and the steps the system takes to deliver it. In business and crypto it has a looser meaning: the real problem a technology solves. A blockchain's use cases might include payments, settlement or tokenised assets, while a utility token might be used to pay fees or access a service. Projects usually describe intended use cases in a whitepaper, but plans are not proof of demand. Readers often test a claimed use case by asking whether people already use it and whether the token is actually needed, which links it to tokenomics. Also see NFT use cases and vaporware.