{"id":"before-the-browser-there-was-aol","articleNumber":"P-before-the-browser-there-was-aol","title":"Before the Browser, There Was AOL","slug":"before-the-browser-there-was-aol","publishedAt":"2026-07-01","readTimeMinutes":23,"substackUrl":"https://gilroberts.substack.com/p/before-the-browser-there-was-aol","markdownUrl":"https://api.paranor.app/api/article/before-the-browser-there-was-aol/markdown","themeIds":[],"summary":"Bitcoin's adoption problem is structural, not cultural. Why everyday use depends on an AOL-style on-ramp, built by institutions people already trust.","citations":[],"furtherReading":[],"glossary":[],"keywords":[]}