A long-term store of value (something to hold)?
A real alternative currency (something to use)?
And if you don’t spend your crypto — what would it take to make you start?
I'm not here to shill a project. Genuinely just curious — this question has shaped how I approach the product I'm building.
Nothing like shill here because you didn't specify or direct us to your product.
As regarding your question, I would say yes, people are interested to spend their crypto and at the same time see it as something to hold to protect their assets against inflation. The fact that we preach HODL doesn't mean or stop us from spending our crypto when the need arises but the reality is that we have limited ways of spending our crypto and that limitations hinder the daily usage of crypto.
Consequently, people choose to hold more than they choose to spend as there are more cheaper alternatives to crypto. However, building a project that allows people to spend their coins to obtain what they need is not a bad idea. Take a look at casinos that offer deposit and withdraw in crypto and they're growing daily.