DeFi, Web3, CBDC still unknown for most: Survey
A new survey finds that crypto adoption and DeFi usage among Americans is deceptively low despite the echo chamber of the industry-leading people to believe otherwise. A new survey by polling agency Morning Consult found that fewer than one third of ordinary Americans have heard of DeFi compared with 77% of crypto owners.Considering that about 87% or 290.9 million Americans did not yet own crypto through 2021 according to Statista, awareness of decentralized finance (DeFi) among non-owners is limited to about 90 million Americans and still has a long way to go.Morning Consult’s survey also....
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The necessary innovation to make Web3 and decentralized gaming more accessible will come from the cryptocurrency industry. Numerous projects explore opportunities, and Cake DeFi wants to keep the momentum going. Through its $100 million Cake DeFi Ventures investment arm, the team will fund global startups focussed on Web3, gaming, and fintech. Cake DeFi Ventures Is […]
A new survey revealed the latest trend among accredited investors in the United States, targeting the decentralized finance (defi) sphere. The study shows that a vast majority of them are likely to invest in defi this year. 70% of the Respondents Already Invested in Bitcoin According to Xangle, who surveyed 379 accredited investors, 67% of them have some knowledge about defi. Overall, such respondents claimed to have developed a significant interest in the cryptocurrency industry over the past year. But the higher interest goes beyond the respondents, as 72.2% of them stated they were....