Rising global adoption positions crypto perfectly for use in retail
Even though the cryptocurrency market seems to be going through a bit of a lull at the moment, there’s no denying the fact that the industry has grown from strength to strength over the last few years, especially from an adoption perspective.
To this point, a recent study revealed that the number of adults in the United States using digital assets for everyday purchases will increase by 70% by the end of the year when compared to 2021, with the metric rising from 1.08 million to 3.6 million users.
The study’s chief author suggests that as the crypto market’s volatility continues to reduce — thanks to the growing use of stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) — more and more people will look at these offerings as a legitimate means of payment. In fact, by the end of 2022, the research suggests that the total population of U.S adults making use of crypto will scale up to a staggering 33.7 million.
By the end of 2023, this number could potentially climb to 37.2 million, a figure that is quite realistic, especially when considering the fact that investors entering the global crypto fray have nearly doubled across different countries like India, Brazil and Hong Kong within the last 12 months. On the subject, Narek Gevorgian, CEO and founder of CoinStats — a crypto portfolio manager and decentralized finance (DeFi) wallet — told Cointelegraph:
Max Krupyshev, CEO of crypto payments processor CoinsPaid, believes that while the aforementioned figure of 3.6 million is quite impressive, it still represents just around 1% of the American population. In his opinion, there is going to be exponential growth in cryptocurrency payments within the next 3-5 years, adding:
He further stated that when it comes to crypto
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