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As the pandemic continues and our hopes for normalcy move toward the pragmatic, let’s look ahead to 2022. ‘Tis the season for predictions... Each year I excitedly explore the fintech, tech, blockchain and crypto ecosystems to highlight what key leaders, founders and innovators expect to happen in their sectors during the upcoming year (2017 marketplace lending, 2018 crypto, 2018 blockchain, 2018 fintech, 2019, 2020 and 2021 predictions). This year’s EKMH Innovators’ predictions continue to cover a gamut of sectors, topics and trends, including blockchain, DeFi, TradFi, cryptocurrency, NFTs, medtech, social media, GameFi, metaverse and data. Many thanks to the inspiring trailblazers who share their insight and whose innovations and leadership will continue to guide us into a brighter future.
CoinDCX acts as an aggregator of trading services. Instead of buying cryptocurrencies with fiat on one platform, trading across currencies on another, and trading with leverage on a third - CoinDCX sustains and operates multiple instruments - through a single gateway. CoinCDX executes an industry-wide abridgment of trading services, aiming to make trading in digital assets easier than ever. What predictions does CoinDCX Co-Founder / CEO Sumit Gupta have for cryptocurrency in 2022?
CoinDCX Co-Founder / CEO Sumit Gupta: 2021 has been a landmark year for both the blockchain and crypto industry. We’ve seen increasing adoption across the board, from institutions as well as retailers. Regulators and policymakers are also starting to pay closer attention to the space, with the view to provide greater clarity and introduce safeguards, all without stifling innovation. These are positive signs of the industry maturing.
Going into 2022, we expect the adoption to continue unabated. Institutions will continue to integrate crypto services or products as part of their offerings, to capitalise on the growth potential the industry holds, while retail will continue to allocate towards crypto as a means of diversifying portfolios and deriving wealth growth over the long term.
2021 was largely dominant with the rise in NFTs and first stage of adoption — for 2022, we expect Crypto gaming (GameFi), DeFi, and Metaverse to be the hot themes to watch. Given the strong user demand and capital inflows we have seen in the space, as well as the many developments and infrastructure that are being built to support the growth of the ecosystem, we are optimistic that 2022 will continue to be a bumper year for crypto.
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