- Poll conducted by CoinMambe revealed that approximately 10% investors entered the world of cryptocurrencies in the last three months
- 33% of the voters have been trading crypto for over a year and lastly
- By March the total value locked in major DeFi protocols had surged to $500 million and rose to $10 billion
A recent poll conducted by CoinMambe revealed that approximately 10% of investors entered the world of cryptocurrencies in the last three months. A total of 43% of the voters have been in the crypto space for more than 3 years. Anyone who has entered the industry from BTC’s launch a decade ago till 2017 fall into this category. Nextly, 33% of the voters have been trading crypto for over a year and lastly, 14% of the voters were added to the crypto world last year.
The Highest Votes Came From the Time Period of Above 3 Years
The investors who entered into the cryptocurrency space in the 1-3 years time periods have experienced the most fluctuations in the volatility of the cryptocurrencies. Within the time period successive major events followed including the Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) boom, then the bear market that prevailed after which the market started going in the upward direction. And last but not the least this was the period from which parabolic price increase started. Next the group of voters who were under the less than an year category, have experienced the October upsurge and the Black Thursday, when the market value of the major cryptocurrencies fell down by 30%.
Massive Masses Attracted by the DeFi Revolution
And lastly the cohort of people who became the part of the crypto community in the last 3 months. The poll unveiled that 10% of the voters had stepped into crypto trading in the last 3 months during the lockdown. From the start of the year, two things have been constant, the growth curve and the popularity of the Decentralised Finance (DeFi) protocols. By March the total value locked in major DeFi protocols had surged to $500 million and rose to $10 billion. DeFi protocols are mostly characterized by yield farming and lending profits. The returns are extremely high and lucrative.
DeFi Protocols Continue to Grow
The recent poll 10% addition in the last 3 months clears implies that a greater cryptocurrency adoption was brought because of the attractive DeFi protocols. Although, the current DeFi craze is quite similar to the ICO boom of 2017 but the DeFi protocols are proving to be revolutionary as they change the system of payments and lending.
With a background in journalism, Ritika Sharma has worked with many reputed media firms focusing on general news such as politics and crime. She joined The Coin Republic as a reporter for crypto, and found a great passion for cryptocurrency, Web3, NFTs and other digital assets. She spends a lot of time researching and delving deeper into these concepts around the clock, and is a strong advocate for women in STEM.