Growing Interest in DeFi Among American Investors
- 18% of Americans have owned or used cryptocurrency at some point.
- Only 3% of Americans are familiar with the term “decentralized finance” or DeFi.
- 42% of respondents would consider using DeFi for transactions if legislation is passed.
- Tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) in DeFi grew over 700% year-over-year, reaching $1.2 billion.
- Stablecoin volumes exceeded $9 trillion annually, becoming a new collateral backbone in DeFi.
Research indicates a significant gap between cryptocurrency ownership and awareness of DeFi, highlighting a potential growth area for financial professionals to educate clients on this emerging sector.
With only a small percentage familiar with DeFi, there is an opportunity for advisors to guide clients toward this investment theme as interest grows, particularly given that over half of Americans see value in digital financial systems without intermediaries. (Source)
