The CoinList trading platform interviewed about 5 thousand of its users and analyzed the future of the crypto industry based on their answers. Respondents reflected on various aspects - from the dominance of certain blockchains to the areas of application of NFT. Forecasts for 2022 turned out to be quite optimistic.
CoinList allows you to buy, sell and earn digital assets before they appear on other platforms. This is one of the first marketplaces that offered users new cryptocurrencies, such as Filecoin, Flow and Solana, and, at least in part, influenced the growth of their popularity over the past year.
In its survey, based on which the annual report was compiled, CoinList found out which projects users would like to see on the platform next year. The majority named games (20.7%) and decentralized financial services (19.1%).
More than 52% of respondents also said they would like to see more DeFi tokens. They are followed by NFT: 41.6% support this asset class, whose popularity has increased this year.
Users who believe that the future of the industry is behind games also expressed their opinion about which games will contribute to its growth. According to the survey, Gods Unchained has the greatest potential to become the most popular blockchain-based game next year. In second place is Axie Infinity.
The data also shows confidence that metaverses and games will become the main areas of application of NFT in 2022, as even tech giants like Facebook have become interested in this industry.
CoinList and its users recognize that Ethereum occupies a leading position in the DeFi sphere. Nevertheless, the survey shows that there is demand for other blockchains as well. More than half of the respondents said that they plan to use Solana most often in 2022. More than 55% are confident that by the end of 2022 Solana will approach Ethereum in terms of market capitalization.
The second most popular choice was the Binance Smart Chain network: more than 48% of respondents plan to use it in 2022. Over 38% are confident that by the end of the year it can become the third largest blockchain.
Solana and Binance Smart Chain are followed by Polkadot (47.8%). Thanks to the blockchain auctions, Polkadot managed to reach the top of the DeFi market this quarter. Parachains are full-fledged and independent blockchains that can have their own tokens and tools for solving any tasks. They are created by third-party developers and can join the general Polkadot network.
25% of respondents chose the Polygon and Avalanche platforms, while Cosmos and Terra got less than 20% of the votes.
Focusing on decentralized financial services does not mean that the market is no longer interested in bitcoin. According to the survey, almost half of CoinList users believe that in 2022 the cryptocurrency will cost from $ 100 to $ 150 thousand. Over 28% think that the price of bitcoin will not exceed $ 100 thousand, and 6.1% believe that it will reach $ 250 thousand.
Since El Salvador has recognized bitcoin as an official means of payment, many have wondered how it will affect other countries. More than 87% of the survey participants are confident that other central banks will follow the example of El Salvador, and only 12.7% believe that this idea will not receive support.
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I feel like many developing countries will follow El Salvador in adopting bitcoin as legal tender, especially if their native fiat currency is consistently suffering from hyperinflation.