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Top 10 Trends in DeFi and Crypto Assets for 2023: Opportunities in the Options Market and the Rise of Modular Blockchain
Top 10 Trends in the DeFi and Crypto Assets Industry for 2023
1. The Decentralized Finance options market welcomes development opportunities
With the resurgence of market volatility, DeFi options trading is expected to迎来新一轮增长. Options trading has enormous revenue potential, but for DeFi options to become mainstream, further optimization of user experience is needed, especially in mobile operations. Currently, there is still a significant information asymmetry in the market. If a user-friendly and low-threshold DeFi options platform can be developed, there will be an opportunity to achieve considerable returns. Some projects in the industry are working towards this direction, but there is still a certain distance from the ideal goal.
2. The Rise of Modular Blockchain Trends
Modularity is one of the key concepts in blockchain scalability, and this trend is expected to continue growing in 2023. Some emerging projects and existing blockchain networks are adopting a modular structure to add new features and protocols more efficiently, thereby improving scalability and transaction processing capacity. However, investors need to be aware that the initial valuations of some new project tokens may be relatively high.
3. Ethereum is Expected to Outperform Bitcoin
The price trend of Bitcoin is closely related to monetary policy, which is currently tightening. In contrast, Ethereum's performance is more closely tied to the development of its ecosystem, including aspects such as scaling solutions, yield opportunities, DeFi, and NFT activity. While Ethereum may perform better, the "paradigm shift" to surpass Bitcoin in the short term may not have arrived yet.
4. Soulbound Tokens ( SBT ) Potential Emergence
Soulbound tokens, as a non-transferable on-chain identity representation, hold the promise of integrating real-world assets and identities into the blockchain, simplifying representation and transaction methods. The key to the success of SBT lies in whether truly valuable application scenarios can be developed.
5. Decentralized Finance and Real World Assets ( RWA ) Combination
With the maturity of the Decentralized Finance space, more protocols may seek to integrate with traditional finance/real-world assets to achieve higher returns. This may also create opportunities for traditional financial companies to enter the DeFi field.
6. The Intensifying Competition in DEX Drives the Diversification of Business Models
The competition between decentralized exchanges ( DEX ) will drive more diversified business models. Many DEXs are expanding to new blockchain networks and adding new features to enhance their competitiveness. The capital efficiency of the spot market will become a key factor, and some platforms may launch new features beyond trading to achieve diversified development.
7. The Metaverse and VR Technology Gain Attention Again
As large tech companies may launch new virtual reality devices, the crypto world’s focus on decentralized metaverses may heat up again. Crypto metaverse projects that can enter mainstream app stores or VR platforms may gain significant advantages.
8. Growth of Simplified Decentralized Finance Products
In order to lower the threshold for new users, it is expected that more simplified Decentralized Finance products will be launched, making it easier for users to understand and use DeFi protocols through one-click operations and other methods, thereby increasing adoption.
9. Web2 Giants Integrate NFTs
After some platforms successfully introduced NFTs, it is expected that more Web2 companies will integrate NFTs into their services in a discreet manner, which may accelerate the mainstream adoption of NFTs.
10. The New Generation of Hardware Wallets is Here
With the increasing importance of self-custody, a new generation of hardware wallets is expected to be launched. We look forward to seeing advancements in areas such as recovery without mnemonic phrases, DApp integration, and overall user experience, which will help users securely store Crypto Assets and access Decentralized Finance services more conveniently.