I read the Crypto.com Predictions Report for 2022 so you don't have to ... here are the Highlights (Warning: contains mass, research-backed Hopium)

Crypto.com's PDF Report can be downloaded here: https://crypto.com/us/research/article?category=macro&page=2021_look_back_2022_predictions

It's a glimpse not only at what happened this past year: Elon, The Metaverse, China, Blockchain Interoperability, etc, but what is going to happen in 2022: DeFi 2.0, GameFi, DAOs, the move to ETH 2.0 and Cross-chain Interoperability.

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Here are the highlights:

Global Crypto Users Reach 1 Billion by the End of 2022

According to Crypto.com research, there were over 292 million crypto users worldwide as of 30 November 2021. Based on data by TripleA, more than 18,000 businesses are already accepting cryptocurrency payments. In particular, India (100M), the U.S. (27M) and Russia (17M) were the largest crypto population countries

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Cryptocurrency Becomes a Staple in TradFi Investment Portfolios

Crypto will become a fixture in the alternative asset class for investment portfolios... Traditional banks and financial houses like Morgan Stanley, Citi, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, E&Y, Bank of America and Credit Suisse are seeking partnerships with crypto exchanges to integrate crypto into their main services from payments to transfers and investment.

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GameFi Fuels Crypto Adoption by the Public

We predict GameFi/Play-to-Earn to be one of the main vehicles for mass conversion to the crypto space, with traditional game studios racing to incorporate these elements into their existing line-ups ● As Web 2.0 tech giant Facebook, now Meta, peers into the metaverse and uses it as a venue for monetisation, we expect more to follow

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Cross-chain Protocols Become the Norm

Interoperability solutions (e.g. bridging) are becoming more seamless; projects will become increasingly chain-agnostic on where they should launch their offering, ending the dominance of Ethereum ● Significant improvement in the technology & user experience of Layer 2 solutions (e.g. side-chains and roll-ups) will alleviate the scalability concerns of the incumbent Layer 1

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Through DAOs, Crypto Changes the Way We Work

In the era of Web 3.0, we will see the influence & outreach of decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs) expanding significantly beyond the crypto space, and becoming a widely accepted governance mechanism. ● Specific-purpose and identity-based DAOs will become more common as a vehicle for people with the same goals & vision ● More jurisdictions will provide a clear legal framework and accept DAOs as legal entities

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In other words .... we're all rich as fuck.

In 2030.