Bitcoin Decentralized Finance (Defi), also known as BTCFI, has been promoted as the next wave of innovation for the world’s largest cryptocurrency. However, research suggests Bitcoin The holders of themselves are barely attractive.
About 77% of Bitcoin holders have never tried a BTCFI platform, according to a survey of more than 700 respondents in North America and Europe for the Gomination of the BTC mining ecosystem. A little more than 10% reported having experienced once or twice, while only 8% said they actively use BTCFI services for performance or loans.
The survey highlights a marked disconnection between the promise of the sector and its real reach.
“There is a huge appetite for these opportunities, but the industry has created products for cryptographic natives, not for Bitcoin headlines every day,” said Gomining CEO, Mark Zalan, in a statement.
This appetite appears in the data: 73% of respondents expressed interest in obtaining performance in their BTC through loans or bets, while 42% want access to non -selling liquidity. However, the doubt dominates. More than 40% said they would assign less than 20% of their holdings to BTCFI products, which underlines the problem of trust and complexity of the sector.
Conscientious gap
Perhaps the most surprising is how invisible the industry is still. Gomining found that 65% of Bitcoin headlines could not appoint a single BTCFI project.
Despite millions in risk funds, BTCFI platforms seem to be talking mainly about themselves instead of the market so that they are built.
The report argues that the BTCFI adoption problem can come from its dependence on the Defi de Ethereum model. Bitcoin users suggests jomining, they are more conservative: they favor custody services, regulated ETFs and simplicity on Self -Colustody experiments and complex protocols.
“Bitcoin headlines are not ether Users, “said Zalan.” Coinbase and Bitcoin ETFS succeeded because they prioritized accessibility. The BTCFI platforms that focus on the education and experience of the user, instead of the complex characteristics, will capture this market. “
For the industry, the survey is a warning and an opportunity. Millions of Bitcoin holders want the performance and liquidity that BTCFI promises, but they must comply with the products in which they can trust and understand.
However, it should be taken into account that respondents were a “random selection” of only 700 gominery users.
Gomining is a digital BTC mining platform that connects users with real -world mining operations through non -fungible digital tokens (NFT) and a gamified ecosystem, so the survey findings are subject to the extent that its users represent typical Bitcoin users.
“Our user base represents the universe of Bitcoin’s headlines quite well,” said Co -E -mail gomination spokesman. “More than 80% of our users open their first cryptographic wallet with us and enter the Bitcoin ecosystem through our digital mining product.”
