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The Desire for Crypto Legalization and CBDCs Is Accelerating -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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There is a growing desire for legalization of crypto currencies and CBDCs.
    • A majority of crypto users want it to become legal and CBDCs be made available in their home countries.
    • For this study, 3000 individuals and 150 institutional investor were interviewed.
    • It was done among six developed countries as well as five developing nations.

A recent study by the popular British newspaper— The Economist, estimated that 36.6% of people want their government to declare cryptocurrency as legal tender for internal transactions. They also supported Central Bank Digital Currencies as a product.

In detail, the survey titled ‘Digimentality 2022: Fear and favoring of digital currency’ was conducted to determine the current stance on the crypto industry. Half of the respondents, which included 3,000 individuals and 150 institutional investors, were drawn from advanced economies. The other half came from developing countries.

36% supported crypto adoption. 43% disagreed with the topic and 43% agreed. Study results showed that 34% were positive about decentralized financial (DeFi), since they are planning to use these applications for professional or personal financial transactions. However, only 17% of respondents said they did not plan to use it.

Another finding from the survey is that more than 60% consider buying, holding or selling NFTs. Only 7% of those surveyed are opposed to this idea.

Many have switched to digital payment options after the effects of the pandemic on the payments network. 18% expect that their country will become cashless within the next few years. 13% of respondents admitted to using virtual assets for settlement.

The Financial Counselor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the International Monetary Fund, Tobias Adrian gave his perspective on the report by stating that “It’s natural for physical cash to be complemented by digital cash as the world is becoming more digital and it’s a natural evolution”

Moreover, Adrian added that “It might not be used much but in principle, being possible to convert into central bank digital currency might be an important anchor for the digital economy.”

John Mitchell, CEO of Episode Six and co-founder, drew insights from this report to predict that:

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