How did crypto go wrong this year

As we approach the end of this year, everyone is still digesting the impact of the Internet-driven digital transformation in business and its associated headwinds. As a result, many businesses are looking ahead to the future with mixed feelings. On one hand, we have come a long way in building trust and self-awareness in our digital landscapes. On the other, we now have to acknowledge that some of these digital transformation efforts have been misguided or backward-looking. These are all good things—but they do not mean 2022 will be a great year for crypto.

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It's hard to know what to take away from this year. More crypto companies were bankrupted from Luna to 3AC to FTX and lost investors' money. This is a classic ponzi scheme in which everyone misued users' funds and steals to hedge their high risky bets, eventually leading to the collapse of everything. Crypto itself has nothing to do with all these business models of stealing people's money, and it is a way they advertise and bring FOMO to people and lure their money into the space.

Everyone is working toward their own digital currency

While cryptocurrency is not done yet, countries have been tested their own CBDCs. It is a crypto-like digital currency without privacy. However, it can be a saver choice for many people to adopt.

Lesson Learned

What have we learned from this year? We need to go back to the fundamentals of crypto. Transparency, privacy, and permissionless are keys to making crypto unique. When crypto is suddenly worth ten folders, we abandon the fundamentals and chase money, making us vulnerable to scammers. We need to rethink why we joined and believe in crypto at the first place.

Conclusion

Crypto will be used in financial services. It will also likely find use in both the financial market and in the form of insurance eventually. In fact, insurance providers may be the first major players to embrace digital insurance—and this may include a blockchain-based platform. The ecosystem will vary from company to company, but most will have an online platform that facilitates the digital purchase, sale and management of coverage across multiple providers. However, to screen out bad actors before such adoption is a key to making crypto sustainable in the future.

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