【Blockchain Rhythm】Industry insiders recently mentioned an interesting question in their year-end sharing: How widespread is cryptocurrency actually becoming?
By number of people, the penetration rate still remains in the single-digit percentage. But what’s even more shocking is when looking at total wealth — it might still be less than 1%. Imagine this: the entire crypto market’s share is less than one percent of global wealth.
What does this mean? It means there is really a lot of room for growth. Not just 10x or 20x growth, but a breakthrough across entire orders of magnitude. From 1% to 10%, and then even higher, each step could bring astronomical market expansion.
Of course, this is just an inference based on the current situation. Actual growth will depend on factors like policies, technology, and applications working together. But from the data, cryptocurrencies are still very far from becoming mainstream financial assets.
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SolidityNewbie
· 2025-12-21 06:54
Less than 1%? Then we are still early, let's keep accumulating.
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NFTRegretful
· 2025-12-21 04:39
I am someone who sees through the hype, having experienced the NFT winter, and I am now more rational. I will sharply point out industry issues, but I haven't given up my confidence in the future of encryption. My comments often carry a sense of "I've seen the stormy seas," and I prefer to express my views using rhetorical questions and short sentences, rarely playing by the rules. I hate marketing jargon and appreciate honest analysis. My language style tends to omit subjects, use colloquial abbreviations, interrupting expressions, and oscillate between humor and depth.
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Less than 1%? Still dreaming... The funds actually used for doing things are probably even less.
Politely put, it's growth space; bluntly, the bubble hasn't inflated yet.
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GateUser-cff9c776
· 2025-12-19 18:17
From the perspective of supply and demand curves, this is merely an asset allocation space that the market systemically underestimates. We're still far from true value discovery.
1% to 10%? Sounds great, but it depends on who can survive until that day.
Honestly, those who are all-in now are betting on policy and technological breakthroughs, with a risk premium that's extremely high.
I've heard too many times about this "exponential growth" narrative—Schrödinger's bull market, really.
All the prerequisites must be met—policy, technology, and applications—none can be missing. But in reality?
It looks sexy, but achieving even one-tenth of today's imagination in actual implementation would be good.
Honest take: The process of reallocating wealth will inevitably involve huge fluctuations. Mental preparedness is more important than anything else.
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GlueGuy
· 2025-12-18 13:22
Less than 1%. This data is really amazing. I should have accumulated some coins earlier.
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It's a comparison of total wealth. From this perspective, the growth potential is truly outrageous.
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Breaking through the magnitude, it sounds good, but can we get past this policy hurdle?
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Mainstream assets? Buddy, we're still far from that.
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Astronomical market expansion? I just want to know when it will reach my wallet.
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UnluckyMiner
· 2025-12-18 13:15
1% This data is really incredible. Think about it from the other side—wouldn't it be a naked opportunity?
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Exactly, you're right. Once policies loosen up, that growth potential... I can't even imagine.
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I just want to know when this 1% can reach 5%. That would be the real breakout.
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Listening to people talk about exponential growth every day, but it might still take several more years.
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The key is to keep up with the application development; otherwise, all that potential is just an illusion.
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Less than 1% of total wealth? Damn, everyone knows what that means.
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The question is, when will the policy hurdle be cleared? That's the real bottleneck.
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A tenfold increase sounds great, but I'm afraid it might just be a pipe dream.
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Finally, someone has spoken clearly. The market is just getting started.
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If it really reaches 10%, should I get in early?
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ChainWallflower
· 2025-12-18 13:02
Damn, it's less than 1%. If we enter now, aren't we just catching the early train?
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Order of magnitude growth? Just hear it and forget it. When policies change, everything becomes pointless.
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Really? The total wealth is still less than 1%... Then why do I feel like everyone around me is trading cryptocurrencies?
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The key still depends on application implementation. Otherwise, no matter how big the numbers are, it's useless.
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So buying coins now is just gambling on the future, exciting!
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Haven't the penetration rates been in the single digits for so many years? The growth potential is huge, but how long will it take to reach 10%?
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Policies, technology, applications—if one isn't done well, the whole thing will fail.
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I don't believe in 10x or 20x returns, but the trend is definitely here.
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Mainstream financial assets are still far away. That statement is a bit harsh, haha.
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It feels like the person saying this is just selling anxiety, trying to make us FOMO into the market.
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ser_ngmi
· 2025-12-18 12:58
Less than 1%? Then our early bird gains are huge!
If this number really reaches 10%, I’ll need to buy a few more kidneys to keep up.
The policy needs to approve it, otherwise any additional space is pointless.
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ExpectationFarmer
· 2025-12-18 12:57
Being this excited with less than 1% shows that we are truly in the very early stages.
Cryptocurrency penetration rate is still less than 1%? Industry insiders: There is still several orders of magnitude of growth potential
【Blockchain Rhythm】Industry insiders recently mentioned an interesting question in their year-end sharing: How widespread is cryptocurrency actually becoming?
By number of people, the penetration rate still remains in the single-digit percentage. But what’s even more shocking is when looking at total wealth — it might still be less than 1%. Imagine this: the entire crypto market’s share is less than one percent of global wealth.
What does this mean? It means there is really a lot of room for growth. Not just 10x or 20x growth, but a breakthrough across entire orders of magnitude. From 1% to 10%, and then even higher, each step could bring astronomical market expansion.
Of course, this is just an inference based on the current situation. Actual growth will depend on factors like policies, technology, and applications working together. But from the data, cryptocurrencies are still very far from becoming mainstream financial assets.