Survey: Interest in blockchain investment on the rise, but lack of awareness an issue

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It’s not just traders who are excited about 2022 and what all this year could mean for crypto development. Apart from them, mainstream stakeholders from the finance and technology sectors are also gearing up for changes as blockchain becomes part of the new normal.

A survey by FTI Consulting, Inc. reached out to 150 America-based decision makers in finance companies that are in this very position, to better understand their outlook. The data was illuminating, to say the least.

FTI’s survey revealed that financial decision makers are looking hard at blockchain investment. Furthermore, an average of $176.4 million is spent on the technology per year by companies. Adding to that, a majority also had plans to spend more on blockchain tech and crypto in the coming year.

Regarding banks and other financial bodies, 92% of the survey participants felt these institutions would “fully adopt block-chain technology in the next three years.”

That’s all well and good, but how long before blockchain technology could influence a job that’s closer to your own? According to the survey,

“Nearly 70% of decision makers surveyed said they expect blockchain to create a fundamental or high level of change within their business at present day, and 79% expect this to be true within the next 10 years.”

However, an openness to blockchain investment doesn’t mean decision makers are in favor of total decentralization. On the contrary, 90% of the survey’s respondents felt that regulation was a must, to avoid risks.

That said, the survey also explored the dearth of crypto education. Worryingly, over 80% of those who participated in the survey admitted that clients found it hard to tell the difference between crypto and blockchains.

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