The Block released "Digital Asset Outlook 2023": Employment in 2022 will increase by 351% from 2019, and the total locked value of DeFi will decrease by 74.6%

The Block Research released the "2023 Digital Asset Outlook", which focuses on the main developments in 10 areas of the encryption industry in 2022 and the trends that need attention in 2023. The report shows that all the top ten cryptocurrencies by market capitalization have experienced negative price returns as low as 81%; as the price of Bitcoin has fallen by more than half throughout 2022, many mining companies are facing increasing financial difficulties; financing The number of transactions increased by 18% year-on-year, and the NFT/gaming vertical attracted the most funds this year, reaching US$8.3 billion; employment in the digital asset industry soared 351% from 18,200 in 2019 to 82,248; Chains centered on the Cosmos ecosystem, such as the Cosmos ecosystem, the Avalanche subnet, and Polkadot’s parachains; Optimistic rollups currently dominate Ethereum-based rollups, Celestia will launch next year, and competition in the Rollup space is getting fiercer; The value fell 74.6% from $166 billion to $42.1 billion; 2022 is a groundbreaking year for NFT; The Block believes that Web3 games in 2023 will be more focused on game launchers, wallets, and on-chain games; the Web3 metaverse wave will Continue in 2023. the