KPMG: "Investment in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry in the first half 2021 twice as high, than for the whole 2020 year" – Bits Media

by
KPMG: «инвестиции в индустрию криптовалют и блокчейна в первой половине 2021 года вдвое выше, чем за весь 2020 год» - Bits Media

KPMG analysts have noted a significant increase in investor interest in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry, and stressed, that investors have a much better understanding of the industry.

By
KPMG data, in the first half 2021 year, 2,456 investment transactions were made in the amount of $98 billion in the field of financial technologies. Of them 548 investment, absorptions and venture investments occurred in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. The amount of such transactions is $8.7 billion, At the same time, for the whole 2020 The year was recorded 580 transactions in the amount $4.3 billion.

“There is an explosive growth of the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry around the world. Now many largest projects are developing in the industry, including the launch of a digital yuan in China, development of the Facebook digital currency called Diem, Not to mention many ecosystem initiatives and the creation of trading platforms. Digital currencies and virtual assets have become a popular topic of discussion in business circles. Think, that in the second half of this year, investors will continue to invest significant amounts in the cryptocurrency industry ", - believes one of the leaders of the KPMG direction by Fintech Anton Ruddenclau (Anton Ruddenklau).

According to analysts, The key factor in investment growth in the industry was an increase in investment awareness. They now better understand not only cryptocurrencies themselves, but also operating, and procedural sides of the industry. for instance, how to store cryptocurrencies correctly.

In the report, KPMG analysts predicted the continuation of the growth of the industry and noted, that recently collectible tokens have become one of the main factors of popularity (NFT). They expect, that in the coming months and years, regulators around the world will continue to create regulatory norms for industry control.

Previously reported, that in the first half of the year, venture investments in the cryptocurrency industry $17 billion.