The DeFi investor ladder: who's ready now, and what unlocks each rung
Is DeFi only for nerds? No. It's good for specific investors in a specific order — and there's no single barrier, but a different one for each. The whole ladder, in one view.
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adoption
A collection of 3 issues
Is DeFi only for nerds?
Right now, the people who win at DeFi pay a tax most investors won't: attention, skill, and the nerve to self-custody. But that's a phase, not a verdict — and it tells you exactly who's next.
When does DeFi go mainstream? It's not a date — it's a disappearance
DeFi won't go mainstream on a date you can circle. It goes mainstream the day it stops feeling like DeFi. Here's what already crossed that line — and the four things that still haven't.