DeFi Evolution & Trust - DeFi is evolving from anonymity to transparency, marking a rebirth of trust in money itself [5][8][25] - The industry realizes the future of crypto is not more anonymity, but the end of it [5] - DeFi is no longer a niche experiment, but a $4 trillion market, representing nearly 2% of all global wealth [6] - Approximately 15% of the world's population, over 12 billion people, now owns cryptocurrency [7] Transparency & Security - The end of financial anonymity will make DeFi the most transparent and trustworthy financial system [9] - Technologies like zero-knowledge proofs and biometric authentication allow users to prove their identity without revealing all details [10] - 30% of global enterprises are adopting concepts like zero-knowledge proofs for authentication, jumping from under 5% in 2023 [12] - Onchain transactions are fully deterministic and auditable, making fraud harder to hide [15] Adoption & Impact - 134 central banks, covering 98% of global GDP, are researching or piloting blockchain [17] - Sovereign funds managing over $11 trillion are exploring tokenized assets [18] - DeFi enables democratized capital markets, exemplified by buying American stocks on Solana [21]