Written by VontariusF
We will see the mass adoption of quantum-embedded crypto technology within the crypto industry before we see the mass adoption of crypto IRL.
This is the hill. The hill that even quantum newbies & quantum pros will agree on despite the ever amount of distance that spans between their knowledge of crypto & quantum. Those who have an amalgamated mix of both understand this as inevitable, those who understand quantum more than crypto understand this as inevitable, and those who just understand crypto are in denial.
Its worth noting that this is naturally by design, emerging technology adoption begets emerging technology adoption. Those who even have a sliver of inclination to pursue the means to evolve understand there are more threats that come along with it, even if they aren’t fully aware of what those threats are. This is due to the natural competition to push the boundaries of innovation that occurs within the crypto space which is typically spurred by visionaries who seek to evolve the narrative & niche-specific aficionados who have enough foresight to point out the hazards that mark that path.
The issue with mass crypto adoption is there exists a mix of underlying & overlying factors that influence the rate at which adoption will occur. The most important are at the human level & my favorite which comes from The Diffusion of Innovation Theory by E.M Rogers. There currently exist five archetypes at the adoption level.
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Diffusion of Innovation Theory