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For the blockchain sector, 2020 was the year of decentralized finance. While the rest of the world was gripped by fears of Covid, blockchain caught the bug of decentralized finance, with crypto enthusiasts feverishly “fomo-ing” on lending protocols, borrowing stablecoins and mining liquidity. DeFi, for short, dominated the conversation for the greater part of the year, building momentum in February as the Total Volume Locked (TVL) in the sector first surpassed $1 billion. The figure, which represents the dollar value of assets locked in DeFi protocols, closed out the year above $13 billion, demonstrating 2,000% growth since January. The TVL is just one indicator that DeFi had a landmark year. Looking back at some of the big trends of 2020 offers clues as to what comes next and what trends may dominate blockchain in 2021.

High-tech enables payment evolution and global competition. The ambiguities surrounding of the digital currency still leave enough space for the analysis of its unreserved acceptance, trust and anticipation, which are the main driver for the spread of the network. Banks should carefully consider the technology underlying these cryptocurrencies as a potential generic new way of transferring ownership of the value over the long term. The chapter provides an analysis of the use of cryptocurrencies in general, especially Bitcoin as the technology adoption in the presence of network externalities. The objective attitude is the future of the digital currency in the moment is still unsolved issue due to the existence of “critical mass”. Further, the chapter explores financial privacy which is very sensitive issue in using digital currency (or cryptocurrency) and discuss about private choices versus political rules. The research has shown that the future of cryptocurrencies can be bright if some institutional-formal conditions are met due to the fact that success evolution of e-money requires building safety payments through three criteria–standardization, compatibility and innovation.