The deteriorating economy is putting Gen-Z and Millennials out of work for an indefinite period of time, which is compounded by machine learning algorithms replacing many entry level 'white color" jobs. As a result, a growing number of young and inexperienced traders are joining DeFi trading platforms.

That has already happened on platforms such as Robinhood, where more than 13 million accounts have already been opened with an average account size of $1000 to $5000 USD. It can be assumed that about 5 percent of this amount will be allocated to crypto, which gives us 650,000 active traders from this application alone.

Considering that Robinhood primarily covers only the Western audience, which constitutes about 40 percent of the entire crypto crowd, the number of online traders can be safely estimated to be about 1.6 million.

The geopolitical situation will evolve in the direction of further isolation between countries when large Internet corporations are subjected to savage regulations and smaller app providers are legally confined within the borders of their native countries. This will push the new generation of users, especially in the non-Western world, towards crypto and DeFi.

The increased profitability of speculation will attract more inexperienced users to traditional markets, which will create a speculative rush. This will force governments to implement more regulations that restrict access for younger users to mainstream trading platforms, especially in countries with weaker democratic traditions. This, in turn, will further increase the exodus of younger generations into crypto and DeFi.

Series of DeFi market booms and busts will be accentuated by governments' attempts to harshly regulate this sphere. This will lead to an unprecedented level of volatility in digital asset markets for the next 2-5 years or even longer, until a new generation of political leaders attempts to legitimize crypto, which will drastically increase stability but reduce profitability from volatile investments.

The increased profitability of speculation will attract more inexperienced users to traditional markets, which will create a speculative rush. This will force governments to implement more regulations that restrict access for younger users to mainstream trading platforms, especially in countries with weaker democratic traditions. This, in turn, will further increase the exodus of younger generations into crypto and DeFi.