Ayon sa Hootsuite, a social media management platform, known for their research on things around the internet ang Pilipinas ay na-uuna sa mundo sa sa pag-aari ng cryptocurrency, leading the world by as much as 17% of it's internet users owning cryptocurrency, habang ang kasunod nito ay ang Brazil na nasa 13% ng internet users nila ay nagmamay-ari ng cryptocurrency. Ang worldwide average naman ay nasa 7% lang which is 10% lower compared to ours. Naglagay na din ako ng additional comments at opinyon ko kasi this is really good news para sa bansa natin.
More on the Data
Hootsuite sa kanilang
Q1 2020 Digital Report ay namahagi ng ilang detalye tungkol sa cryptocurrency ownership and uses sa "E-commerce" part ng kanilang report. Dito ko nakita na from the 67% (world average is 59%) na Internet users sa populasyon ng Pilipinas 17% dito ay humahawak ng cryptocurrency which is really amazing to think about considering that a third of our population doesn't have access to internet dun sa merong internet madami ang may hawak ng cryptocurrency dito, para malaman niyo kung gaano kalaki ito gumawa ako ng simpleng chart para mas malinawan kayo
data gathered from Hootsuite's report
Makikita niyo naman na if we are just talking about internet penetration sa bansa natin kulelat tayo sa mga developed countries we are just 67% among our whole population who has access to internet. Pero dun sa 67% na iyon 17% dito ay mayroong hawak na cryptocurrency which is 25% (25.37% to be exact) of the internet users here in the Philippines owns cryptocurrencies. How does it compare to Japan, South Korea, and USA? Respectively 5.2%, 6.5%, 5.7% ng kanilang internet users ay humahawak ng cryptocurrency. This only means that 25% ng mga Filipino na may access sa internet ay aware din kung ano ang cryptocurrency at papaano ito gamitin.
What Can We Get Out of This?
If we think about it ang cryptocurrency use sa bansa natin in terms of it being a mode of payment ay madalang makita or through our Custodial Wallets lang (Coins.ph and Rebit) and mas madalas natin lini-liquidate ang crypto assets natin to Philippine Peso para mas may gamit. Kaya ko linagay yung tatlong bansa na ito (Japan, South Korea, and USA) as comparison kasi even if they are considered as a "Crypto Hub" or "Crypto Friendly Country" konti lang talaga ang may hawak nito sa kanilang mga Internet Users kumpara satin which is really sad to think about kasi kahit sila may mas madaming gamit sa crypto nila konti lang naman nakikinabang, compared sa sitwasyon natin madami nga tayong may hawak ng cryptocurrency wala naman pag-gagamitan. For any business/foreign investors this 17% could be seen as a very big market that has a potential to grow even more, this can easily be translated to demand for them and I know that when they see a market that lacks specific needs sila na din ang kusa na papasok sa bansa para gumawa ng business na crypto-related para sa mga crypto users na ito and to add on going pa din ang
developments sa Crypto Valley of Asia project ng CEZA which makes their project more attractive to foreign investors since Hootsuite's data already has given them a peak of what their market will look like if they invest in the Philippines. I just see to myself that the crypto industry here in the Philippines is blooming because it has the potential, madami na tayong humahawak ng cryptocurrency paano pa kaya pag naging mas malawak ang gamit at acceptance nito?
P.S.Ginawa ko yung post na ito kasi alam ko naman na madami satin nag-aalala sa COVID-19 situation sa bansa natin. Konting break muna dun sa magandang balita na ito. I intended this to keep our heads up that the crypto industry and mass adoption as well will happen in the Philippines in no time.