Toward the Mass Adoption of Blockchain: Cross-Industry Insights from DeFi, Gaming, and Data Analytics
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| Article Title | Toward the Mass Adoption of Blockchain: Cross-Industry Insights from DeFi, Gaming, and Data Analytics |
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| ERA Journal ID | 211865 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Mohammed Abdul, Shezon Saleem, Shrestha, Anup and Yong, Jianming |
| Journal Title | Big Data and Cognitive Computing |
| Journal Citation | 9 (7) |
| Article Number | 178 |
| Number of Pages | 47 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG |
| Place of Publication | Switzerland |
| ISSN | 2504-2289 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/bdcc9070178 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://www.mdpi.com/2504-2289/9/7/178 |
| Abstract | Blockchain’s promise of decentralised, tamper-resistant services is gaining real traction in three arenas: decentralized finance (DeFi), blockchain gaming, and data-driven analytics. These sectors span finance, entertainment, and information services, offering a representative setting in which to study real-world adoption. This survey analyzes how each domain implements blockchain, identifies the incentives that accelerate uptake, and maps the technical and organizational barriers that still limit scale. By examining peer-reviewed literature and recent industry developments, this review distils common design features such as token incentives, verifiable digital ownership, and immutable data governance. It also pinpoints the following domain-specific challenges: capital efficiency in DeFi, asset portability and community engagement in gaming, and high-volume, low-latency querying in analytics. Moreover, cross-sector links are already forming, with DeFi liquidity tools supporting in-game economies and analytics dashboards improving decision-making across platforms. Building on these findings, this paper offers guidance on stronger interoperability and user-centered design and sets research priorities in consensus optimization, privacy-preserving analytics, and inclusive governance. Together, the insights equip developers, policymakers, and researchers to build scalable, interoperable platforms and reuse proven designs while avoiding common pitfalls. |
| Keywords | blockchain adoption; decentralized finance; NFT gaming; data-driven analytics; scalability; interoperability; regulation |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350301. Business analytics |
| 460911. Inter-organisational, extra-organisational and global information systems | |
| Byline Affiliations | School of Business |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/zyxvx/toward-the-mass-adoption-of-blockchain-cross-industry-insights-from-defi-gaming-and-data-analytics
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