Top Exchange CEO: In the Future, Half of All Economic Activity Will Run On-Chain—This Is Not Speculation, But Inevitable

[Crypto World] Recently at Abu Dhabi Finance Week, the CEO of a leading exchange made a pretty bold prediction: in the coming decades, about half of all global economic activity will run on blockchain.

At first glance, this might sound like wishful thinking, but he actually gave some solid reasons—the current generation, raised in a digital environment, has no interest in using the old financial systems from the previous era. What they need is infrastructure that matches their pace of life.

Simply put, this isn’t about speculation; it’s about a full-scale upgrade of the entire economic system. Those who grew up with mobile internet and AI are already used to handling things anytime, anywhere, 24/7. The old banking model—where transfers only work on business days and cross-border payments take three to five days—is long overdue for retirement.

Why does blockchain stand out? It comes down to a few key points: programmable infrastructure that doesn’t rely on third-party trust, real-time global value transfer available around the clock, high transparency that reduces systemic risk, and most importantly—it’s an open network, not a bunch of isolated financial islands.

If you look back at every technological revolution, the systems that survive are always the ones that are more open, more transparent, and more efficient. And every new generation is always the first to sense and embrace change. This time will be no different.