According to an Ipsos survey of 1,545 adults, only 19% of Americans consider their financial system safe, while just 7% fully trust regional or community banks. Twenty-two percent have owned or used cryptocurrencies, up from 2025, and 40% say they would at least be likely to try DeFi if it were accessible to them. Financial privacy and constant access to funds are also major concerns, while artificial intelligence is driving fears over data protection. DeFi is benefiting from this distrust, but the study, backed by the DeFi Education Fund and Phantom, primarily measures intentions to use it rather than actual adoption.
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