What are your thoughts on the outlook for the Web3.0 field in 2025?
Yasushi Teramura(hereinafter, Teramura): In the current external environment, there are several factors that could be negative for the cryptocurrency market, such as geopolitical risks including war, inflation centered in the United States, and the possibility of interest rate hikes to curb inflation.
On the other hand, there is a high possibility that measures to promote cryptocurrencies will be taken to a certain extent, mainly by the Trump administration in the United States, and new major chains and protocols such as Babylon will be launched, so further development is expected, especially in the DeFi field.
In addition, with regard to games and other areas, we expect to see a full-scale entry of SNS platforms and the provision of content using major IPs, and the utility of content is expected to expand. In addition, there are many projects that combine AI and Web3.0, and there is a possibility that new use cases will arise, such as crypto for AI agents, so there are probably many positive factors.
From the perspective of the demand side, it will take some time for mass adoption among general consumers, but with the growing awareness of cryptocurrencies, the increasing cryptocurrency ownership rate, and expectations for market growth, we expect trading to become more active, mainly among investors.
Based on the above, I believe that 2025 will be a year in which both the cryptocurrency market and related markets such as content are expected to see considerable market growth.
Since last year, we have been accelerating our efforts with the "OSHI3" platform project. Please tell us about the current situation and future plans.
Teramura: The "OSHI3" project is a project that creates content and services that utilize blockchain technology in the field of "OSHI3" for the world, providing a new user experience. The cryptocurrency "OSHI" token, which constitutes the "OSHI3" economic sphere, has been listed on four cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan and overseas for over a year, and has not yet fallen below the listing price.