Europe: NFT Market Growth Forecasts
According to a new report, the NFT market in Europe is expected to grow by 46.8% year-on-year to reach $13.35 billion in 2022 with predictions through 2028.
Europe and the new report on NFT market growth 2022-2028
It is called “Europe NFT Market Intelligence and Future Growth Dynamics Databook – 50+ KPIs on NFT Investments by Key Asset, Currency, Sales Channels – Q2 2022” and is the new report from ResearchAndMarkets.com.
According to that report, The NFT market in Europe is set to grow 46.8% year-on-year to reach $13.35 billion in 2022. Specifically, a CAGR of 33.4% growth in the NFT sector is projected for the period 2022-2028.
These results stem from the recognition that the European market is establishing for NFTs an innovation that for the first time protects property rights in the digital realm.
Because of this peculiarity, NFTs are suitable for all sectors with their own use casesfrom sports and art to real estate and entertainment and many others.
Not only that, all the countries of the old continent like Britain, Italy, Germany and France can recognize their importance. And indeed, European NFT startups continue to innovate and develop more and more differentiated products, raising funds to accelerate their growth.
Europe and the NFT market by country
The report also notes the various advances each country has made in supporting The NFT marketsuch as Great Britain, which appears to have government support for sector development.
In fact, UK NFT startups are raising funds to further accelerate the growth of their marketplaces. As such, as the NFT market is expected to experience strong growth over the next three to four years, venture capital firms are increasing their participation in UK NFT startups to take large market shares.
Not only that, the NFT platform has also been launched in the country, which allows social media users to connect their profiles to Blockchain and create NFTs. There are millions of social users who are also looking for ways to monetize their online content, and with Non-Fungible Tokens this is already a possibility.
Move to Germany, NFTs are mainly used for digital trading cards (collectibles) or crypto art. It is much easier here for Non-Fungible Tokens to be considered part of the Web3 evolution, along with blockchain and metaverse, because the government’s policy is smart, precise and upfront (and in fact it is expected to succeed in Germany within 3 or 4 year).
Meanwhile, in France, NFTs are often used to promote brand awareness, or to raise funds for charities. Not only that, the crypto-art segment also sees France in the spotlight, with its auction houses are also trying to engage NFT artwork.
The report also adds descriptions of the NFT market situation for Italy, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Poland, Russia and Switzerland.
Dubai and Fidelity
Not just Europe when it comes to that NFTs, Bitcoin and the Metaverse: Dubai and the United Arab Emirates (or UAE) in general are also joining the clubdifferentiated by their more strategic approach to crypto.
Aiming to attract more and more global investors, Dubai has launched Dubai Metaverse Strategyand reached almost 25,000 new business licenses in Q1 2022 alone.
In the specific branch of NFTs, Abu Dhabi will label Non-Fungible Tokens as intellectual property rather than specific investments or financial instruments, allowing Multilateral Trading Facilities (MTFs) and Virtual Asset Custodians (VACs) to manage NFT markets.
In addition to Europe and the UAE, financial giants such as Fidelity also appears to be interested in the NFT market. Last month, actually three official applications was archived to register trademarks related to crypto trading, NFTs and investment services in the metaverse.
Again, in the specific NFT branch, Fidelity appears to be interested in launching its own online marketplace for buyers and sellers of digital media, namely Non-Fungible Tokens.
