The number of active people working in the crypto industry hasn't decreased despite some difficult and unstable times. On the contrary, new data indicate that it has increased even though its rate of expansion has decreased. DeFi users numbered just 189 at the end of December 2017, according to the rounded numbers for the end of each month, but by January 9, 2023, they totaled 6,686,500, a growth of 3,537,730% over five years.