If stablecoins, custodial or noncustodial gain widespread adoption, DeFi will remain as a niche for hardcore crypto fans.
Why? It seems the exact opposite to be — if stablecoins gain widespread adoption, there will be a lot more exposure to DeFi because you have stablecoins already and can directly partake in DeFi.
Right now the biggest hurdle is fiat -> crypto conversions and back, stablecoin or not. If you already have stablecoin because it’s widely used, then that won’t be a problem anymore.
Unless stablecoins, custodial or noncustodial, gain widespread adoption, DeFi will remain as a niche for hardcore crypto fans.*