Well, of course the number of places that accept payments in cryptocurrency has increased. The crypto community has also grown during this time. I think it says that mass adoption is only growing.
adoption continues to grow, but altcoin also continues to grow. it makes more and more alternative choices for investors to choose the best assets. so the actual adoption has increased but the effect is not so visible because it is biased with the increasing number of altcoins that exist. can be multiplied if the adoption occurs only on a few assets. of course prices will increase.