Ethereum Founding Member Gives Up on the DAO
Anthony Di Iorio, founding member of the original Ethereum team, distanced himself a bit when the DAO was released, but incorporated it quickly into his Jaxx cryptocurrency wallet integration. “We will be removing #The_DAO_Project in the coming weeks. Please transfer them out of your wallet as soon as you can!” Due to Di lorio’s reputation and adoption of the DAO for his wallet service, surely many cryptocurrency participants bought into the DAO through his service in a very thin market for DAO wallets. Di lorio’s wallet service might have been the only “easy-to-use” option for DAO tokens....
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