Kraken CEO: ‘Defi Scams’ Must Take Their Losses as Way to ‘Enlightenment’
Jesse Powell, chief executive officer of the world’s fourth-largest crypto exchange Kraken, has criticized decentralized finance (defi) projects, accusing them of being “scams” that enter the market too quickly, unprepared. In a charged Oct. 26 tweet, Powell said the “scams” should not expect crypto exchanges to bail them out once things go wrong. Preferring to let the defi projects fail in order that they get “enlightened”, he thundered: I will not accept your attempt at externalizing the cost of your hasty, reckless rollout. Invest in audits,....
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"Stop f**king up your bulls**t DeFi scams and expecting exchanges to bail you out," Powell said.
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