Winklevoss Rubbishes Similarities Between DeFi and the ICO Bubble
Many have drawn similarities between DeFi and the ICO craze of 2017, and it’s easy to see why as well. To begin with, both operate(d) primarily on the Ethereum network. However, it’s the flood of fly by night projects that links the two in the minds of many. With that, in recent times, critics have […]
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