IOVLabs’ “Everyday DeFi” Aims To Onboard The First Billion Users To Bitcoin DeFi
The security of Bitcoin’s network, paired with smart contracts, paves an exciting future for decentralized finance. IOVLabs, with the help of Rootstock technology, will bring Everyday DeFi to a global audience. Onboarding the first billion users is the primary objective. The Promise of Everyday DeFi It sounds very appealing to see more decentralized finance opportunities for everyone. Despite the industry’s popularity, it primarily caters to existing cryptocurrency users and holders, whereas the rest remains a bit left out. That is unfortunate, as over a billion people are....
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