Ethereum Co-Founder Highlights Threats From BlackRock’s Institutional Influence
At the Devconnect conference in Buenos Aires, Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin raised concerns about the increasing dominance of institutional giants like BlackRock over cryptocurrencies, particularly Bitcoin (BTC) and ETH. He emphasized that this growing influence could potentially lead to significant challenges for the decentralized nature of these networks. Risks To Ethereum’s Decentralization Buterin was […]
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