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ETH
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USDT
$1.0006
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BNB
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XRP
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SOL
$182.85
5.32%
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$1.0000
0.01%
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TRX
$0.3140
1.02%
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$0.1854
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ADA
$0.6356
3.89%
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USDE
$0.9999
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HYPE
$36.74
3.94%
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LINK
$17.16
3.77%
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4.24%
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SUI
$2.5201
5.89%
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$40.98
1.34%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.5841
0.43%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$20.68
5.50%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1693
5.02%
BTC logo
BTC
$107,567.74
1.56%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,832.56
2.86%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0006
0.03%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,143.58
0.73%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.2958
3.88%
SOL logo
SOL
$182.85
5.32%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3140
1.02%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1854
5.21%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6356
3.89%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9999
0.04%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$36.74
3.94%
LINK logo
LINK
$17.16
3.77%
BCH logo
BCH
$504.03
3.39%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3083
4.24%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.5201
5.89%
WBT logo
WBT
$40.98
1.34%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.5841
0.43%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$20.68
5.50%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1693
5.02%
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The Decentralized Mystique

New academic research on Bitcoin’s early years undermines its foundational myths of privacy through pseudonymity and decentralization, Jaron Lanier and Glen Weyl write.

By Jaron_Lanier, Glen Weyl
Updated Jun 14, 2024, 7:56 p.m. Published Jun 7, 2022, 1:11 a.m.
Like the Biblical story of Moses, Bitcoin’s decentralization is a powerful motivating idea. But is it true? (Paramount Pictures/Wikimedia Commons)
Like the Biblical story of Moses, Bitcoin’s decentralization is a powerful motivating idea. But is it true? (Paramount Pictures/Wikimedia Commons)