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BTC
$111,319.80
0.20%
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ETH
$4,053.30
0.20%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0005
0.04%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,188.97
0.99%
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XRP
$2.4497
1.47%
SOL logo
SOL
$197.42
1.98%
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USDC
$1.0000
0.00%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3217
1.46%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1992
0.79%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6773
1.47%
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HYPE
$38.79
1.15%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.37
0.95%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9999
0.05%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3284
1.15%
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BCH
$523.18
1.01%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.6873
3.38%
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AVAX
$22.13
0.56%
WBT logo
WBT
$42.18
0.13%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6371
0.07%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1823
1.27%
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BTC
$111,319.80
0.20%
ETH logo
ETH
$4,053.30
0.20%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0005
0.04%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,188.97
0.99%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4497
1.47%
SOL logo
SOL
$197.42
1.98%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.00%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3217
1.46%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1992
0.79%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6773
1.47%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$38.79
1.15%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.37
0.95%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9999
0.05%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3284
1.15%
BCH logo
BCH
$523.18
1.01%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.6873
3.38%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$22.13
0.56%
WBT logo
WBT
$42.18
0.13%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6371
0.07%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1823
1.27%
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The Security Trilemma and the Future of Bitcoin

Bitcoin faces a "trilemma," says a leading researcher. Either it becomes more centralized, loses liquidity, or increases supply beyond 21 million.

By Raphael Auer
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 8:39 a.m. Published May 10, 2020, 12:11 p.m.
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