Bitcoin Amsterdam: Flawed research drives harmful Bitcoin policies
Speakers at the Bitcoin Amsterdam 2024 conference discussed how flawed academic studies on Bitcoin fuel misinformation, affect media coverage and lead to misguided policies.
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