Keeping crypto cypherpunk protects users from censorship and corporatism — Gnosis VP
Sebastian Bürgel, vice president of technology at Gnosis and founder of Hopr, argues that hyperfinancialization and profit-seeking are a threat to privacy and the crypto sector.
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