
Crypto Exchange Kings [The Economist]
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The Four Kings of Cryptocurrency
When we say crypto, it's really a casual word for a lot of different things. Therem the volume of derivatives that are being traded on exchanges. Derivatives are essentially bets on the future prices of cryptocunces. And at the moment, the volume of trading of those deratives far, far exceeds that of actual cryptocencs taactions. Even if cripto is theoretically about getting rid of middlemen, it's not often that we deal with personalities behind financial firms.
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