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510. What Problems Does Crypto Solve, Anyway?

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The Solution to Rent Accumulation in Cryptocurrency Markets

One of the arguments you hear in the crypto community is that the benefit of especially defy applications is to get rid of financial intermediaries. To an economist, rents are profits that go to someone who isn't providing much value. Financial markets benefit from economies of scale. There are only four major credit card networks in the us.

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