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Blockchain Emergencies & Open-Source Software Governance: Is "Rough Consensus" A Suicide Pact?, Blockchain Emergencies & Open-Source Software Governance: Is "Rough Consensus" A Suicide Pact?, Angela Walch
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I am concerned with, "How is Bitcoin run? Who gets to make decisions about Bitcoin? How is Ethereum run? Who gets to make decisions about Ethereum?" I am concerned with the governance of these protocols at the base level. Why does this matter? It matters because these protocols at the base are supporting the whole DeFi structure. All the complexities and different complex financial products that are being built there, they sit on top of these infrastructural base level protocols. I think we need to be aware of how these things work and the systemic risks that they can pose …
Congress, Don't Rush Regulating Crypto (Opinion), Angela Walch
Congress, Don't Rush Regulating Crypto (Opinion), Angela Walch
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A sprawling infrastructure bill is the wrong venue for regulating an industry as complex and systemically important as crypto.