The Great Lock-in: Why Privacy Chains Could Quietly Capture Most of Crypto This Year
Privacy-first blockchains could emerge as crypto’s dominant power centers, as a16z crypto argues secrecy, not speed, may create winner-take-most dynamics and durable lock-in as onchain finance moves toward real-world ado...
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