Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has sounded a warning against the pitfalls of decentralized finance (Defi) and self-custody, namely of bugs in smart contract code, in a post from his verified Twitter account.
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Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Sounds Warning Over Risks of DeFi
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