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Vitalik Discusses Crypto Scam Examples, Reenacting the Classic BitConnect Scene In a June 5, 2021 interview with Lex Fridman, Vitalik Buterin discussed the "gray area" and the "spectrum" of scams within the crypto industry. He identified BitConnect as a "100% scam" and a peak example of pure fraud, though...

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