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Vitalik: I Hate Apps That Require Google Login but Pretend to Be Crypto Ethereum co-founder Vitalik stated in an interview with The Defiant during Devconnect 2023 in Istanbul in November 2023 that he hates apps that require Google login but pretend to be crypto. Vitalik pointed out that many... show more

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