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Vitalik Buterin Says ETH Should Be Valued as a Store of Value
(1 hour ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has stated that ETH should be evaluated as a store of value rather than primarily as a fee-burning token. The comments suggest a shift in how Buterin frames the economic narrative around Ethereum's native cryptocurrency.
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- theblock.co
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