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a16z Predicts Privacy Will Be the Most Important Hurdle in the Crypto Industry This Year
BlockBeats News, January 7th, a16z Crypto General Partner Ali Yahya said that privacy will be the most important barrier in the cryptocurrency industry this year, as well as a key feature driving global finance towards blockchain, but currently almost all chains lack this feature. The three major trends of decentralized messaging, "service as privacy" infrastructure, and the shift from "code is law" to "norms are law" security model will shape the next stage of development in the crypto space.
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