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Antonopoulos earns most of his income in crypto and avoids buying it

Andreas Antonopoulos · 796: Crypto: Kim Jong-un Crypto Funded Nukes vs. Billions Out of Poverty · Sep 28, 2017 · at 21:21

Author and technologist Andreas Antonopoulos explains his personal approach to acquiring cryptocurrency to Nathan Latka.

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“I earn the majority of my income directly in cryptocurrencies and have done so for three years. So I don't buy them. I don't invest in them.”

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