The 2017 Crypto Market Mirrors the 1996 Internet Boom, Says Salovaara
Ransu Salovaara · 800: Crypto: He's Advisor Behind Worlds Top ICO's · Oct 2, 2017 · at 17:17
TokenMarket co-founder Ransu Salovaara defends early-stage crypto token market dynamics against Nathan Latka's bubble skepticism.
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“But in the same time, you look at like, this is the beginning of a new era, the beginning of a digital assets era. This is like a, this is the same thing as a, let's say internet was 1996 after Netscape and stuff.”
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