Herzog: Bancor Operates as a Non-Profit Organization
Eyal Herzog · 787: Crypto: With $163m Raised, He Launched the #1 ICO · Sep 19, 2017 · at 2:38
Eyal Herzog, co-founder of Bancor Network, explains Bancor's organizational structure and token model to Nathan Latka.
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“First of all, Bancor is a non-profit organization, which is a new model that has been rising in the last years.”
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