The Global Financial Crisis Led To Decentralized Exchanges
By Juan Mende. The 2008 Global Financial Crisis led to movements such as Occupy Wall Street and Bitcoin. Bitcoin at least is still alive and well, as attention on inefficiencies, inequalities, and the risks of the intermediated financial system have persisted over the last decade-plus. Distrust only grew amid recent controversies, such as the GameStop short squeeze, where retail investors could not access trading platforms during...