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		dontknowwhyihn on April 22, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Coinbase secures Bermuda licence Isn’t it interesting how crypto went from tulips to securities all of a sudden?

karlshea on April 22, 2023 | [–]

Tulip mania did have to do with securities, it was basically an options contract bubble.

imtringued on April 22, 2023 | [–]

Just because some cryptocurrencies are obvious securities, especially the ICO ones, doesn't mean there aren't tulip like cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrencies are inherently non monolithic in design.

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