If 2017 taught the cryptosphere anything, it gave it a lesson in security. The sheer number of hacks throughout the year–and the millions of dollars in coins stolen as a result–sent a clear message: cryptocurrency trading needs a makeover.
The foundation for this makeover? Decentralized exchanges.
2017: A Year Plagued by Hackings
2017 will likely go down as the year that put crypto on the map. With attention, however, comes vulnerability, and the same year that saw crypto prosper was the same year that drove it into the hands of malicious individuals.
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