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The Billion Dollar Briefing
9/17/2023
The Web3 sector reached an unfortunate milestone recently, though it's not exactly unfamiliar territory. As of September 4, 2023, the industry crossed the $1 billion mark in terms of value lost to exit scams, exploits, and hacks.
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