ShapeShift CEO talks about the decision to move to a token-based decentralized organization and what it means

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Erik Voorhees, CEO of ShapeShift, a self-custody crypto platform, talks to Dan Loney about how the decision behind dismantling the company’s entire corporate structure, and how crypto custody works. This interview originally aired as part of Wharton Business Daily’s Cryptocurrency special.

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