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The Crypto Revolution and the Decline of Trust in Institutions

The Rise of Crypto and Decentralization

Avichal Garg, a successful venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur, has emerged as a strong advocate for decentralized technologies like cryptocurrency. Garg's background in computer science and engineering at Stanford led him to executive roles at tech giants like Google and Facebook, but he has now turned his focus towards the crypto space.

Garg views crypto as a democratizing force in technology, enhancing the average citizen's access to digital and financial services. The origins of crypto can be traced back to 2009 and the publication of the Bitcoin white paper, which proposed a peer-to-peer cash system without the need for a central authority like a bank.

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