"Well-sourced rumor?" Are you serious? A "well-sourced rumor" in advance of a crowdsale designed to raise as much money as possible (it's uncapped) is not worth the paper it isn't printed on. Sheesh. The credulity of people will never cease to amaze me.
You think that Block.one had the largest VC round of ANY blockchain project in history? That's what $100mm would be...
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