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   "text": "The proposed technological upgrades to democracy would be trivial to implement by reusing existing open source projects, yet they are unlikely to happen naturally without a powerful catalyst in the form of coherent social demand.",
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   "text": "Institutional investors are less likely to engage in digital asset investments where custody solutions for digital assets are underdeveloped, and they find it difficult to commit fully until a reliable and respected custody solution exists.",
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