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John Shutt, Smart Contract Engineer at UMA, on Encrypted Messaging Systems, DAO Governance, and Off-Chain Voting Decisions | Ep. 214
21.3.2023
In an exclusive interview with cryptonews.com, John Shutt, Smart Contract Engineer at UMA and Co-Founder of the Across Protocol, talks about encrypted messaging systems, UMA’s Data Verification Mechanism, and the importance of DAO governance.
John Shutt is a smart contract engineer at UMA...
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