When Kim Kardashian paid a fine in 2022 for promoting a crypto token without revealing she was paid for it, and Matt Damon told us that “fortune favours the brave,” in a crypto currency ad, it became clear that crypto had crossed over into pop culture.
But beneath the celebrity sheen and Super Bowl ads, there is something that feels more familiar.
Crypto trading platforms, where millions of people buy and sell digital currencies, don’t just look like casinos. In many ways, they function like them. Behind the charts, tokens and talk of innovation are systems that encourage risky bets while quietly profiting from user losses.
Crypto platforms are not just about buying and selling digital assets. Many of these platforms are…
