Token Economy (Third Edition) Chapter: Token Sales Volume: Money, NFTs & DeFi Publication Date: 2023
This page contains all the references to the source materials used for the research of the chapters and should also provide a reading list for those who are interest to dive deeper into the topics presented in this chapter of the book. Where possible, the links on this page will be updated on a regular basis to prevent broken links that usually emerge over time.
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