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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. Michal Parzuchowski/Unsplash

If crypto platforms feel like gambling it’s because it is: Users drawn to high‑risk behaviour

Amy Swiffen, Concordia University and Martin A. French, Concordia University

This article looks at how crypto platforms really work. Instead of simply being digital marketplaces, these platforms are designed to profit from user losses.

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