Why every data scientist should pay attention to crypto

Hint: it is not what you think

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Contrary to what you might be thinking, I am not here to tell you that you can use machine learning to figure out which meme-inspired crypto token is poised to break out, or that you can use deep learning based trading strategies to generate a ton of alpha. Those things might be true, but it is not the reason why I am…