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Crypto Coders Shun ‘Hodl’ in Favor of ‘Buidl’ at Prague Event

A shrine to the crypto gods, including Vitalk Buterin. 

Photographer: Camila Russo/Bloomberg

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There was a reckoning at so-called Ethereum Christmas, the biggest conference for the community behind the second-largest cryptocurrency.

As the digital assets bubble that fueled endless internet memes and talk about “hodl” (holding crypto investments) deflates, the Ethereum crowd is trying to bring sanity back the project -- all while keeping their trademark rainbows and unicorns.