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Study: 75% of EOS Dapp Transactions Are Now Made By Bots - CoinDesk

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"The report — the largest-scale study of malicious bots in the EOS ecosystem — also found 51 percent of unique accounts and 75 percent of total transactions were driven by non-human accounts. Bot activity threatens the integrity of the blockchain industry, as user activity, transaction volume, and daily volume are among the most frequently called-upon metrics for determining technological validity, and precisely what is being faked, said Victor Fang, CEO of AnChain."

From "Study: 75% of EOS Dapp Transactions Are Now Made By Bots - CoinDesk".

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