The new comms playbook: show, don’t promise
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The bar for credibility in crypto and AI-adjacent markets is moving from narratives to on-chain, open-source, or product usage receipts. If you’re raising or selling on a roadmap, expect sharper diligence on what’s live, measurable, and independently verifiable.
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