If you're holding BTC, you might be tempted by the shiny promotions offered by centralized exchanges and other centralized asset custodians, promising tasty yield with no strings attached. How quickly we forget. From Mt. Gox to FTX, Terra / Luna to Bernie Madoff, blindly trusting opaque, centralized operations has led to disaster. For @cryptodotnews, GOAT Network's @kevinliub has written an Op-Ed, walking us through the ugly history of financial crises, how centralization can lead to disaster, and how the best way forward for BTC holders is to use trustless, decentralized blockchains to earn yield. Read on: