The white paper is a marketing document that's become a staple for crypto projects. It is used by investors to determine whether a project has any merit.

Crypto-developers—ironically, a community devoted to eliminating centralized authority—could use more traditional vetting structures.

Adegoke, a “prolific” crypto white paper writer based in Nigeria who also trains proteges for $30 dollars said that, most of the time, his clients are just as unconcerned about the tech they ...