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Mike Rowe was on the front page of news sites around the world for standing off against Microsoft. Now he's building 'the front page of decentralized finance'
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Mike Rowe was on the front page of news sites around the world for standing off against Microsoft. Now he's building 'the front page of decentralized finance'

The DeFi universe is rapidly expanding. Mike Rowe's new company, Defined, wants to be everybody's first stop on their adventure into this brave new world.

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May 28, 2021
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When it comes to telling Mike Rowe’s story, obviously, he tells it best.

“In January 2004, I was in grade 12 of high school and about to graduate,” he shared in a Reddit AMA.1 “I operated a profitable web design business as a part time job for some spending money.

“Seeing as my legal name is Mike Rowe, I created the domain MikeRoweSoft.com for my portfolio…

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