Do Your Own Research (DYOR)
By CoinGecko | Updated on Mar 03, 2020
A non-crypto slang that is often used in the crypto community when investors were frequently getting scammed by illegitimate ICO projects. DYOR was used to remind investors that they are responsible for their own investment decisions.
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