This author argues decentralization need not be about the content, but the users’ names. “A social network achieves sufficient decentralization if two users can find each other and communicate, even if the rest of the network wants to prevent it.” | learn […]
“The advertised decentralization of power out of the hands of a few has, in fact, been a re-centralization of power into the hands of fewer.” | learn more
“Decentralization doesn’t eliminate the hard problems. It doesn’t wish away wars over values; hierarchies of professional vs amateur; the challenges of developing and nurturing talent. And, token-based governance isn’t necessarily going to reach the best or most ethical solutions. But […]
What if the biggest cryptos weren’t actually decentralized? Researchers: “Both Bitcoin and Ethereum mining are very centralized, with the top four miners in Bitcoin and the top three miners in Ethereum controlling more than 50% of the hash rate. The entire […]