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S&P Global Just Made Ethereum's Centralization Risk a TradFi Concern

22.2.2024
Institutional interest in digital assets means that crypto terms such as 'Nakamoto Coefficient' are now mainstream issues

Crypto Enthusiasts and Investors Turn Their Attention to Rebel Satoshi Presale: What’s Driving the Interest?

8.2.2024
TLDR Rebel Satoshi ($RBLZ) is a brand-new memecoin project in the cryptocurrency space that is challenging paradigms and bringing a genuine financial decentralization philosophy to its vibrant community. The cornerstone of Rebel Satoshi‘s goal is $RBLZ, which rewards its Rebel community...

Exclusive: Anza Co-Founder Responds to Solana Centralization Concerns

30.1.2024
The Solana blockchain crew has moved some team members from one of its divisions to a new entity called Anza. Anza co-founder Jeff Washington, a former engineer at Solana Labs, announced this move on Tuesday, revealing the team’s focus on improving the performance of a Solana Labs validator...

Ripple's David Schwartz Talks 'Bottom-Up Growth' on XRP Ledger, Rebuts Critics: Q&A

24.1.2024
Schwartz spoke to The Protocol about the aftermath of Ripple's SEC win, his method for dealing with XRP's rabid fanbase, the XRP Ledger's controversial approach to centralization, and more

SEC Chair Gary Gensler Sees Irony in Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval — ‘This Was About Centralization’

16.1.2024
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler sees irony in the approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). “This was about centralization and traditional means of finance,” said Gensler, warning: “Investors should be aware that this underlying asset...

Echoes of 2013: Bitcoin Mining Concentration Reaches Decade-High Levels

16.12.2023
In the past 72 hours, Antpool has dominated 26.48% of Bitcoin’s overall hashrate, closely followed by Foundry USA at 24.95%. Together, these two mining pools wield 51.43% of the prevailing 502 exahash per second (EH/s) total hashrate. This level of concentration in bitcoin mining pools...

Vitalik discusses techno-optimism, AI risks, & centralization

28.11.2023
Vitalik Buterin, the Ethereum co-founder, recently took on X/Twitter to talk about several topics. The tech enthusiast touched on topics like techno-optimism, AI risks, and ways to avoid extreme centralization. With a touch of nuance, the co-founder expressed optimism regarding technology. Buterin...

Vitalik Buterin Plans to Redesign Ethereum Staking, Praises UTXO Payment Model

27.11.2023
Source: ETHWORLD / YouTube In a recent interview with the NFT platform Defiant during his visit to Turkey, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin tackled the issue of staking centralization within the Ethereum network. Buterin highlighted the necessity to revamp Ethereum’s staking mechanism...

Blast network hits $400M TVL, rebuts claim that it's too centralized

24.11.2023
The Blast team responded to claims that it’s multi-signature upgrade functionality makes it too centralized

Critics Alarmed as 2 Major Mining Pools Dominate Over 50% of Bitcoin Hashrate

16.11.2023
On Wednesday, crypto analyst Chris Blec highlighted that Bitcoin’s two major mining pools now control over half of the network’s total hashrate. Blec posits this dominance could transform bitcoin mining into an industry adhering to regulatory standards, with all miners required...

46% of crypto lost from exploits is due to traditional Web2 flaws - Immunefi

15.11.2023
The security platform released a report categorizing Web3 exploits in 2022, concluding that nearly half came from “infrastructure” or centralized elements

Arthur Hayes Warns of Institutional Hold on Bitcoin – Innovation or Centralization?

6.11.2023
Growing institutional custody service over bitcoin is raising alarms. Arthur Hayes, the founder of Maelstrom Fund, said that bitcoin’s core value of decentralization could be at risk. In a recent podcast with Blockworks, Hayes portrayed a future where dominant financial establishments could...

Centralized Mining Pools ‘Antithetical to the Ideals That Gave Rise to BTC and the Blockchain Movement’ — Tomer Afek

22.10.2023
The apparent centralization in both proof-of-work and proof-of-stake protocols is “tragic because it’s antithetical to the cypherpunk ideals” that birthed the the bitcoin and blockchain movement, Tomer Afek, the CEO at the crypto platform Spacemesh, has argued. To back this assertion...

EU Privacy Watchdog Takes Aim at ‘Excessive Centralization’ of Digital Euro

18.10.2023
The central bank digital currency has met significant opposition from lawmakers worried over excessive state snooping

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Plans Raise Concerns About Centralization, Notes Arthur Hayes

12.10.2023
According to a recent Tom Bilyeu interview with Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, the possible entry of asset management behemoth BlackRock into the Bitcoin sector could reshape the leading cryptocurrency in ways that diverge from its original ethos. While traders and investors anticipate...

JPMorgan Report: Ethereum's Centralization Increased Post Merge and Shanghai Upgrades

7.10.2023
Ethereum's recent surge in ether (ETH) staking, spurred by the Merge and Shanghai upgrades, has raised concerns surrounding centralization and reduced overall staking yields, according to a Thursday report by JPMorgan. Despite decentralized alternatives like Lido's liquid staking platform...