Decentralization
Flow scraps blockchain 'rollback' plan after community backlash over decentralization
The layer-1 network reversed course after ecosystem partners warned that rewriting chain history would undermine decentralization and create operational risks following a $3.9 million exploit.
‘Most important tokenholder rights debate’: Aave faces identity crisis
The Aave community has become sharply divided over control of the protocol’s brand and related assets, intensifying an ongoing dispute over the relationship between the DAO and Aave Labs.
Cloudflare Outage Sends Shockwaves Through Crypto, Renewing Push for DePIN
Some in the crypto world have called for DePIN to be more widely adopted to combat internet outage issues.
The AWS Outage Shows Why Crypto Can't Keep Relying On Centralized Infrastructure
For an industry that prides itself on decentralization and constantly lauds its benefits, crypto exchanges being so reliant on vulnerable centralized cloud platforms for their own infrastructure feels like hypocrisy, argues Dr. Max Li, founder and CEO of OORT.
Crypto’s ‘Decentralized’ Illusion Shattered Again by Another AWS Meltdown
The October AWS outage took down some of crypto’s most prominent companies and networks. Many in the community pointed out their lack of decentralization.
Daylight Raises $75M to Build Decentralized Energy Network
The funding combines equity and project financing to connect DeFi capital with real-world electricity infrastructure
The Web Needs a Better Model
Dominated by platform giants like Amazon and Google, the internet has strayed from Web3’s original vision of decentralization, but innovations like state channels now offer a path back by enabling fast, secure, peer-to-peer interactions without trusted intermediaries, says Alexis Sirkia of Yellow Network.
Jack Dorsey Unveils Bitchat: Offline, Encrypted Messaging Inspired by Bitcoin
Much like Bitcoin eliminates reliance on centralized intermediaries in finance, Bitchat would removes central authorities from digital communication.
Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum at Risk If Decentralization Is Just a Catchphrase
Speaking at EthCC in France, Ethereum’s founder said developers need to stay true to crypto’s principles amid a wave of corporate blockchain adoption.
Coinbase’s Base Network Achieves ‘Stage 1’ Status, Reducing Centralization Risk
The move means that Base will now have a security council which will help approve certain network upgrades if needed.
