Decentralization

Decentralization

Markets

YouTube, Tron and the Dream of Decentralization

After YouTube (temporarily) removes crypto content and DLive moves to Tron, many are asking: Are decentralized social media alternatives possible?

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Finance

Jack Dorsey Announces New Twitter Team: Square Crypto, but for Social Media

It could be a harbinger of a radical shift in social media infrastructure, depending on the execution.

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Tech

Orchid's Decentralized VPN Network Set for Early-December Launch

Decentralized VPN provider Orchid will debut its app, network and token (OXT) during the first week of December.

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Markets

Craig Wright Claims to Be Satoshi in Critical Response to CFTC on Ethereum

In a response to the CFTC, nChain chief scientist Craig Wright has criticized ethereum and restated his claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto.

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Markets

Bitcoin Is Becoming More Decentralized, Indicates New Research

Bitcoin has become more decentralized by several measures, according to a research report from Canaccord Genuity Group.

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Markets

'0% Success': Why Blockchain Apps Just Aren’t Taking Off

In 2018, the promise of a decentralized future took a big knock. There are lessons to be learned, says Yin Wu, founder of Dirt Protocol.

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Markets

Resisting the Threat of Blockchain Recentralization

In an op-ed written exclusively for CoinDesk, Chelsea Palmer argues that defining blockchain governance must be a priority for 2019.

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Markets

Blockchain Startup Blockstack Unveils Plan to Decentralize Itself

Blockstack announced a plan to decentralize the network's corporate structure on Friday.

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Tech

'Nothing Is Decentralized': Crypto Springs Confronts Tech's Shortcomings

The tone distinguishing Crypto Springs from the plethora of blockchain conferences was an acute focus on uncomfortable and open-ended questions.

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Markets

Blockchains Don't Have to Be Perfect, They Just Have to Be Better

A blockchain can contain garbage data but in many cases, it will still be better than the status quo. We might even find often that it's a lot better.

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