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Crypto Projects Lack Meaningful Decentralization Despite Buzzword Claims, Says Chainlink Co-Founder

  • Decentralization is a buzzword touted by crypto advocates but few projects are meaningfully decentralized according to Sergey Nazarov, co-founder of Chainlink.

  • Nazarov sees only Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Chainlink as truly decentralized, though Ethereum has centralization problems.

  • For Nazarov, decentralization provides security, censorship resistance, and transparency.

  • Decentralization is a spectrum; different projects value aspects like security vs censorship resistance differently.

  • The crypto industry needs to build reliable decentralized systems, become educated consumers, and end the decentralization buzzword cycle.

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