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How Do We Measure Blockchain Decentralization?

29 Mar 2025

A deep dive into blockchain decentralization metrics, from entropy to Nakamoto coefficients, and how fault tolerance varies between BFT and non-BFT systems.

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Blockchain’s Hidden Centralization Issues

29 Mar 2025

An analysis of blockchain centralization risks across hardware, software, network topology, and governance, with insights into regulatory and economic factors.

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Blockchain Decentralization: Policy, Regulation, and the Role of Testnets

29 Mar 2025

Regulators assess blockchain decentralization for crypto classification, while testnets play a key role in network security, governance, and policy decisions.

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A Unified Framework for Analyzing Blockchain Decentralization

29 Mar 2025

A framework for assessing blockchain decentralization, exploring Layer 1 & Layer 2, DApps, and future research on fault tolerance and decentralization metrics.

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Case Studies in Blockchain Decentralization: Bitcoin, Stablecoins, and Wrapped Tokens

28 Mar 2025

Analyzing Bitcoin’s decentralization across layers and applying the Minimum Decentralization Test to stablecoins and wrapped tokens to expose governance risks.

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Where in the World Is Your Blockchain? (And Why It Might Matter More Than You Think)

28 Mar 2025

Geographic centralization affects blockchain security. Legal risks and physical hazards threaten decentralization, impacting safety, liveness, and stability.

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How Token Ownership Shapes Blockchain Security

28 Mar 2025

Token distribution, ownership concentration, and secondary markets shape blockchain economics. Centralization risks impact security, stability, and adoption.

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Cryptocurrency Economics: Token Distribution, Ownership, and Market Decentralization

27 Mar 2025

Exploring blockchain tokenomics: how initial distribution, ownership concentration, and secondary markets impact decentralization, security, & system stability.

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Can Blockchain Stay Fair for the Long Haul?

27 Mar 2025

Mining pools, validator centralization, and MEV attacks challenge blockchain consensus. Power concentration threatens liveness, security, and system stability.