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by SkyMarshal 1597 days ago
> I thought the whole point of Bitcoin and similar cyber coins is a decentralized system. But it appears it is not the case.

It's the case in Bitcoin, but not as much in Ethereum and other ecosystems. The latter have a track record of compromising on that principle to bail out thefts enabled by shoddy engineering practices (this, The DAO, etc).