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by TrapLord_Rhodo 1381 days ago
Well, that's my point. We went from

>these nodes are run by an anonymous collective

up until around 2017, that's how blockchain worked and gained traction.

And now most high level entities in blockchain tech now have identities/companies and individuals associated with them. Twitter has allowed these identities to stay 'psuedo-anonymous' sometimes but their 'identities' and leadership influence over the chain/ pools and infrastructure has remained.

>That’s a regression in the trust-value chain for most real world applications

Blockchain trustlessness is the whole value.