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Why Decentralization Matters

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  • Feb 18, 2018
  • #Decentralization #Internet
Chris Dixon
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The first two eras of the internet During the first era of the internet — from the 1980s through the early 2000s — internet services were…

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a16z @a16z · Apr 30, 2020
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The internet is still early in its evolution: the core internet services will likely be almost entirely rearchitected in the coming decades. This will be enabled by crypto-economic networks, a generalization of the ideas first introduced in Bitcoin and further developed in Ethereum. Cryptonetworks combine the best features of the first two internet eras: community-governed, decentralized networks with capabilities that will eventually exceed those of the most advanced centralized services.
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Brian Feroldi @BrianFeroldi · Nov 17, 2021
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