Decentralization (or decentralisation) is the process of redistributing or dispersing functions, powers, people or things away from a central location or authority. While decentralization, especially in the governmental sphere, is widely studied and practiced, there is no common definition or understanding of decentralization. The meaning of decentralization may vary in part because of the different ways it is applied.
All stories in Decentralization
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ConsenSys acquires Infura, the centralizing tech powering Ethereum dapps
Ethereum-focused software firm ConsenSys has fully acquired Infura, the company that’s previously been described as the ...
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Moonday Mornings: Teen allegedly stole unreleased A-list music to sell for Bitcoin
Gather round forkers, it's time for Moonday Mornings, Hard Fork's wrap-up of the weekend's top cryptocurrency and blockchain ...
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Mafia expert: 'Ndrangheta crime family now resembles a 'criminal blockchain'
So there's a major Mafia that's starting to decentralize to stay alive, and investigators say the organization is starting ...
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Addressing the privacy paradox: Top leaders and experts share insights
During TNW Conference 2019, top government officials, business and technology leaders came together at The Assembly to discuss ...
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Stellar’s ‘decentralized’ blockchain crashed for 2 hours and nobody realized
Stellar has a problem with cascading failure, and it's really only a small group of people validating the network even realize ...
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This site generates batshit crazy blockchain use-cases that are stupidly real
Are you a blockchain influencer without a project? Use this generator to fit right in with the rest of the cryptocurrency ...
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Larry Sanger will hide 'blockchain' on Everipedia to keep users comfortable
Larry Sanger says a better user experience is key to acheive full decentralization - but even the word "blockchain" might ...
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Bounties Network's Simona Pop is live at TNW2019 – tune in now!
We're about to kick off our livestream at the eToro Studio, where we'll be chatting about the future of blockchain with the ...
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Vitalik Buterin schools Elon Musk on Ethereum's best use-cases
After some quick trolling, Elon Musk asked Ethereum co-founder Buterin what he thinks should be built on the Ethereum blockchain. ...
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Dutch central bank tested blockchain for 3 years. The results? ‘Not that positive’
Cross-border payments, tokenization, and some smart contract stuff. These are blockchain's potential use-cases, according ...
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4 things that concern Vitalik Buterin about moving Ethereum to Proof-of-Stake
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin took to Reddit to discuss some of the biggest roadblocks ahead the network’s transition ...
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Weiss Ratings: EOS is the best cryptocurrency, then Ripple, and THEN Bitcoin
Weiss Ratings' latest report placed alternative cryptocurrencies EOS and Ripple alongside Bitcoin as the top three, snubbing ...
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Huawei is putting blockchain into the stratosphere
At its 2019 "Cloud Summit" industry conference in Hong Kong, Huawei unveiled a new blockchain-based cloud service for Hong ...
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Shell is recruiting science graduates to build blockchain use cases for oil and gas
The world's fifth largest oil and gas producer in the world, Royal Dutch Shell, is looking to train the next generation of ...
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How to decentralize social media, according to Wikipedia’s co-founder
The problem about social media is that it is centralized. Centralization empowers massive corporations and governments ...
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What we know about Facebook’s secretive cryptocurrency – and what we don’t
Rumours about Facebook's potential entry into the world of cryptocurrency have been swirling around for months, but it now ...
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4 years after adopting Bitcoin, this business is still waiting for someone to use it
Seymour Locksmiths started accepting Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency in September 2014, but over four years later, none ...
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How this Australian bank tracked 17,000 kilos of almonds with the blockchain
Last year the Commonwealth Bank of Australia put a shipment of 17,000 kilos of almonds on the blockchain. But how exactly ...
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Inside NEO’s plans to get Microsoft .NET devs to build apps on its blockchain
We spoke with NEO insiders to find out about NEO 3.0, and understand its plans to decentralize the blockchain (and get Microsoft ...
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Binance launches its decentralized cryptocurrency exchange, but there’s a catch
Binance has finally launched its decentralized cryptocurrency exchange (DEX) powered by its own blockchain – but it's only ...
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The pros, cons, and taboo nature of enforcing smaller Bitcoin blocks
Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr has a suggestion: decrease the size limit of Bitcoin's blocks to make it easier for new ...
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Hype is killing blockchain technology
Hype will be detrimental to blockchain technology's true potential.
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Ethereum blockchain undergoes massive cryptocurrency gambling exodus
The Ethereum blockchain was once home to the bulk of the internet's cryptocurrency gamblers, but not anymore. It seems they've ...
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The controversies of blockchain governance and rough consensus
The governance of blockchains is one of the most fascinating, contentious, and difficult topics to master, but it’s one ...
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HOLD: On-chain vs off-chain transactions: An explainer so simple your grandparents would understand
Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency ...
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Nasdaq goes $20M deep in support of enterprise blockchain startup
Blockchain startup Symbiont has raised a $20m Series B as traditional exchanges from across the world look to capitalize ...
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Blockchain sharding made so simple your dog would understand
Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency ...
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US academics say their shardy blockchain will be 10X faster than Visa
US academics are working together to create a new and improved cryptocurrency in a bid to rival Bitcoin.
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An introduction to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining pools
Ever wondered about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining pools? In this article Hard Fork takes a top level look at what they'e ...
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Anonymous Bitcoin miners are taking over the network
"Unknown," anonymous Bitcoin miners are now validating more blocks than anyone else on the network, as Bitmain's influence ...
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ConsenSys teaches devs how to make their first dApp on the blockchain
Developers from blockchain technology services firm ConsenSys took to the Hard Fork Decentralized stage to demonstrate how ...
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This blockchain-based company just got $30 million to build a ‘new internet’
Cloud computing has quickly become one of the biggest innovations introduced by the internet. Cloud storage has allowed many ...
