Decentralization
Bitfury announced a $1 billion investment initiative to back ethical technology, AI, and next‑generation decentralized systems, with $200 million earmarked for deployment in year one. The move marks a strategic pivot from pure mining operations toward broader infrastructure and innovation.
The Graph Foundation has been launched to grow and manage The Graph Network and accelerate decentralization across its indexing and query ecosystem. The move aims to formalize governance, support developers, and steward the GRT community.
Vitalik Buterin and a group of prominent Ethereum developers published the Trustless Manifesto setting strict criteria for decentralization after reports that a small group of insiders steered protocol priorities. The manifesto aims to reduce concentrated influence over funding and attention in the ETH ecosystem.
The Ethereum Foundation, led by Vitalik Buterin, published a Trustless Manifesto reaffirming Ethereum’s commitment to decentralization and censorship resistance. The statement aims to guide protocol priorities, developer behavior, and community governance.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson praised Midnight Network on Nov. 13 as a remedy to centralized digital identity control, calling it a safe space for opinions without fear of being blacklisted. He framed the project as a defense for open-source contributors and free expression.
On Nov. 13, 2025 the Ethereum Foundation posted a 'Trustless Manifesto' to the mainnet, staking the project's core commitment to trustless coordination and self-custody. The on-chain publication makes the principles immutable and signals a renewed focus on decentralisation across the ecosystem.
Polkadot (DOT) has been integrated into Unity Nodes, a joint venture by MNTx and WMTx, to decentralize telecom verification in the $2 trillion global telecom industry. This integration leverages DOT as rewards for operators, enhancing transparency and eliminating external audits in telecom infrastructure.
Polkadot has partnered with Unity Nodes to decentralize telecom verification using DOT tokens, rewarding users and enhancing security through blockchain technology.
Commissioner Hester M. Peirce addresses the challenges of striking a balance between cryptocurrency regulation and the principles of decentralization, proposing ideas to close this regulatory gap.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin emphasizes the crucial importance of genuine decentralization in Ethereum's ecosystem to avoid significant risks. He cautions that merely treating decentralization as a buzzword could undermine the platform's security and innovation.