Is Ethereum too Centralized?

Venezuelans were BLOCKED from using some Ethereum services this week.

MetaMask and Infura were in the spotlight, as people ask whether Ethereum is too centralized.

With special guest, Michael Perklin

Also:

Terra FLIPS Ethereum in Staked Value

Shake Shack’s Bitcoin Giveaway

Iranians Banned from OpenSea

Coinbase CEO says Russians are using Bitcoin as a Lifeline

0:00 Show Pre-Roll and Intro Reel

0:55 Show Topics

2:33 Terra FLIPS Ethereum In Staked Value

4:57 Shake Shake's Bitcoin Giveaway

6:35 Iranians Banned from Open Sea

12:52 Venezuelans blocked from MetaMask

13:34 Infura: "It was a mistake"

14:44 Michael Perklin

15:13 Ethereum is NOT too centralized

18:33 Shapeshift Shuts Down in 2021

24:45 DAO trend

27:00 Why Ethereum is still decentralized

30:35 Why centralization can be necessary

32:47 The importance of decentralization

35:34 Crypto regulation COMING

36:40 Naomi thanks viewers and takes the show out

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