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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by reedjosh on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @03:13PM (#27199587)
The federal reserve is

Decentralized?

> The Board of Governors' seven members guide the entire Fed system.

> The Board and FOMC make the Fed's decisions based on research.

https://www.thebalance.com/the-federal-reserve-system-and-it...

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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by vmception on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @03:20PM (#27199679)
Pick whatever word you prefer for whatever aspect of its multi-part nature you prefer

Some of the board members come from the member banks

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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by reedjosh on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @03:55PM (#27200179)
It's just that decentralized is not what I'd call a system controlled by 7 people that in turn controls the legally enforced tender of over 300 million people.
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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by vmception on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @04:07PM (#27200335)
Just like all systems that call themselves decentralized, some aspects are and some aspects arent
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