ChainCatcher news, Andre Cronje, co-founder of Sonic Labs (formerly Fantom), shared on the X platform that despite adhering to all regulations, he has been in tough discussions with regulators, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), for nearly two years.He also pointed out that user preferences have changed, and now many people prefer teams and products over immutable code. Cronje concluded that builders face a tough choice: either commit to decentralization and immutability, risking blame, regulatory hurdles, and lack of returns; or accept corporatization, licensing, and controlled improvements to ensure continuous progress.

ChainCatcher message, Meme crypto KOL Murad posted a Memecoin statistics table on X, stating: "This is the most important Memecoin statistics table I spent a lot of time creating. With this table, you can measure the decentralization of top Memecoins from nine different angles. Trust on-chain data. On-chain data doesn't lie."

ChainCatcher news, blockchain research and infrastructure provider Flashbots has launched BuilderNet to address the centralization issues in the Ethereum block building process, aiming to distribute control of the process more evenly among different operators.Flashbots hopes to adopt a collaborative block building approach that claims to encourage multiple operators to work together to securely share and process order flow. The initiative is named BuilderNet, with initial partners including Flashbots, block builder Beaverbuild, and Ethereum client provider Nethermind. The strategy of BuilderNet is to adopt a multi-operator system that allows parties to manage the same block builder.

ChainCatcher news, according to IBT, Elon Musk stated at a town hall meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that he does not want to discuss any specific cryptocurrency, but pointed out that cryptocurrency could be a "fortress" against centralized control.Musk avoided questions about whether he believes the decentralized public blockchain XRP Ledger will be integrated into the financial system in the future. He emphasized that this does not represent his endorsement or disapproval of XRP.

ChainCatcher news, Vitalik released the future development of the Ethereum protocol (Part Three: The Scourge), proposing 2 key goals:Minimize the centralization risk of the Ethereum staking layer (especially in terms of block building and capital supply, i.e., MEV and staking pools);Minimize the risk of extracting excessive value from users.Vitalik emphasized that addressing issues such as the centralization bottleneck in block building, staking centralization due to economic reasons, the 32 ETH minimum staking requirement, and hardware requirements will contribute to the decentralized development of Ethereum.

ChainCatcher news, Rajiv Khemani, co-founder and CEO of Bitcoin mining chip manufacturer Auradine, stated that the decentralization of the entire Bitcoin stack is a matter of national security.The CEO explained that third-party firmware (which can be updated and changed over time) could theoretically be used to compromise the power grid or launch a 51% attack on the Bitcoin network.

ChainCatcher news, UniSat CEO Lorenzo posted on the X platform that over the past year, the decentralization of BRC-20 has been higher than expected. Currently, the community's various views on UniSat's so-called influence in the BRC-20 ecosystem can be temporarily set aside, focusing solely on the technical development and impact of BRC-20. As an index service provider, UniSat's actual impact on the BRC-20 standard can be considered negligible.Over the past year, UniSat's understanding of this has gradually changed, investing a lot of effort to advance the standard through proposals and iterations. However, as observed over the past 12 months, it has proven that UniSat's progress in standardization has been both slow and challenging.

ChainCatcher news, Linea product lead Declan Fox stated in a reply to a user question on X that full decentralization is expected to be achieved by the end of next year.Regarding the timeline provided by Declan, user Freeman, who is concerned about potential airdrop conditions, commented, "Linea is not ready yet, let's disperse, guys." Declan responded, "Full decentralization does not only refer to the decentralization of governance."

ChainCatcher news, ZKsync developer Matter Labs CEO Alex Gluchowski announced the launch of the ZKsync governance system. Alex stated that this governance system is not a multi-signature system, "All planned upgrades are initiated directly on-chain by a community of over 370,000 ZK token holders, rather than by a foundation or a small group of trusted actors."Solana co-founder Toly raised questions under the article, stating that although ZKsync claims it is not a multi-signature system, it still fundamentally relies on the honest majority assumption, which means it is essentially similar to a multi-signature system.Toly further stated that unlike Solana, ZKsync's governance system has potential centralization risks. In Solana, even if enough validators reach consensus, a single full node from Circle (the issuer of USDC) can reject invalid state transitions, thereby protecting the system from malicious actions. ZKsync's "professional security committee" may face legal risks, as if enough committee members are ordered by a U.S. bankruptcy judge, they may be forced to place all cross-chain assets under the control of a bankruptcy trust.