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Private chains like Canton threaten crypto-native innovation
  • Permissioned validator sets recreate traditional finance gatekeeping
  • Unlikely to support experimental DeFi or risky innovations
  • Risk of financial infrastructure consolidating with incumbent players
  • Could bifurcate ecosystem between 'clean' and 'wild west' chains
JasonEmpire00:52:51

Supporting quotes

“pumped up funds never being created on Canton. DeFi summer is never happening on Canton” — Jason
“what if Canton in five years is like used is one of the most used chains, right? A lot of those gains just went to like the old guard” — Jason

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