Let me be precise about what decentralization actually entails. When you see arguments around BTC—claims that it should only be used for cash, that certain transactions are “spam,” or that particular uses are invalid—that is not neutrality. That is control.
The moment a group can assert how the system must be used, define acceptable behaviour, or constrain implementation, you are no longer looking at an open system. You are looking at a controlled one.
A system is not permissionless if participants can be told they are using it “wrong,” or if their activity can be curtailed based on subjective rules. True decentralization means there is no authority capable of imposing those constraints—no gatekeeper dictating form, function, or purpose.
S. Tominaga, alias CSW
april 26, 2026
https://x.com/i/status/2048256508300075113
https://t.me/S_Tominaga/5297
The moment a group can assert how the system must be used, define acceptable behaviour, or constrain implementation, you are no longer looking at an open system. You are looking at a controlled one.
A system is not permissionless if participants can be told they are using it “wrong,” or if their activity can be curtailed based on subjective rules. True decentralization means there is no authority capable of imposing those constraints—no gatekeeper dictating form, function, or purpose.
S. Tominaga, alias CSW
april 26, 2026
https://x.com/i/status/2048256508300075113
https://t.me/S_Tominaga/5297
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