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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