The Ethereum blockchain is currently the most used blockchain when it comes to Smart contract, NFT and Metaverse development. It achieved its leadership while it was still a decentralized network.
Unfortunately, right after the merge, Ethereum lost its decentralized feature and is now one of the most centralized cryptocurrency projects in the industry.
Given that we're going through a debate opposing Centralized vs Decentralized, do you think that Ethereum will still keep ahead of the competition?
What is your take on this matter?
How do you measure the decentralization of ETH when it's pre-merge and compared to now, besides a consensus change? Ethereum users back then are even already using a third-party RPC to connect to the network, using a centralized front-end when interacting with DApps. Nothing much different right now.
The point is, the Ethereum ecosystem seems did not bat an eye into maximizing decentralization, so there is nothing that most users lose because of the change, IMO.
Aren't there a lot of chances of Ethereum being overcome by an alternative decentralized network?
For example, which smart contract oriented coin that currently exists which maximizes decentralization, is there even any?