Is Solana Decentralized? Cloud Provider Hetzner Ban Raises Questions

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Hetzner Online GmbH, a German cloud service provider, moved to block all Solana activity on its servers Wednesday, instantly taking over 1,000 Solana validators offline. While the affected nodes are largely back online, the action triggered a broader discussion in the crypto community about the increasing influence of centralized service providers in controlling the fate of supposedly-decentralized blockchain networks. Approximately 40% of the Solana network’s validators—and 20% of the network’s total stake—were housed on Hetzner as recently as August, according to independe ...

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