---
id: 1765
title: "Are blockchains decentralized?"
source_domain: blog.trailofbits.com
source_url: "https://blog.trailofbits.com/2022/06/21/are-blockchains-decentralized/"
published_at: "2022-06-21T09:00:39Z"
tags: ["web3", "cryptocurrency", "blockchain", "research-report", "darpa", "decentralization", "centralization"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/1765"
lang: en
---

# Are blockchains decentralized?

## Summary

A DARPA-commissioned Trail of Bits report examines unintended centralization in blockchains, questioning whether cryptocurrency's decentralization fundamentals hold up under reproducible analysis.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** blog.trailofbits.com
- **Published:** 2022-06-21T09:00:39Z
- **Original:** https://blog.trailofbits.com/2022/06/21/are-blockchains-decentralized/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/1765