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When you know that Ethos Capital (that wants to buy .org) was co-founded by an ex-ICANN CEO, and that it employs several other former high-ranking ICANN staff,
by ajnin 7y ago
When you know that Ethos Capital (that wants to buy .org) was co-founded by an ex-ICANN CEO, and that it employs several other former high-ranking ICANN staff, then it starts to make a lot of sense.
- bitxbitxbitcoin 7y agoCorruption in centralized entities isn't a question of if - it's a question of when.
- powowowow 7y agoAlso true in decentralized entities.
- aidenn0 7y agoAnd centralization of decentralized entities isn't a question of if - it's a question of when. Decentralization has so many downsides compared to centralization when things are going "right" that centralization has competitive advantages over decentralization.
- banger180 7y agoExcept that centralization will eventually give rise to corruption =p. It's and endless debate I guess. But for an organization like ICANN my vote goes to decentralization.
- rattray 7y agoFascinating. Source?
- mayank 7y agoThe wikipedia page has a bunch of sources in the references: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethos_Capital https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethos_Capital