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Metamask/Infura is blocking countries like Venezuela by IP addresses
- operator-name 5y agoThis may be related to the following story: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/02/consensys-ag-shareholders-file-for-independent-audit-of-metamask-infura-transaction/ https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/02/consensys-ag-sh... Ethereum's black spot has always been its deemphasis (or more generously, realistic) attitude towards decentralisation. The tradeoff without being evangelical about decentralisation (https://nitter.42l.fr/zndtoshi/status/1478387674335559681 https://nitter.42l.fr/zndtoshi/status/1478387674335559681) can be seen today. Having followed cryptocurrencies for a while, the difficulty and lack of choice in nodes for clients is one of many frustrating choices with smart contract chains. Hopefully this leads to a greater community emphasis and improved UI.
- landemva 5y agoMost people can run their own pruned node, but most people don't care.