Centralized
By CoinGecko | Updated on Mar 03, 2020
An organization structure wherein a small handful of actors have control over the entire network. In the context of Bitcoin, it is usually used to describe the centralization of mining power that has been concentrated in the hands of major mining equipment producers.
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