Inequality in Web3: How Decentralization Reproduces the Wealth Gaps It Promised to Close
Analyzing how inequality in Web3 persists through token distribution, governance plutocracy, technical barriers, and venture capital dominance in crypto.
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Analyzing how inequality in Web3 persists through token distribution, governance plutocracy, technical barriers, and venture capital dominance in crypto.
Analyzing how whale dominance in Web3 distorts markets, captures governance, and concentrates power in ways that undermine the decentralization thesis.
Exploring decentralized AI ownership models that distribute control of artificial intelligence through token governance, open-source networks, and data rights.
Examining the ethical implications of smart contracts as automated enforcement systems, from algorithmic justice to the limits of encoding human values in code.
Exploring how blockchain-based identity systems are redefining citizenship, from on-chain reputation to decentralized rights frameworks and digital belonging.
Examining the collision between traditional legal enforcement and autonomous smart contract execution, and what happens when code and law disagree.
Examining the political dimensions of decentralization, from libertarian roots to progressive applications, and the ideological battles shaping Web3 governance.
The social contract on blockchain reimagines governance for digital communities. Explore how DAOs, token voting, and on-chain constitutions reshape rule.
The tension between anonymity and accountability defines Web3 governance and culture. Explore how decentralized systems balance privacy with responsibility.
Code as law in Web3 promises impartial enforcement through smart contracts but introduces rigid systems that struggle with nuance. A critical examination.
Explore how DAOs as new organizations challenge corporate hierarchy with token-based governance, transparent treasuries, and decentralized decision-making.
Exploring how many DAOs perform the appearance of decentralized governance while real power remains concentrated among insiders, founders, and venture capital.
Examining how token-weighted voting concentrates governance power among wealthy holders, its consequences for protocol development, and emerging alternatives.
An in-depth analysis of the structural challenges facing decentralized governance, from coordination failures to security vulnerabilities in DAO frameworks.
Analyze how token incentives and behavior intersect in Web3, from liquidity mining to governance participation, and why poorly designed tokenomics backfire.
Analyzing how on-chain voting mechanisms work in practice, their advantages over traditional systems, and the design flaws that limit effectiveness.
Exploring whether DAOs fulfill their democratic promise or replicate existing power structures. An analysis of governance models, voter apathy, and reforms.
The decentralization vs centralization debate oversimplifies Web3 reality. Explore the spectrum between both extremes and why hybrid models are winning.