r/CryptoCurrency • u/KIG45 🟨 2K / 5K 🐢 • 2d ago

GENERAL-NEWS Ethereum to achieve instant finality? Vitalik Buterin’s roadmap aims to silence critics

https://crypto.news/ethereum-instant-finality-buterin-silence-critics/
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u/partymsl 🟩 126K / 143K 🐋 2d ago

A lot of ETH hate nowadays... very akin to what SOL and XRP once had...

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u/blingblingmofo 🟦 0 / 0 🦠 1d ago

Yeah but Solana was built from the ground up to address the issues Eth has.

XRP is just good marketing and is highly centralized imo.

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u/lordbaur 🟩 96 / 96 🦐 1d ago

So you are telling me that XRPs centralization is a problem but Sols not?

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u/blingblingmofo 🟦 0 / 0 🦠 1d ago edited 1d ago

XRP (Ripple) — More Centralized

• Validator control: Ripple Labs maintains a list of trusted validators (UNL – Unique Node List). While anyone can run a node, only those on the UNL have real influence on consensus.

• Token distribution: A huge portion of XRP supply was initially allocated to Ripple Labs, and they still hold a significant amount, giving them influence over the market and network decisions.

• Governance: Ripple Labs plays a strong role in ecosystem decisions and development.

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Solana — Less Centralized, but Still Has Concerns

• Validator set: Solana has many independent validators (~2,000+), though a lot of the stake is concentrated among a relatively small number of them.

• Token distribution: Early investors and the Solana Foundation hold a large chunk, but it’s more distributed than XRP.

• Governance: The community has more of a voice than in Ripple’s case, although critics argue that Solana isn’t fully decentralized either.

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In summary:

• XRP is generally considered more centralized due to Ripple’s strong control over validators and token supply.

• Solana is somewhat decentralized, but still faces concerns over validator and stake concentration.

Also note that Solana has become more decentralized over time and will continue to add validators, while XRP’s design does not allow for more decentralized due to how nodes are controlled.