The biggest centralisation issues have nothing to do with the blockchain protocol itself.
That's a good example of what we all know. 😉
The biggest issue also applies to Steem as well, and is something that can be resolved in an extremely short time as it is completely unrelated to the Hive blockchain itself.
Looking forward to seeing that post!
P.S. Sounds like you've got a lot of ideas ... material for a lot of posts.
P.S.S. If you're thinking about investing and really getting your feet wet, you might not find a better time than now to pick up HIVE at bargain basement prices.
Edit: The article is not recommended to understand "why", rather to understand "who": it's a human story, and the folks behind it are literally heroes, nothing more and nothing less, and I think they deserve our utmost respect. Hence my reference to the people involved.
RE: What Hive needs before it can grow massively