Rafiki can you elaborate on this?

Decentralization Only Works When It Brings In Money

Crypto’s future demands pragmatic decentralization. Projects win by eroding incumbents’ profits through cheaper, permissionless alternatives.

Crypto is growing up, and in the process, it’s getting a little boring. As Wall Street pours in and exchange-traded funds proliferate, many longtime participants feel an unease that’s hard to shake. The industry that once promised to remake finance now seems content to be absorbed by it. We cheer institutional adoption but quietly wonder: