Big Tech Is Turning Blockchain Into a Corporate Toll Road

Photo: Chinese (Taiwan) – Aerial view of the Nanzi Overpass and Nanyang Viaduct at night – May 13, 2017. Photo credit: Guanting Chen via Wikimedia. CC BY-SA 4.0 (no modifications). Article by  Arthur Azizov. Observer – September 19, 2025. 

When blockchain first emerged, it was treated as a “great leveler”—a system where anyone could build, trade and innovate without a green light from banks or tech giants. Exactly that vision powered the first crypto wave in the early 2010s and inspired hopes that a more democratic financial internet was within reach. […]

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