# Big Tech Is Turning Blockchain Into a Corporate Toll Road

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/big-tech-is-turning-blockchain-into-a-corporate-toll-road/
- Published: 2025-09-21T09:00:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

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. […] Click here to view original web page at www.observer.com Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio