Why Decentralize?

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Project Name

Why Decentralize?

Project Tagline/Description (140 Characters Max. Will be used on table card for judging)

There’s a lot of talk in the blockchain space about "decentralization", but what it is about centralization that we wish to undo?

Team Members. First and Last Names

Kevin Ho, Gokulan Gnanendran

Status.im ID for Each Team Member (we will use this to contact you and your team)

Kevin Ho

Detailed Project Description (no more than 3-4 sentences)

Why Decentralize is an explorable explanation walking readers through the vulnerabilities of centralized systems and what properties we want our decentralized systems to have. Readers learn about the downsides of centralized systems by letting them experience and visualize abuses of power such as censorship and high inflation. This article serves to spark interest in decentralized systems - leading readers to learn more through Cryptoeconomics.study, a free, open source course on blockchain protocols. Link (might be dead): http://k-ho.github.io/why_decentralize

Describe your tech stack (e.g., protocols, languages, API’s, etc.)

D3-js for network visualizations, backend in Node.js, React.js Front end.

Track for which you’re submitting (Open or Impact)

Impact

All Bounties Completed/Incorporated

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https://github.com/K-Ho/why_decentralize