Canto Sees Growth but Also Centralization

November 11, 2022, 3:06PM EST

• 9 min read

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New blockchains in the Cosmos IBC ecosystem have been emerging throughout 2022, due in part to continued updates to the Cosmos SDK and IBC functionality
Among the fastest growing IBC chains is the DeFi-focused Canto chain, which has seen a significant capital influx in recent months
At the same time, Canto’s sudden growth has revealed some of the key challenges of bootstrapping a new ecosystem, with a largely centralized governing body that poses a long-term risk for the security of the network if left unaddressed

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