Episode 99 - Blockchain bloat, on-chain NFTs, MetaMask and Infura Censorship

Good morning! This morning I mull over some topics that have been on my mind lately. Namely censorship. I have been learning more and more about the hierarchy of Ethereum, Metamask, and Infura and how this relates to censorship. We recently see Venezuela being censored to using MetaMask due to local regulations. Infura and Metamask are both pointing the finger at each other. What this does is opens up a slippery-slope to censorship and being anti-censorship is what crypto is supposed to be about. I try my best to explain this issue so you (and me) can better understand what is going on.

Sources:

https://decrypt.co/resources/what-is-infura

https://twitter.com/lawmaster/status/1499423160957034496

https://bitcoinist.com/metamask-infura-clarify-connectivity-problem-solved/

https://leofinance.io/@belemo/infura-censorship-and-crypto-politics

https://zycrypto.com/decentralized-metamask-and-infura-under-fire-for-cutting-off-users-in-certain-sanctioned-regions/

https://infura.io/