Opposition to or the process of preventing the concentration of power, authority, or resources in a central location or government.
From anti- (against) + centralization (the act of concentrating in a center). This term emerged in political theory, especially with discussions of federalism and decentralized governance.
Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency were explicitly designed around anticentralization principles—they're proof that this abstract political idea can reshape entire technological systems.
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