Authored by Mihir of Mycelium Research The ultimate motivation behind public blockchains lies in the concept of decentralisation. This concept refers to empowering individuals by distributing control such that no single entity can exert control over the majority. If consensus can be achieved through a mechanism that ensures no invalid change happens on the ledger, then decentralisation is possible at any scale, including globally. When interacting with public blockchains at this scale, it bec...