Cross-chain isn’t democratizing crypto, it’s rewarding a few
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For more than a decade, crypto has sold itself as a technology of inclusion. Permissionless finance. Open rails. Global access. Anyone, anywhere, with an internet connection. Yet today, one of the industry’s most celebrated frontiers — cross-chain activity — is quietly reproducing the very inequality crypto claims to dissolve.
Summary
- Cross-chain today rewards complexity, not inclusion — fragmentation disproportionately benefits high-ability users while sidelining everyone…
