ChainThink message, December 12: At the Solana Breakpoint conference, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko stated, "One of my favorite aspects is that decentralization isn't about the absence of leaders—it's about the abundant emergence of leadership. Over the past five years, countless individuals have stepped up—from foundation and Labs personnel to community members, application developers, and protocol builders who weren't even part of those initial organizations—truly assuming leadership roles across the entire network."

"Now, I've even lost my GitHub commit access. My talk lasted just two minutes. My goal is simply to sit in the audience—I believe this signifies seeing the network truly mature and take on its own life. I'm incredibly proud of that."