A study of the first two years of Bitcoin transactions finds 64 key players who mined most of the Bitcoin at the time, contrary to decentralized crypto ethos (Siobhan Roberts/New York Times)

Siobhan Roberts / New York Times:
A study of the first two years of Bitcoin transactions finds 64 key players who mined most of the Bitcoin at the time, contrary to decentralized crypto ethos  —  In myth, the cryptocurrency is egalitarian, decentralized and all but anonymous.  The reality is very different, scientists have found.