Sui/CETUS Hack Aftermath: Top Experts Grapple With Ideals vs. Real PoS System Practicalities

• Monad’s James Hunsaker joins decentralization debate with Solana’s Yakovenko after SUI/CETUS incident response.
• Hunsaker argues PoS forking by minorities is tough due to concentrated stakes held by insiders on most chains.
• Yakovenko emphasizes user demand as key power in blockchain decentralization; Hunsaker notes Circle/Tether influence.

More blockchain experts are now joining the decentralization debate following the SUI team’s direct intervention in the aftermath of the CETUS DEX multi-million dollar exploit. 

Monad’s co-founder, James Hunsaker, has responded directly to earlier comments from Anatoly Yakovenko, who stated that a blockchain solution cannot be decentralized if a minority group can unilaterally block the majority from making changes or functioning.

Note that in a PoS blockchain, "minority" and "majority" here are defined in terms of stake.

In most chains, stake is highly concentrated amongst a small group of insiders.

While you could fork as minority, no one will care unless you are somehow successful at social shaming.… https://t.co/FvlmMutpOP

— James (@_jhunsaker) May 25, 2025

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