From the founder stepping back behind the scenes, see how the Solana network achieves true decentralization

【BitPush】The development path of the Solana ecosystem has given me an interesting insight.

At the recent industry conference, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko discussed his understanding of decentralization. He emphasized that decentralization does not mean the absence of leaders; rather, it is the emergence of diverse leadership — over the past five years, talents from the Foundation, ecosystem companies, as well as completely independent community developers, application, and protocol builders, have proactively taken on leadership responsibilities for the network.

Most interestingly, he described a shift in his own role. He has now given up his commit rights on GitHub, and his public speeches have been shortened to about two minutes. He openly stated that his goal is to sit in the audience and watch the ecosystem operate — in his view, this change is a sign that the network is truly mature and has gained independent vitality.

This story reflects what a mature ecosystem should look like: not a one-man show driven by the founder, but a dynamic balance promoted by multiple stakeholders. As more builders step up to take responsibility, the network’s resilience actually becomes stronger. This evolution from centralization to decentralization may indeed be the true practice of decentralization.