# The May 2021 crash proved decentralization is the future

- **Speaker:** Unknown
- **Attribution:** uncertain
- **Said:** 2021-05-22
- **Theme:** Cloud Decentralization — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/
- **Source:** The Unstoppable Livestream: exiledsurfer and Greg Osuri (Akash Network)
- **Watch at:** 00:14:07 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUBL4eguqq4&t=847s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/2021-05-22-the-may-2021-crash-proved-decentralization-is-the-cv6e/
- **Cite as:** Unknown, "The May 2021 crash proved decentralization is the future," The Unstoppable Livestream: exiledsurfer and Greg Osuri (Akash Network), 22 May 2021, 00:14:07. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUBL4eguqq4&t=847s

## Quote — verbatim

> This week proved that centralized infrastructure failed where decentralized infrastructure didn't... if anything that has to be proven this week, \[it\] was a testament to why decentralization is the future.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

After exiledsurfer described Sovryn staying online during "wrecking ball Wednesday" while Coinbase and Binance went down. **Speaker:** likely Greg responding, but attribution not fully certain (undiarized captions).