# Decentralized apps that feel centralized

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2020-04-28
- **Theme:** Crypto & DePIN — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/crypto-depin/
- **Source:** Greg Osuri - Founder of Akash Network / Solana Testimonial (Solana)
- **Watch at:** 00:01:30 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxJSvgW5rGA&t=90s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/crypto-depin/2020-04-28-decentralized-apps-that-feel-centralized-ttu7/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Decentralized apps that feel centralized," Greg Osuri - Founder of Akash Network / Solana Testimonial (Solana), 28 Apr 2020, 00:01:30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxJSvgW5rGA&t=90s

## Quote — verbatim

> The thing that excites me most about Solana is the throughput that allows developers to build applications that feel like a centralized application but actually it's decentralized on the core — and it's a very attractive property that allows real distributed systems engineers to actually consider building on a blockchain.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

His bar for blockchain viability: centralized-grade UX/performance with decentralized foundations.