# Shared state doesn't scale; sovereign state is the end state

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2022-02-17
- **Theme:** Other — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/other/
- **Source:** Splitting ATOMs: How decentralized is Cosmos? ⚛️ (Cryptocito)
- **Watch at:** 00:03:33 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ump9HeOdi-w&t=213s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/other/2022-02-17-shared-state-doesn-t-scale-sovereign-state-is-the-xwgg/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Shared state doesn't scale; sovereign state is the end state," Splitting ATOMs: How decentralized is Cosmos? ⚛️ (Cryptocito), 17 Feb 2022, 00:03:33. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ump9HeOdi-w&t=213s

## Quote — verbatim

> Most of the conversations I've been having with people is about sovereignty and scalability, and I think the general conclusion is: shared state doesn't scale, sovereign state is the end state.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Greg reporting from ETHDenver 2022; frames app-chain sovereignty as the winning architecture ("ETH is positioning for Cosmos").