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Any blockchain team talks a lot about decentralization. That is, in other words, they all support increasing the number of validators or miners on the network. If this is indeed the case, then the barrier of entry should be low and developers should encourage it.
What does barrier of entry mean? It means that a person who wants to become a validator or a miner it won't cost very much. Mining equipment won't cost like an airplane.
Let's compare. In order to run a node, you need to invest some amount of money in staking and equipment.
Ethereum - you need 32 ETH and the cost of equipment. The number of validators is about 400,000.
Aptos - 1,000,000 APT and the cost of equipment. There are 102 validators in the network.
Solana - 0.02685864 SOL, but equipment cost will be $5000-$7000. The number of validators is about 3,400.
BNB Smart Chain - 10,000 BNB and equipment cost. There are only 21 validators on the network.
According to the documentation on the Mina blockchain, the node can be run on a smartphone. But in the spring of 2022, when we studied this blockchain, this capability was not yet technically implemented. There are only 351 validators on the network.

Even with data from several networks, it's already clear which blockchains are more decentralized. Obviously, only whales can afford to invest a few million dollars, as required in BSC or Aptos networks. And these networks are actually centralized.
This blockchain analysis will also help you see the big picture and understand if the team is really committed to putting into practice what it claims to the community.

P.S. By the way, you need to understand that the number of nodes also has a maximum effective limit. For the dissemination of information between nodes takes a certain amount of time. And the more nodes in the network, the more time it takes to update data on all nodes.

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