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To all of our US readers: Happy 4th of July, ‘Murica, may freedom ring, etc.

And since today is dedicated to celebrating government, it seems apropos to talk a bit about governance:

Who governs Solana?

Every blockchain has a means of governance — that is, a way for humans to decide how its software should be upgraded.

Bitcoin has its core developers and Bitcoin Improvement Proposals, and Ethereum has something similar. The means of upgrading Solana are perhaps a bit less widely-known. 

When I put out the bat signal for…

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