Reading this exchange, I’m reminded of Google and its early days ethos of “don’t be evil”.  Today, we couldn’t be further from “doing no evil” as Google, and its centralized control of Internet search, is under attack from all corners: accused of aggressive surveillance techniques, suppression of content, and manipulation of thought and behavior among other things.

Getting Ethereum blockchain data today is fairly easy, but it does come at some cost. In our quest for data, we lose many of the key benefits public blockchains confer on us. Foremost, we cede control, trust, and security.