Botanix Labs established a validator federation to ensure decentralization from the start, removing its own operational control and enabling shared governance by multiple independent entities.

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With the creation of a federation of entities running nodes, Botanix Labs is establishing its eponymous network as "decentralized from the start."

With this launch, Botanix becomes the first and only Bitcoin-based blockchain that is decentralized from the start — meaning no single entity, including Botanix Labs, can unilaterally influence or control the network," Schroé said.