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Starlink, Verizon 5G and Crypto: What the New ‘War of the Currents’ Means for Decentralization

A modern-day “War of the Currents” is silently unfolding across blockchain, broadband, existing power lines and even outer space.

Inventor and scientist Nikola Tesla in his lab while his magnifying transmitter high voltage generator produces bolts of electricity. December 1899. (Getty Images)
Inventor and scientist Nikola Tesla in his lab while his magnifying transmitter high voltage generator produces bolts of electricity. December 1899. (Getty Images)