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Re: Has this been discussed before?
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ETFbitcoin
on 05/10/2022, 08:36:45 UTC
However, all wallet software is centralized (whether open source or proprietary).
Is bitcoin core centralized?

If we are talking about software, then I think yes. It's currently running on my local PC which is pretty centralized.  Wink

The term you're looking for is "self-hosted full node" (if you run Bitcoin Core) or client-side software (for any application which run on your own device).

Decentralised and open source or Closed source and centralised?
There are two main wallet types:
- Custodial: you don't own private keys.
- Non custodial: you are the only one owns private keys.

Shared-custodial type of wallet also exist, although it's not popular. The example would be Blockstream Green under option "Multisig Shield".