Bitcoin

RPKI (Resource Public Key Infrastructure) underpins BGP route origin validation, and its operator landscape affects internet resilience. A trend toward many small, independent RPKI servers reduces single points of failure, aligning with crypto's ethos of decentralization. This matters for Bitcoin mining pools, exchanges, and node operators that depend on stable, uncensorable routing—especially as geopolitical tensions rise.

APNIC blog published an article investigating the operators of small RPKI servers.

APNIC Blog Asks Who Runs the Tiny RPKI Servers — and Crypto Should Care

While everyone obsesses over DeFi yields, the quiet battle for internet routing control is being won by a handful of entities—and crypto's decentralization depends on it.