Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has reignited the decentralization debate by claiming that Solana surpasses both Ethereum and Bitcoin in terms of distributed network architecture. Yakovenko argues that Solana's design aligns more closely with Satoshi Nakamoto's vision of decentralization, potentially even exceeding it. Yakovenko's comments have sparked significant discussion on social media, particularly around Solana's technical challenges and high hardware requirements. He emphasizes that anyone can run a Solana node on a laptop, highlighting the network's accessibility. Despite past criticisms of Solana's downtimes, Yakovenko maintains that the network's decentralization is not contingent on token distribution but rather on its proof-of-stake structure, which allows for permissionless participation.