The real issue goes way beyond any single case. When insiders exploit validator roles or transaction-ordering advantages to frontrun the market, the whole 'fair launch' narrative crumbles. It stops being principle and becomes just marketing speak.

Here's the thing: decentralization alone isn't enough. You need execution quality paired with genuinely neutral ordering. Otherwise, you're building on a broken foundation. The technical infrastructure matters as much as the governance layer. Without neutral sequencing, early participants get systematically disadvantaged while insiders rake in gains. Fair launch means nothing if the plumbing is rigged.