David Hoffman, founder of Bankless, wrote on the X platform: “The independent stakers are the ultimate line of defense for network security. The self-sovereignty of the network is tied to its commitment to independent stakers. Ignoring independent stakers is a luxury in ‘good times’ (when the market is good, there are more independent stakers), but it will cost us in ‘bad times’ (when the market is bad, the number of independent stakers decreases, which in turn affects the security of the ecological network).”