According to ChainCatcher, Paradigm researcher Dan Robinson stated on social media that the decentralization of sequencers is not the most important factor. The key lies in the rules they follow and whether they would abuse their power to harm user interests or engage in value extraction. He pointed out that decentralized sequencers could still be extractive, while centralized sequencers might be non-extractive.
For layer-two networks, long-term censorship resistance and activity primarily stem from the layer-one network. The attributes of sequencers (including censorship resistance, transaction pool privacy, and sequencing rules) are the most critical considerations, and "decentralization" itself cannot fully define a sequencer's nature.
