When a project emphasizes its 'core team,' that's sometimes a warning sign for decentralization concerns. Why? Because it signals that decision-making power tends to concentrate in a few hands. That said, there's a caveat—if the team is transparently accountable and genuinely managed by governance structures rather than wielding unilateral control, it's a different story. The real question isn't whether there's a team, but whether power actually stays distributed or just looks that way on paper.