# Does catch point saving make Algorand a centralized blockchain?

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**Created:** [January 9, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/does-catch-point-saving-make-algorand-a-centralized-blockchain/2399 "2021-01-09T20:53:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/does-catch-point-saving-make-algorand-a-centralized-blockchain/2399/32 "2021-01-15T02:59:13Z")

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> [@tsachi](#):
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> I’m also not sure if the binary of a compiled binary is guaranteed to be bit-repeatable on consecutive builds. ( It wasn’t the case when a checked a .NET build a decade ago… might have changed since ).

This is exactly what I was talking about, Deterministic/Reproducible builds. Algorand must be bit-repeatable on every build to be taken 100% serious in the community.

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