Nodes are the peers in peer-to-peer cash. Only if you run a node are you a peer. And that is why bitcoin crushes all competitors. Its node infrastructure. And

Nodes are the peers in peer-to-peer cash. Only if you run a node are you a peer. And that is why bitcoin crushes all competitors. Its node infrastructure. And that is why block size increases beyond segwit have been resisted. To protect that infrastructure and advantage.