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Why would one want to run a node (and paying for its electricity and physical costs) if they won't get any reward for it? Honest question, not being facetious,
by piva00 4y ago
Why would one want to run a node (and paying for its electricity and physical costs) if they won't get any reward for it?
Honest question, not being facetious, I'd like to understand the use case.
- zeroclip 4y agoSame reason people will host and run services around IPFS, BitTorrent, Tor, Matrix, Mastodon, game rooms, and other servers even though they don't get a financial reward, and even though it may even cost them money or their time. They might just want to be part of the network, supporting it in their own way. The protocol rewards are there to create a stronger incentive, so that it isn't just hobbyists and geeks paying out of pocket each month to secure a multi-billion dollar network.