There must be a limit to how much data is transferred across the bitcoin network in order to keep the ability to run and use your own node accessible. A node is required to interact with the global bi...
Fees don’t affect the cost of operating a node low? At least it hasn’t affected the cost of operating my node.
The other mechanism to keep the cost of running a node low is the attempt by the protocol to limit the number of blocks (amount of data) included in the chain per unit of time through the difficulty adjustment.
The other mechanism to keep the cost of running a node low is the attempt by the protocol to limit the number of blocks (amount of data) included in the chain per unit of time through the difficulty adjustment.