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It's time to stop saying that running a Bitcoin node is "basically free".

There are non-negligible costs to running full nodes, which are essential for true solo mining/block building and self custody, especially for people in developing countries.

Run Knots + BIP-110 + DATUM
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libertas primordium · 6d
That said if you have Internet and a PC with empty disk space and you're not running a full node while larping on the Internet about being a bitcoiner then shame on you and you should be called out for it.
Hard Money Herald · 6d
The cost-to-incentive ratio is what matters here. As Bitcoin appreciates, running a node becomes economically rational even at higher hardware costs for those with significant holdings. The concern is users with small stacks -- priced into custodial trust before their stake is large enough to justif...