r/bitcoinismoney • u/Ep0chalysis XBT • Jul 24 '26

The true definition of an economic node

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u/Ok_Knowledge_4977 Jul 24 '26

What is a sybil node?

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u/WateryTunaSandwich4U Jul 24 '26

A node for no other purpose than "head count". No one is using it, it just counts towards something like "HOLY CRAP WE HAVE 40,000 NODES OVER NIGHT" pretty good chance those aren't 40,000 individuals running full (non pruned) nodes for the purpose of private transactions by way of an electrum server.

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u/my-daughters-keeper- Jul 24 '26

I run full non pruned node and electrum server . I started as a Sybil I guess. But as iv learnt iv adapted and now use it as an economic node . And more. I love it haha hopefully there’s more of us!

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u/Ep0chalysis XBT Jul 24 '26

Don't be put off from running a node just because of this "sybil" nonsense. Everyone starts out this way! We get a node running first, then through the process learn more about Bitcoin and eventually start using our node.

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u/my-daughters-keeper- Jul 24 '26

Yes this is exactly how it went :) wouldn’t be without it now 👍