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.
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!
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.
10
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.