Scoresby explains it as clearly as possible but I'd add that running a node isn't a charitable act. The incentives are aligned for you to run a node for purely selfish reasons. You point your wallet at your own node to verify your own transactions and broadcast your own transactions. Fuck everyone else. The network still benefits. "Bitcoin is for enemies."
Scoresby explains it as clearly as possible but I'd add that running a node isn't a charitable act. The incentives are aligned for you to run a node for purely selfish reasons. You point your wallet at your own node to verify your own transactions and broadcast your own transactions. Fuck everyone else. The network still benefits. "Bitcoin is for enemies."