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42 sats \ 6 replies \ @DarthCoin 18 Jul \ parent \ on: bitnodes.io tor node count continues to fall bitcoin
Even for core nodes is a nightmare and introduce a lot of latency.
Even for core nodes is a nightmare and introduce a lot of latency.
Not really, few seconds more latency doesn't matter much for block downloads and transaction broadcast.
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It's not a nightmare and if you don't want to leak your home IP address you'll want to use Tor or I2P. Latency is irrelevant for new blocks and transaction publishing
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Exactly. I don't spend on-chain often and when I do, I don't mind adding a few seconds to what takes 10 minutes or more anyway.
For downloading and broadcasting new blocks it shouldn't affect the network either as they're mined every 10 minutes.
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It's not crucial for the bitcoin network since blocks are ~10 mins apart. Also, home nodes are probably low on incoming nodes (the other nodes to which you will relay new blocks/transactions). The nodes that do most of the work are public nodes in cloud environments with good connections and hardware.
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Slow private networks are still valuable for many people, because the decentralized other parts of lightning can be fast and surveilable.
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