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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 9 Dec \ parent \ on: How do I hide my bitcoin node from the network? bitcoin_beginners

Doesn't using TOR have any disadvantages?

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @justin_shocknet 9 Dec

This isn't keeping your system dark, it's just drawing attention to it as a Tor peer. This person didn't understand the assignment.

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 9 Dec

For a private core node only, no disadvantages. As a private node (that only sync blocks from others and only add a tx to a block when you do it for yourself) the Tor connection is not making it slower or less available. If you lost a connection, you can wait a bit more for the next ones, not a big deal.

Things changes when you want to be a PUBLIC node that share more than leech, because you will have to be a reliable, fast and 24/7 online node SERVING the blocks sync fast.

Please make the difference between PUBLIC and PRIVATE nodes. Many people are confused, thinking that if they just run a bitcoincore node at home in full sync, automatically became a so called "Full Node". It is not like that, is a misconception.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @ama 9 Dec

Like what?

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner OP 9 Dec

I asked first! Ahah

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @ama 9 Dec

I don't see any. Well, maybe that using tor is slower than using clearnet, but I think it's worth it. Not sure if it might affect solo miners or mining pools, though.