Craig on Bitcoin on Nostr: Why you may want to run a full #Bitcoin ...
Why you may want to run a full #Bitcoin 
node. 👇
1) You want to support the #Bitcoin network.
2) You don't want to rely on a 3rd party to validate your transactions.
3) You don't want to disclose transactions in your wallet to 3rd parties.
4) You're interested in strong security and privacy.
5) You're a developer building an application and need API access to the Bitcoin network. Wallet, mining pools, exchanges.
There are only 18,644 full nodes online around the world.
Want to run a full node?
It's easier than you think.
If you can meet the following requirements, you can run a full node.
Desktop or laptop hardware running Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux.
1-2TB of free disk space.
2GB of memory (RAM)
A unmetered broadband Internet connection with upload speeds of at least 50 kb per second.
You can download Bitcoin core from here for Windows, Mac, Linux OS.
bitcoin.org/en/download
node. 👇1) You want to support the #Bitcoin network.
2) You don't want to rely on a 3rd party to validate your transactions.
3) You don't want to disclose transactions in your wallet to 3rd parties.
4) You're interested in strong security and privacy.
5) You're a developer building an application and need API access to the Bitcoin network. Wallet, mining pools, exchanges.
There are only 18,644 full nodes online around the world.
Want to run a full node?
It's easier than you think.
If you can meet the following requirements, you can run a full node.
Desktop or laptop hardware running Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux.
1-2TB of free disk space.
2GB of memory (RAM)
A unmetered broadband Internet connection with upload speeds of at least 50 kb per second.
You can download Bitcoin core from here for Windows, Mac, Linux OS.
bitcoin.org/en/download