Cool things you can do if you run your own #bitcoin #node:
1) don't trust, verify! Be 100% sure that bitcoin sent to you is real and in your wallet
2) send transactions privately: your node should be run on tor for privacy, so when you broadcast your tx it can't be linked to your physical address via your IP (you should probably be running a vpn anyway....)
3) check the blockchain privately: with your own instance of mempool.space you can check your transactions or the state of the mempool without your search history being stored by another entity, another way of stripping you of your pseudonymity on the blockchain
4) run your own client of whirlpool meaning you can get 24/7 free remixes providing you with forward looking privacy in your spending