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