There's been a TON of bitcoiners who have recently started running a node to show their support for Knots or Core

But running a node is also a great way to improve your privacy in Bitcoin

Instead of having to run your transactions and history through a public node - which can include your IP address - your node can interact directly with the network

There are many great options for running a node - varying in effort and cost

Start9 is my personal favorite and the server that I use to interact with the network

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One of my favorite companies in Bitcoin