Why are less people running nodes today then there were in 2017
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I don’t have all the answers
That’s what the hashtag #asknostr is for
I think eventually the full nodes will be built into Wi-Fi router boxes
Actually start 9 is already doing that…
So on a long enough time scale
Probably every household that has internet will by default run a full node
I think you're right. Moors law doesn't stop at physical hardware - if the cost of everything falls forever, then there's just no reason not to have all the important stuff.
What data source are you looking at?
Bitnodes.io definitely estimates many more now than there were in 2017. Same with Coin.dance.