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That is not how it works. Every server that runs the blockchain software must have it’s own local copy of the blockchain.
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Right.. so more servers getting paid to run a local copy of the blockchain would mean that there are more servers with more capacity (because they can afford to upgrade the RAM / HDD if they're getting paid) ... How is that not how it works?
| author | evolved08gsr |
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The witnesses can pay for their servers, yes - but third party developers and exchanges must pay for theirs out of pocket. Adding more witnesses doesn’t really help.
| author | timcliff |
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So in effect, if there are more witnesses, there are more paid servers/nodes, with higher bandwidth capabilities, and therefore a more stable network. Developers have no incentive to keep their nodes online when they are simply testing. They can download the Blockchain at a point in time and run with that as their test environment. Until they roll out a production version of code, they have little to no incentive for running a full node and paying the associated expenses.
| author | evolved08gsr |
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