Not reeally, the Masternode setup is cheaper than Bitcoin.
For bitcoin you need to invest now at least 10,000-20,000$ to buy a node, which limits access heavily.
In dash anyone can setup a node, since they get paid for it,so it's a for profit scheme, while bitcoin is based on altruism.
So this is more like a profit vs altruism test, we shall see how it will turn out.
Um no. This is not true today with 1MB blocks, or tomorrow with bigger ones. I have a 150$ NUC and another 100$ disk drive that could store 8MB blocks for the next 10 years. Access to Bitcoin node hardware is not a limit in any way shape or form.
In DASH, not everyone can setup a node - you need 1000 DASH. Bitcoin's nodes are hardly altruistic, there are many economic forces that keep incentives for Bitcoin nodes. Just because the network does not explicitly reward them with tokens, does not mean there is no incentive to run one.
The DASH network does not realize the actual incentives needed for node decentralization all while preventing Sybil attacks*.
What I was saying that buyin 1000 Dash is cheaper than buying and ASIC rig.You either way have to spend money, but at least in Dash you get subsidized for serving the network.
In bitcoin you don't, and apart from a few exchanges and merchants, hardly anyone will run full nodes in the future.
Wait, 1000 Dash is actually quite expensive. Yeah maybe it should be lowered to 5-10 Dash though.
The dash subsidy is really unnecessary in my opinion. There are many other economic forces that allow for appropriate users to run full nodes.
Well SPV security is very, very strong. Running nodes will be much less expensive than you make it out to be.