Exactly right and there is no excuse for top 19 witnesses not to have at least one working seed node. Please check the list posted by liondani and vote accordingly.
It was stated as a requirement when the blockchain was launched and people were first coming forward to be witnesses. Now you can't literally force people to do anything, it is up to voters.
I think it applies only to witness nodes, which are selected through an election. In election only a few elites win. I really can't trust that they would not be contacted by some governments dealers asking them for IP logging of bloggers in exchange of some money
Exactly right and there is no excuse for top 19 witnesses not to have at least one working seed node. Please check the list posted by liondani and vote accordingly.
Thank you for that post.
I currently 4 blocks day.
Could it not be made a requirement to run a seed node in order to be a witness in the first place?
It was stated as a requirement when the blockchain was launched and people were first coming forward to be witnesses. Now you can't literally force people to do anything, it is up to voters.
So anyone can just be voted into witness-hood without any hardware?
You at least need a node to sign blocks or you won't get any rewards (regardless of votes), but that's separate from a public seed node.
I think it applies only to witness nodes, which are selected through an election. In election only a few elites win. I really can't trust that they would not be contacted by some governments dealers asking them for IP logging of bloggers in exchange of some money