How much does it actually pay out? Like is it worth it? I run a fairly slow small node
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 13, 2014, at 17:05, Mike Patton <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> On 14 Aug 2014 08:34, Ed Carter <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Tim Semeijn schreef op 10/08/14 17:33: >>>>> On 8/10/14, 4:32 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> apparently this hasn't been discussed here yet. About a month ago, >>>>> Donncha O'Cearbhaill build https://oniontip.com/ during the Dublin >>>>> Bitcoin Hackathon. It is a webapp which automatically extracts all >>>>> Bitcoin addresses set in the ContactInfo variable of the torrc and >>>>> distributes Bitcoin donations based on the consensus weight. >>>>> >>>>> There are already 100+ relays listed which represent around 5% of >>>>> the total consensus weight. In just a few weeks they distributed >>>>> around 125 US$. >>>>> >>>>> There are many other theoretical ways to provide compensation to >>>>> tor relay operators (see >>>>> https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-incentives-research-roundup-goldstar-par-braids-lira-tears-and-torcoin) >>>> but I really like this very simple and practical approach. >>>>> >>>>> Thoughts? _______________________________________________ >>>>> tor-relays mailing list [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays >>>> >>>> I myself added a bitcoin address to the ContactInfo variable of my >>>> nodes when I saw a tweet about this initiative. It is a nice way to >>>> offer a way to donate to multiple node running volunteers instead of >>>> donating to a specific person or organization. >>>> >>>> My nodes take up 20% of the current donations based on consensus so it >>>> would be nice if more relay operators take part in this project to >>>> make it resemble the current Tor network better. >>> >>> I really like this and I've added an address to my exits (4.2% of total >>> exit consensus). However, for this to really kick off I'd recommend >>> adding visibility on how many donations were received and how it was >>> distributed across relays. There should be safeguards to prevent >>> oniontip.com from taking a part of the money, etc. >>> >>> Tom >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> tor-relays mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays >> >> Agreed, this is pretty awesome. It allows independent relay operators to >> receive donations no matter where they are in the world whether or not >> they are affiliated with any group. >> >> The donations are transparent, since the money can be followed on the >> Bitcoin blockchain to ensure that your donation made it to the individual >> addresses of the relay operators. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> tor-relays mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays > > I like it! I've already made AUD $0.05!!! ;) > > M. > _______________________________________________ > tor-relays mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays _______________________________________________ tor-relays mailing list [email protected] https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
