My Personal Views, Pros and Cons with creating a Strongblock Node
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StrongBlock is a blockchain company that focuses on creating nodes for blockchains. A node is an access point that helps keep blockchains up to date by validating transactions. Nodes also help keep blockchains running efficiently, an issue that many blockchains have today. Strongblock's goal is to allow for any individual to take part in blockchain technology with near zero experience in coding.
Pros
I love the simplicity of creating them. 10 tokens, a MetaMask account, some Eth for transactions fees and Strongblock website. That's it.
No VPS, Strongblock takes care of all the “hard work”. You only need to pay the monthly fee, which usually $20-40 per month.
Strongblock's CEO David Moss is always communicating with the community. He's usually on Telegram, Twitter, or on AMA stream sessions on YouTube. This is very telling; this CEO means business and gives investors confidence in his company
The Strongblock community is ...Strong. Not to make a pun, but everyone that creates their node(s) love coming together to help others, talk about what the future holds, and how many nodes is enough (...it's never enough).
Strongblock just released Matic nodes for everyone to create. There's plans of releasing Fantom nodes next, along with plans of fractionalization, new partnerships, route claiming, and their own chain. That's definitely what I like to hear!
Cons
10 tokens = 1 node. That's final. Unlike staking nodes where you can pull your tokens out of the node in a pinch, if you buy the node, you can not go back.
You have to manually claim your strong tokens. Nodes like SRX automatically move your rewards into your wallet for free, bummer.
Ethereum. There's nothing else to be said if you've been in the crypto space for some time. Ethereum is congested, which increases the transaction fees. As a result, be prepared to pay some hefty fees to claim, swap, send, or buy another node with your strong tokens
If you want to look at my guide to create a StrongBlock node, check the Node Guides section on my personal blog!