Revisiting the Question: Feasibility of Large-Scale Storj Nodes

[daki82]

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That’s the real reason I think the withheld earnings should be related to the amount of data on a node instead of current time-bound lowering of withheld amounts over time.

Proposed changes to the method how Held Amount is collected

As i stumbled across this forum, i noticed the problem goes deeper than just a “deposit”. To be reliable, profitable, protected from harm through bad willing strangers, and fair for all Nodes there must be an held amount. It must be connected to the age of the node AND the size it is filled. i would suggest: StorJ seizes one specific amount after: A: the node reaches a specific age, no matter how small filled it is. AND B: when the node reaches an defined size of used disk space. i call…