I hope this is not a common noob question
I read on bitcoin.org that running a node is voluntering to support the bitcoin network, and I am quite sure that the tx fees go to the miners.
So my question is,
1. who runs all those nodes ?
2.Only single persons at home,
3.organisations ?
4.Is it possible that nodes will take fees in the future ?
1. anyone
2. not only but a moderate large amount of people at home
3. yep them too.. Blockstream have a few hundred running on servers(FIBRE), 21.co have 50+, btcc mining pool have a few
4. nope. but thats where users hope one day to run LN nodes (wrote in Go laungage) which pays them out if people have to hop a payment through them. but dont hope to get regular hop payments. because commercial services like blockstream and retailers will run HUBS (centralised hops)
LN nodes are not bitcoin nodes but when you get more involved you will start to see alot of talk and debate about what should be used for making payments. using bitcoins network or using a lightning network.