Update: July 23 2016: Project is closed. Our one donation will be returned to the sending address within 20 days. Domain name will be sold or terminated if no buys.
http://www.Project100Nodes.com/What does Project 100 Nodes aim to accomplish?Our goal is to add 100+ nodes to the network every month by selling low-cost nodes to those who apply.
These nodes will be hardware base. We are not selling a cloud service.
How do you plan on making low-cost nodes?The nodes will run on a ARM Devices like the Raspberry Pi and Pine64.
Our 1st gen nodes will run in pruning mode off a 16GB USB3 flashdrive and a 16GB SD Card of Debian base Raspbian OS.
To make them low-cost we will be looking for donations and sponsorships.
Eg. Our first month we aim to sell 25 nodes. If we receive a total donation of $854 for our first donation drive that would lower the cost of each node by $34.16. A $75 node would now cost $40.84.
How will I know what my donation is being spent on?100% of all donations will be used to lower the cost of the nodes we sell.
We will post full transparency reports of the hardware and shipping costs.
Eg. For the month of July 2016 our donation address would be
1Kp2G1W1RPVXHBAoiW8rTFsDvWEg1mJuLc. At the end of the month we total all donations in a USD amount and use that amount for the total donation received.
Do you plan to add more node builders if demand for nodes are high?Yes! We plan on adding a few more in the near future.
How will I know the software is secure?The only added software to the Raspbian OS will be our version of bitcoind. The source code will be added on github within the next few weeks.
All bitcoind updates will be signed from a offline computer and have their sha256 checksums posted on this site and our github.
Why do I have to apply to purchase a node?To prevent people from misusing this project, we require people to apply.
Think about it like applying for a job.