By suggestion, I have been doing a lot of reading and watching videos about Bitcoin. During this, I targeted Bitcoin Core, in particular. Much of this seems ambiguous to me. It stores a copy of the block-chain and contains a wallet. It provides more security and decentralization.
For a user, there would be lot of hard drive activity and network usage because the block-chain is constantly changing, from what I gather. What I do not see is the benefit to an single individual running a node. Is there any?
A very helpful article:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Clearing_Up_Misconceptions_About_Full_NodesCan anyone tell me the different between blockchain and Bitcoin Core plz
It looks like it has similar uses
If you're referring to the blockchain.info wallet info then the similarities are being able to receive and send bitcoins.
Blockchain.info is not recommended because It's not open source (you don't know what they are storing about you), online (vulnerable to attacks), limited control.