So for the past year or so I’ve been trying to get an answer to some simple questions: What will be the long term incentives for relay nodes? There is only a limited amount of relay nodes at the moment maintained by VC’s and some Universities. The Algorand foundation maintains this list, basically…

[image] petew: What will be the long term incentives for relay nodes? There is only a limited amount of relay nodes at the moment maintained by VC’s and some Universities. The Algorand foundation maintains this list, basically making Algorand a permissioned, centralized blockchain. I have read …

Hi @stephenfoundation , was wondering if you already know more?

Hi @petew , should have these back to you today. Have tried to prepare some detailed answers for you so hopefully will be helpful - just getting some facts checked.

Can’t wait to hear this, thanks.

Hi @petew . Answers to your questions below. Question: What will be the long term incentives for relay nodes? Answer: The group sometimes referred to as the Relay Node Runners group, came into existence at mainnet launch and should correctly be referred to as Early Backers and Node Runners. This …

Please how can i contact you. There are some questions i need to ask you

I’m on the Algorand Discord as SteveAlgorandFn - feel free to DM me there. I try to get jump on Discord a few times a day, so you should get a reply quickest that way. @petew if there are any follow-up questions, feel free to reach out also that way.

[image] stephenfoundation: O Hi @stephenfoundation , thank you for your answers. I couldn’t find the time to properly respond earlier. I have a couple of additional questions and remarks: If I understand correctly, a permissioned list of relay nodes is necessary for the performance of the Al…

Hi Peter, As noted, the need for supporting network performance was an initial step as the protocol launched. Unlike other protocols that have come from existing ecosystems or are forks of an existing chain, the Algorand blockchain launched from a genesis point. The early life support around that n…

Serious lack of transparency and engagement of Algorand foundation

petew January 16, 2021, 7:39am 11

@stephenfoundation Thank you for the detailed answers, much appreciated!

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