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Perhaps one of the biggest problems with bitcoin full nodes is the software is so large, smartphones can't handle them. The software is kind of stuck in one place, with users likely to spin up the node on a computer permanently located at home or at a business.
But Morcos believes there's a way around this. One day, users will hopefully be able to connect smartphones to the nodes running at home, boosting their security. "And then it's ready to go wherever you go," he said.
Having full node on a smartphone sounds great but why would you have a smartphone at home, connected via charging cable 24/7, if you can have a micro controller like Arduino with memory card or SSD attached, which would use much less energy and is few times cheaper than a smartphone. I hope development goes in this direction. But Morcos believes there's a way around this. One day, users will hopefully be able to connect smartphones to the nodes running at home, boosting their security. "And then it's ready to go wherever you go," he said.
