I can run nodes at about $0.50-$0.75 per node on the services I use for self hosting. My skill set isn’t that great either, so I know more skilled devs can keep their costs low.
Places like GTM or GIN will need to get hosting costs down to at least $1.99 per node for customers or they will become irrelevant. People simply can’t spend $3.50-$5.00 per node for hosting.
As far as development? I am very impressed with GTM developers. So there’s that.
With Gin closing its doors due to financially pressures and that the platform has become less profitable. Now as Gin was the first ever masternode platform it will be interesting to see what GTM do now. They may need to make some changes like you say about lowering the price for hosting nodes and try and keep ahead of the rest of the platforms out there. It will be interesting times ahead for GTM but I think they have the team to help get through this tough period in crypto.
Definitely agree. It will be interesting to see where all these nodes get hosted at over the next few days. I did not follow GIN close enough to know the number of cold nodes they hosted. Just a guess on my part, but I think many will look at cheaper hosting options being they are forced to move elsewhere.
People sure started dumping that GIN really fast.