This system of a max of 1440 spreadnodes may very well change by the time they go active, but I would still recommend a couple thousand spr just to be safe.
I want to implement a dynamic amount of max servicenodes that will slowly increase over time.
This is an idea I had 1 month ago (as a response to a discussion I had on spreadcointalk with MyFarm):
(Attention: the numbers mentioned are also 1 month old)
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Originally Mr. Spread only wanted to use a max of 1000 MNs.
1440 max MNs was based around an idea I had that this way every MN would on average receive 1 payment a day.
I believe that having twice that (2880) will not solve the problem you describe (the problem of "how will newcomers be able to afford a masternode later in time"),
but only postpone the problem so it will come back and bite us later.
I always advocated for a flexible amount of MNs.
A limit yes, but a flexible one, that increases slowly over time.
This way it gets to act like a limit (that creates competition thru scarcity, and enables price discovery), but it will also have the flexibility to adjust for a large growth of SPR price and what an MN will cost.
I advocate for tying the max amount of MNs to the coinsupply:
Max MN = (total coinsupply)/ 1000.
or maybe divide them even further.
Max MN = (total coinsupply)/ 1440.
or
Max MN = (total coinsupply)/ 2880.
So today (with 1.865 Million coins) this would mean 1865 possible MNs, or 1294, or 647 possible MNs. (total coinsupply divided by 1000, 1440 and 2880)
This is not a fix limit, but a moving target, so let's look how this will change over time:
In 6 Months it will probably be 5000 MNs (or 3472, or 1736 MNs)....
We follow Bitcoins increase in coinsupply curve more or less.
So in about 6 years, we will have 13.85 Million coins.
How many MNs should we have in 6 years?
Based on my three suggestions, it would be 13850, or 9618, or 4809 MNs.
And what does that mean for eternity?
We will have 21000, or 14584 or 7292 MNs.
And I do wish you all good luck! I've downloaded a wallet, and will give mining a try for a bit, but I suspect it'll be impossible to hit a block ;P
