Is it normal to have holders over 1000+ coins without running a node? I honestly haven't looked into running one yet. Can a single IP run multiple nodes? Generally hosted or just run on old parts? My understanding that the private key isn't on the node itself so if that machine is compromised, coins are still safe..
thnx for the info..
Right now about 44% of all drk are in active masternodes, so there's a lot of coins out there that aren't in masternodes but a lot belong to exchanges merchants etc as well. At the moment you need a seperate IP address for each MN, and most people rent monthly VPS for around or less than $5 a month. To have a valid masternode the darkcoin software needs to be running, but that specific instance does not need to hold the coins, it can be activated from another wallet which can then go cold. There are lots of good guides for setting them up, its really pretty easy once you start getting your feet wet. The rewards are nice, its currently a little less than 2 drk about every 4 days per MN.
https://darkcointalk.org/forums/masternode-guides.66/One very important thing, is that you hold your coins in a cold wallet that is completely separate from the masternode itself. The network just checks that your coins are not moved, if you move your coins your node is just delisted and you stop getting paid. It is really no biggie as you can fund it and start it again later.
For example, I try to keep my coins in masternodes, but sometimes on weekends I like betting on football games so if I want to place a big bet I use coins from a node and then after I get my winnings, I can fund said node again and get it back on service.
I use them for betting, but the point is that when you put a masternode up your coins are still 100% on your control. Obviously if you move the coins you will loose your place in the paying cycle, in my case I make more betting on sports on the weekend than what that particular node could pay, so once I reactivate the node I have to wait about 4 days to start getting paid again but in my case is still worth it.
