VOTE2019 election will probably have even more candidates offering rev shares, and yes, that will be good for marketing Komodo.
Passive income streams help survive the bear market, everything adds up, and KMD already has 5% reward So rev shares is really the icing on the cake!
There also be a lot more new Komodo hodlers by 2019 election.
it would also be my first time to vote for a notary node operator..
The first 2 elections were very successful at bootstrapping the notary system, but I expect the third election in 2019 will be quite different , more candidates, and probably some candidates will run as registered businesses or other more official 'entities' which will be great for the komodo ecosystem as a whole as it will create multiple entry points and legal partners for traditional non crypto businesses to engage with, similar to how everyone on Wall St is waiting for Bitcoin ETF and proper legally setup custodial services before they can enter the crypto field.
Next election will hopefully create 10-20 well financed legal access points for all the businesses who might want to experiment with blockchain but need a legal partner who can sign contracts with to fit into their legal obligations, and that allows jl777 to keep doing what he does best, and maintain his privacy.
This is a crucial element IMO, traditional businesses operate in the legacy world of rules and regulations, and even if a crypto project has the best tech, if businesses can't use it because they can't find a legal partner to work with the tech can't be adopted, even if it's the best.
The 64 notaries provide so much to the whole ecosystem, and I expect election 2019 will look and feel a lot more 'professional'.