http://bitcoinist.net/btcc-deploys-full-bitcoin-nodes-to-keep-network-secure/
granite has 23 nodes currently on the latest compile of granite ( 1.0.2.0 ) - 16 of which are granite owned - operated - and maintained ... with another 9 on the previous versions ...
so far - the node list has grown quite rapidly these last few months and we hope will continue to do so - due to the major change we will be undertaking in 2016 and the granitenode system we will be implementing ...
once this system is in place - the nodes will carry a certain number of granite coins as a minimum to become a full granitenode ( a masternode with PoS earnings ) and continue to accrue coins via the node ... a simple system to incentivize granitenode adoption - but also a way to help make it easier to make the consensus rules for the network ...
ultimately its about stabilizing the network - but it is also about allowing the creation of an application layer for future apps to 'sit' and function on ...
a lot for the future of granite - but all will be revealed on both bct thread and the granite forum thread - alongside the projects that will be integrated into the granite ecosystem ...
bct thread - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/a-chainworks-industries-cwi-project-granite-simple-solid-stable-grn-718939 ...
granite thread - http://granitecoin.com/forum/index.php?topic=15962 ...
associated grn project - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/a-chainworks-industries-cwi-project-donate-by-mining-dbm-1089744 ...
we hope that the nodes will reach 700 and more by the end of 2016 ...
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