I really can't see what the issue is here. Germany loves bitcoin.
Is there any breakdown of which flavours of bitcoin or their offshoot/forks these are? I'd also be interested to hear what proportion are using the Lightning Network for transactions.
Topic: Why Germany have too many Bitcoin Nodes. - page 2. (Read 273 times)
Perhaps Germany is really very active in bitcoin, whether trading, investing, there's a lot of store accepting bitcoin as well since 2018 if I"m not mistaken.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224741/firms-with-crypto-payment-solution-germany-city/
So they are very active and that's why many chooses to run a bitcoin node inside Germany. Maybe merchant themselves, or just ordinary bitcoin enthusiast.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224741/firms-with-crypto-payment-solution-germany-city/
So they are very active and that's why many chooses to run a bitcoin node inside Germany. Maybe merchant themselves, or just ordinary bitcoin enthusiast.
Or the larger cloud providers are located there so when people in other countries in the EU spin up something in the Amazon Cloud or in Azure even if they are located someplace else the node comes up with the IP of the data center which is there.
Also, the geo-location of IPs is fairly accurate but not perfect.
If you look at the IP of one of my home connections it's not even showing in the same stats.
-Dave
Also, the geo-location of IPs is fairly accurate but not perfect.
If you look at the IP of one of my home connections it's not even showing in the same stats.
-Dave
Node operation requires computer, network and other infrastructure. It will also be affected by local laws. I think this is the reason why China is backward. Germany's talent and economic level are world-class, and this result is very reasonable.
The previous numbers will not be accurate for several factors, and some nodes work through Tor, but what makes the number of nodes in Germany so large, even though a lot of the activity takes place in the United States.
Besides, you have already anticipated a correct point. In Germany, there are also many TOR nodes relative to the population. So, many of the Bitcoin nodes might not even be from Germany.
You can't know which nodes run from Tor or how many there are. You can surely approach a number, but you can't be certain and know where they're located. Also, you don't send transactions to an exit node, but to an onion server instead. Even if the governments run exit nodes, they can't notice anything.Germany’s population is some four times lower than USA’s, while its economy is some five times smaller, yet it has managed to overtake USA
And what do they have to do with the nodes they run? It's irrelevant. 
Ah, yes! You just forgot one important point in your post. The why! Why is it a problem that a country runs so many nodes? No matter if it is Germany or another.
Besides, you have already anticipated a correct point. In Germany, there are also many TOR nodes relative to the population. So, many of the Bitcoin nodes might not even be from Germany.
Besides, you have already anticipated a correct point. In Germany, there are also many TOR nodes relative to the population. So, many of the Bitcoin nodes might not even be from Germany.
According to data analytics from Bitnodes, the number of Bitcoin Nodes globally is:
Source: https://www.trustnodes.com/2021/09/11/germany-overtakes-usa-in-bitcoin-nodes
The previous numbers will not be accurate for several factors, and some nodes work through Tor, but what makes the number of nodes in Germany so large, even though a lot of the activity takes place in the United States.
- more than 10,000 listening bitcoin nodes (nodes that allow incoming connections)
- 1833 of those nodes are in Germany and 1821 in USA with France a distant third at 549 while China has just 152 bitcoin nodes.
- Germany’s population is some four times lower than USA’s, while its economy is some five times smaller, yet it has managed to overtake USA
Source: https://www.trustnodes.com/2021/09/11/germany-overtakes-usa-in-bitcoin-nodes
The previous numbers will not be accurate for several factors, and some nodes work through Tor, but what makes the number of nodes in Germany so large, even though a lot of the activity takes place in the United States.
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