To incentivize running an i2p node, and to get those who run i2p nodes to simultaneously mine Verge, require running an i2p node in order to mine Verge? Also, enable wallet users to run an i2p node in the interface.
Hmm, that's actually an interesting idea: Somehow reward those who run I2P nodes with Verge. Maybe by giving them a higher block reward or something?
I'm not too familiar with I2P technology, but I guess as with Tor, the more nodes you have, the better. Incentivising running nodes by paying rewards to those who do sounds interesting. I'm not too sure whether Verge is the right coin for that job, though. That sounds more like a PoS/DPoS thing. Although: Maybe you could give PoS/DPoS rewards to node providers and have PoW secure the blockchain "from outside"? Hmmm…
Hey dogedarkdev, wanna chime in on that one?
I'm not sure whether I2P is the best thing to use this on, but I like the idea of using Verge as a means to encourage people to set up I2P/Tor/whatever nodes.
Especially if you combine this with mining/coin creation using aforementioned networks, you'd have Verge that doesn't have to enter those networks at some point, it would be created and used withing those networks. This might cancel out another attack vector.
Admittedly, I don't have much knowledge on those matters, so anything I write could be utter nonense. If it is, tell me