So the node-running meta finally ended after
@gensynai and
@aztecnetwork scammed a lot of node runners.
Thousands of users spent months running nodes, paying VPS bills, buying GPUs, grinding Discord, creating content, and stress-testing networks.
Then came the surprise:
"No rewards for node runners or role holders unless you participated in the ICO."
Many people who joined the ICO are now either at breakeven or sitting in losses after spending months of time and money supporting the network.
- Node runners got rekt
- Role holders got rekt
- ICO participants got rekt
Meanwhile, some of the biggest winners were users who ran free CPU nodes on GCP and didn't spend a single dollar.