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## Why Run Your Own Node?
### Why Run Your Own Node?
Running your own Bitcoin node isn't just about mining - it's about taking part in something bigger. In fact, even if you are not mining at all, you can have a positive impact on the state of the Blockchain.
Most of the world's financial systems depend on trust - you trust banks, governments, and corporations to hold your money, move it when you ask, and tell the truth about what you own. Bitcoin replaces that trust with **math and transparency**. The blockchain is a public ledger that anyone can verify, but no one can secretly alter. It works because thousands of independent nodes around the world all agree on the same truth - and no single entity can change it.
When you run **your own node**, you take ownership of your mined rewards, your connection to the blockchain, and your role in Bitcoin's decentralized future.
When you run your own node, you become one of those truth-keepers. You independently verify every transaction and every block. You don't rely on anyone else's server or website to tell you what's real. That's what decentralization actually means: no central authority deciding what's valid, no hidden rules, no one who can quietly exclude you or rewrite history.
Mining through your own node extends that independence. It means:
- **You keep the full block reward** - no middleman taking a cut.
- **You decide where fees go**, ensuring any donation or reward supports causes you choose.
- **You lower latency**, which means fewer rejected shares and faster propagation if you find a block - higher efficiency and better odds that your work counts.
- **You strengthen the network**, because each independently run node makes Bitcoin harder to censor, harder to control, and harder to kill.
Even beyond the philosophy, it's a **fun, hands-on project**. You're building and running a real piece of the world's most secure, open monetary system. It's both a maker challenge and a quiet act of independence - one that benefits you directly, and helps keep Bitcoin free for everyone.
### 🧱 Keep the **Full Block Reward**
If you choose to contribute a small donation (default 2%), it goes directly to someone *you* support (Robbie Ferguson, Category5 Technology TV) not to an unknown middleman. You can choose to donate nothing and take **100% of the block reward** and transaction fees. Either way, you're never tied to giving a cut to a pool operator or hosting service, and you don't have to worry about whether you can trust that your reward could be stolen by the operator.