Re: NEM (XEM) Official Thread - 100% New Code - Easy To Use APIs
Yes, there is records of such talks in this thread. I won't look through the hundreds of pages but you can search for it if you want proof of these talks.
And why would super node owners dump millions? Why would the program end in a second? Why wouldn't devs think of gradually changing to other types of node requirements while keeping the super node program alive? Why wouldn't super node owners just create more nodes from what they already have in NEM and possibly gain more profit sharing?
See what I did there?
We need clarification from devs, speculation in this thread means nothing unless it is coming from leadership team.
If supernode rewards abruptly end there will likely be a mass liquidation as supernode operators all rush to get out before the market collapses, the proportion of XEM locked up in supernodes is massive, and the incentives to keep those funds and run nodes when the reward program ends will be minimal, I predict if nothing happens there will be a mass exodus from otherwise happy XEM hodlers.
Maybe devs are trying to avoid what could be seen as unfair trading advantages to certain groups.