I just want to share how win-win situation we have here on Blocknet.. So let me comment on the potential gains from just being node owners.
This is off the top of my head, and I know I'm leaving out an aspect of how the money would grow but I liked to share the idea of "impermanent loss."
Ex.
Say you do make 100% from fees in a year. Then plus the total worth, you stake. Let's also say the price of Block goes up 15x in that year.. So your total will be massive.. Making a profit from trading fees while holding your BLOCK

Blocknet income-producing asset is a thing of BEAUTY!