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I think it was mentioned, in the discussion between evan/anonymint that by darksending it multiple times through a number of nodes it reduces the bad-actor probabilities to a statistically safe degree to solve the issue that the darksend node knows who sends what.

I think I have a better solution than that, I want to turn the masternodes into I2P relays for darkcoin. So your client will pick one when you start, then relay any messages through that one. It encrypts all of the traffic, removes the connection between IP and address and it the blockchain is still a complete fog. Plus it'll be a private I2P, so it'll be super fast. Masternodes are going to be awesome Grin

Oh yeah, very nice!
The masternodes could also be made to host distributed currency exchange for DRK and other web platforms.... ??
if so this is awsome..

Yes! This

Very nice!

This is why they are called MasterNodes and not DarkSendNodes. DarkSend is just the first service they provide.

They could host bloated blockchain that nobody wants to host (as mentioned in previous posts, BTC is experiencing blockchain consolidation because of huge blockchain causing people to switch to lite clients, no incentive to host it). Blockchain not found? No payments for you!

They could incentivise TOR/I2P pipe. Give X bandwidth to Bridge/Relay/Exit Node or no payment for you!

They could do stuff I haven't even thought of yet...

Not to mention, getting the foundation for DarkSend working is needed before DarkSend can be made more interesting... A scupltor who works in clay can't do much sculpting if he has no clay... Where would Salvador Dali be if paint had never been invented?

Once they're working, the foundation is laid. Feature adds won't be hard at that point.