Hetzner's anti-crypto policies: A wake-up call for Ethereum's future
The Terms of Service, set by Ethereum's second-largest host, Hetzner, prohibits customers from running nodes, mine and grow, trace, store data and blockchain trading.
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Just as the Ethereum ecosystem was reaching its final stages of preparation for the long-awaited upgrade, The Merge, German cloud provider Hetzner reiterated its stance against allowing mining operations both for proof-of-stake (PoS) and proof-of-work (PoW) applications.
Hetzner, a private and centralized cloud provider, stepped into a discussion about running blockchain nodes, pointing out its terms of services that prohibit customers from using the services for crypto activities. However, the Ethereum community saw the revelation as a threat to the ecosystem, as Hetzner's cloud services host nearly 16% of Ethereum nodes, as shown below.
Ethereum mainnet statistics. Source: ethernodes.orgIn crypto, reliance on centralized service providers has always been seen as a negative trait for long-term sustenance - and for good reason. Redditor u/Supermann- has questioned the anti-crypto policies established by the second largest Ethereum Mainnet host, Hetzner. Clarifying the doubts and legal implications associated with using its services for crypto activities, Hetzner said:
"The use of our products for any mining-related application, even remotely, is not permitted. This includes Ethereum."
The company also said the non-permission extends to runtime nodes, mining and farming, tracing, blockchain data storage, and commerce. While acknowledging the heavy use of his services to power Ethereum, Hetzner revealed that “we have been discussing internally how best to resolve this issue.” As a fair warning to the community, Hetzner added:
"If you, or anyone else...
The Terms of Service, set by Ethereum's second-largest host, Hetzner, prohibits customers from running nodes, mine and grow, trace, store data and blockchain trading.
New
Just as the Ethereum ecosystem was reaching its final stages of preparation for the long-awaited upgrade, The Merge, German cloud provider Hetzner reiterated its stance against allowing mining operations both for proof-of-stake (PoS) and proof-of-work (PoW) applications.
Hetzner, a private and centralized cloud provider, stepped into a discussion about running blockchain nodes, pointing out its terms of services that prohibit customers from using the services for crypto activities. However, the Ethereum community saw the revelation as a threat to the ecosystem, as Hetzner's cloud services host nearly 16% of Ethereum nodes, as shown below.
Ethereum mainnet statistics. Source: ethernodes.orgIn crypto, reliance on centralized service providers has always been seen as a negative trait for long-term sustenance - and for good reason. Redditor u/Supermann- has questioned the anti-crypto policies established by the second largest Ethereum Mainnet host, Hetzner. Clarifying the doubts and legal implications associated with using its services for crypto activities, Hetzner said:
"The use of our products for any mining-related application, even remotely, is not permitted. This includes Ethereum."
The company also said the non-permission extends to runtime nodes, mining and farming, tracing, blockchain data storage, and commerce. While acknowledging the heavy use of his services to power Ethereum, Hetzner revealed that “we have been discussing internally how best to resolve this issue.” As a fair warning to the community, Hetzner added:
"If you, or anyone else...
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