Frankfurt Become The Most Bitcoin Node Host In The World

Bitcoin nodes are distributed computer networks running software. (photo: dock. pixelabay)

JAKARTA The United States still holds the largest record in its Bitcoin hash rate contribution and ATM networks. But the city that hosts the most easily accessible Bitcoin node is an important pillar of the Bitcoin network, namely Frankfurt, Germany.

The Bitcoin node is a distributed computer network that runs Bitcoin software and receives a set of proof-of-work (PoW) consensus rules to validate and broadcast transactions on blockchain. According to data from Bitnodes, of the 43,706 nodes hosted in 134 countries, the US hosts 9,999 (30.53%), while Germany ranks second with 4,529 (13.83%) nodes. While in Nigeria there is only one.

However, when talking about the contribution of each city, Frankfurt was found to host the largest number of Bitcoin IPv4/IPv6 nodes at the time of writing. Nearly 2%, or 652 nodes, remain active in Frankfurt. The city of Ashburn in the US occupies second place with 517 (1.58%) nodes.

Due to factors such as firewalls providing internet services and private networks, nearly 18% or 5,865 Bitcoin nodes are not associated with specific locations, which help Satoshi Nakamoto's vision for truly decentralized payment systems. Among the top 10 cities with the highest Bitcoin nodes are Helsinki, Toronto, London, Amsterdam, Moscow, Tokyo, Dublin, and Nuremberg.

Distributed to 5,773 cities around the world, more than 60% of running nodes on the IPv4 protocol, 14% running on the IPv6 protocol, and more than 25% running anonymously on ions.

According to a Cointelegraph report, amid skyrocketing hash rates and increased adoption, Bitcoin's ATM network growth has seemed stagnant over the past six months.

Only 94 Bitcoin ATMs were added to the global network between July and December 2022, with 4,169 simple ATMs added during the first six months of this year.