Updated 4/30/2018

Tierion nodes are simple linux servers that users create and register to provide timestamping and data verification services for Tierion, their customer's, and individual users looking to generate proofs of data. These nodes are easy to create and manage, and only require 5000 TNT staked per node to register.

Since the initial launch in September, which was a roller coaster of technical growing pains and unnecessary criticism, Node operators have steadily been earning rewards, and the amount of nodes in the network have been increasing steadily. The real question here however is, are Tierion nodes even profitable for anyone?

       
On September, 24th 2017 it was announced that the Tierion Network had a successful launch. So successful in fact, that the entire network was overwhelmed with the development of thousands upon thousands of nodes (10,000 to be more exact), all of which essentially immobilized the further operation and development of the network.

Furthermore, the network was the target of a "hash  attack" if we could call it that, in which the intent was clearly to limit the amount of eligible nodes for reward. This combined with the stress of the nodes on the Tierion cores, made life difficult for everyone. ​So what does this mean for nodes?