They were definitely an odd one. Wasn’t it free? And didn’t they have like 6+ regional nodes?
I also paid for probably a dozen or more relays a couple years ago when paid relays were just starting - most of which are no longer running. I knew at the time that the majority wouldn’t survive the year let alone my lifetime. Most of them were very cheap so I viewed them more as donations than a payment for a reliable performant service.
Mazin
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2025-04-28 13:17:09
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2025-04-28 13:17:09Event JSON
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