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  "path": "/t/when-is-using-your-own-monero-node-preferred-over-connecting-to-tor-only-nodes/37572#post_5",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-02T14:31:54.000Z",
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  "textContent": "cedarwind1:\n\n> does opening up my node via Tor only help the network (as in, more people have a trusted node to transact with), or do I gain some benefit too (perhaps by increasing the quantity of transactions I broadcast?)\n\nRPC, no. Anonymous-inbound & tx-proxy = yes\n\ncedarwind1:\n\n> From what you’re saying, running your own local node that proxies everything through Tor would be the absolute best option\n\nbest for whom? Your own privacy? Yes. Others? No. Proxying _everything_ over tor disables incoming connections. To be most helpful to peers you must make sacrifices.\n\n> using Tor-only nodes (via Feather as a “trusted” source, as an example) would be the next best thing?\n\nits probably the most private option for personal privacy. Tradeoff being slight centralization & trust",
  "title": "When is using your own Monero node preferred over connecting to Tor-only nodes?"
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