Symfonium looks amazing except for the part where you need a google play account to use it. It literally has every feature I’ve been looking for.

Me? XMPP.

Most used? Depends in what circles. Telegram is popular in some. SimpleX and Session in others. XMPP in free software circles. Matrix in others.

Make sure you can afford the elctricity later. 250W constant draw doubled the bill I had before installing my rack. Do the math with kWh per month.

Works very well on rpi4 8GB with pruned chain stored on ssd. p2pool runs on the same machine.

Running a full node also helps the network even if you don’t mine.

The name cloud comes from depiction of “somewhere on the internet” in network diagrams. I don’t know what corporate environment you’re in but you’re using the term incorrectly.

Oh, from the same people who want you to install a mandatory app to access half of the internet? I’ll pass

Do you mean you’d be linked to potential crimes of the previous owner? Well yeah there’s a slim chance but then you show authorities a proof of purchase.

Or if you mean your personal privacy, that’s non existent at the moment you connect to a cell network with a registered sim