tl;dr: turning your computer into a source of (small) income with Theta.

One of my favorite things about decentralized networks is how the more effectively utilize assets which are otherwise latent, dormant, or sub-capacity.

This is true in storage (Arweave, Filecoin), bandwidth (Mysterium, Helium), and computing with Thega.

While you’re not going to make a ton of money using Theta Edge Node (download the app for Windows or Mac), if you’re using your computer anyway, you can earn TFuel (the native currency of the network) by donating a portion of your computing power to the job of encoding and caching videos.

You’ll also get a glimpse at the kind of videos that are uploaded and streamed on a decentralized YouTube (LBRY is another one). Be forewarned, you’re not going to like all of them, but this is the face of censorship-resistance.

Theta is currently in the top 75 most valuable networks.

It’s kind of cool, imho, to have an app like this that is free to install and which leverages something you are using anyway to generate income (albeit very small).

This is the future of decentralized communities. Everyone contributing. Everyone earning in proportion to their contribution. 100% trusted because it’s backed by a blockchain.