Nodes as a service

So I have fallen down yet another rabbit hole. 

I always knew running nodes on some of the newer systems was financially worthwhile, but usually required a disgusting amount of tokens, and quite frankly more Linux knowledge than I have. Then I stumbled upon the concept of Nodes as a service. 

What happens here is you buy a node from a supplier for a much more reasonable price, and the supplier pools the income from these nodes to run an actual node, and shares the rewards based on your node levels. Think of it is a co operative node service. Some of these suppliers also make use of Staking and yield farms, or DAOs to increase the returns.  

This really hit my "stake and hold for income" mentality, and the fact I could afford quite a few of these nodes .  I just want to preface this before you start jumping on any new project.  This is a pretty new money making tactic, but the amount of rug pulls has also been quite alarming. Stay away from chains with low costs ( ahem binance, looking at you ).  Also pretty much every new node service is relying on discord to decide whitelists, so discord is a must. I would also aim on getting out your initial investment as soon as possible for peace of mind. 

With that out the way, here are a few project's I'm interested in, or invested in. Have a look, and make up your own mind. 

Vapour nodes :  ( AVAXC ) Lowest entry requirements in this list.  A good starter to get used to the idea of NAAS without risking your life's savings. They also give bonuses for smaller nodes so you can get up and running faster ( hint, to start with, go with up to 5 nodes at 1000 vapor , you get a higher daily return ).  Currently earning around 1% a day. 

Thor nodes : ( AVAXC ) Costs a little more, and has a monthly maintenance amount depending on the node level. Still earning nicely here, and they have just announced an NFT game, so the token value could increase far more than it currently is. 

Strongblock : ( ETH ) the grand daddy. This used to require 10 strong token, but they have recently rolled out their very own network so now requires you to buy an NFT. Have a look around

So, now for the interesting bit. The ones above are all established, but it is best getting in on a Whitelist so you can make a node at a much reduced price. Below are a couple I've managed to find that looked promising

First one is the one I'm most excited about at the moment. The very first NAAS on the harmony one network, and generally the first on a chain does really well. https://discord.gg/qQKb9zSr , discord only a day or two old, and the veteran Whitelisters are frantically fighting over this one, always a good sign

multinode finance:  Automatically adjusting yield to remain stable,  also very new https://discord.gg/r4FT6sh8 Almost all tokens with a DAO, so rug chance is lower. 

Node investment trust:  Brand new. They are releasing a token used to buy an NFT that acts as a node, that rewards you in USDC https://discord.gg/r4FT6sh8

Oppulance:  Multi chain DAO protocol defi .  Buy their token, use their token to buy a node. The dao uses these funds to invest, and pays the rewards back to the node holders. https://discord.gg/mXvQYWcR

And those are the ones I liked the look of most. Let me know in the comments your thoughts.