Masternode prices have dropped considerably during the last months when the whole crypto market has collapsed. Now, if you are looking to run a Dash masternode, you would pay 94% less compared to a year ago. Here is a short analysis of three of the most popular masternodes and how their price has changed for the last year.
| Project | December2017 | December2017 | December2017 | December2018 | December2018 | December2018 | Price Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coin Price | Collateral | MN Price | Coin Price | Collateral | MN Price | ||
| Dash | $1,550 | 1000 | $1,550,000 | $80 | 1000 | $80,000 | -94,84 % |
| StakeNet | $0,75 | 15 000 | $11,250 | $0,12 | 15 000 | $1,800 | -84 % |
| PivX | $13,80 | 1000 | $138,000 | $0,60 | 1000 | $6000 | -95,65 % |
Dash Masternode
As a popular Bitcoin hard fork, Dash is one of the OG Masternodes that everyone would like to participate in. The idea behind the project is to simply improve transactions by making them faster and more secure. So far, the project managed to complete its goal and finally won its place between the 15 best cryptocurrencies on the market at the moment.
When speaking of a Dash Masternode, you can associate it with the opportunity to gain passive income. The collateral required is 1000 DASHes to be locked for the purpose of receiving about 7% annual return in the form of block rewards. Once you decide it’s enough, you’re able to withdraw your coins and cash out the amount.
The highest Dash price ever was around $1,550, so basically a Masternode was worth about $1,550,000!
At the time of writing this article, the current price is $80 or a Masternode would look cost around $80 000.
More information about Dash masternode can be found on their official website.
StakeNet Masternode
Considered the first to implement a Trustless Proof-of-Stake (TPoS) mechanism to give a secure way of hosting a Masternode in an offline mode, while a third-party keeps your node connected to the Internet. This is more or less one of the most safe ways to keep your funds protected.
One of the StakeNet features is also the Cross-Chain Proof-of-Stake (CCPoS) which is currently in development status. The goal is to allow users to receive rewards in the form of different coins. This aims for flexible manner of managing block rewards in the StakeNet network.
Some other functionalities, which are worth mentioning are the Staking-as-a-Service (SaaS) staking pools and the StakeNet cloud. One of the main services is to automatically stake coins in those SaaS pools.
What interest users most is the Masternodes-as-a-Service monitoring option and ROI calculator. In fact, even users with small collaterals can win lots of rewards on a daily basis.
The current collateral minimum to run a Masternode is 15,000 XSNs, while the price has always been $0.75 or a Masternode worth around $11,250.
Right now, the price is $0,12 or your collateral would cost you $1,800!
To learn more about StakeNet masternodes and the project intself, check their white paper.
PivX Masternode
As a coin, which gave birth to lots of altcoins and shitcoins because of its open-source nature, PivX attract users with its functionalities. The developers main aim is to provide users with a decent passive income while staking PivX or running a Masternode. One of the first to work with the Zerocoin Protocol, PivX allows users to keep in private their balance, at the time of staking.
The team is now working on implementing staking on their mobile core wallet, so that everyone would be able to get some extra PIVX. What is worth mentioning is the PivX’s decentralized exchange DEX, which is currently in alpha mode (probably goes to beta at the beginning of 2019).
PivX’s price worth about $13,80 or a Masternode would cost around $138,000.
If you get your collateral now, you’ll profit the price of $0.60, which means a Masternode worth $6000!
Find more about PivX Masternode on their official website.