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node.richfowler.net

Name: node.richfowler.net
Brand: node.richfowler.net
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)

Rich Fowler-operated public node. Long-running community fixture.

anonymous signup MAINNET non custodial

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At a glance

Grade: B ()
KYC posture: anonymous signup
Fees: Free · mainnet
Last verified: 2026-05-13
Operating since: 2022 · 4y — WHOIS 2022 predates archive.org first snapshot 2014; treated as current-entity year (domain may have been re-registered)

B Why grade B?

Solid pick. Verified working but with a meaningful caveat (UX rough, smaller market, intermediate trust step, partial coverage). Listed because the trade-off is sometimes worth it.

Full rubric + 7-step verification walkthrough at /methodology.

Review

Personal-operator public node by Rich Fowler. Mainnet, port 18089 (default unrestricted RPC); check the operator's blog for current posture before relying on it.

Fees

Free · mainnet

Audit trail — receipts for the editorial claim

✕ UPSTREAM Down · retried · HTTP 525 · checked 18h ago
○ ONION No .onion mirror listed
✎ MANUAL Last manual verification 2026-05-13 (<180d)
⌕ LOG See curator log for node.richfowler.net

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