Good morning 🌞🌞🌞 Privacy in @BeldexCoin is an operating requirement for the network, not a label added after the applications are built. Masternodes are part of the infrastructure that secures the Beldex blockchain and routes private messaging and traffic. The current network also shows that this is an active operational system, not a static diagram. The fixed masternode staking requirement is 10,000 BDX. The network uses Proof of Stake, with block production and validation handled through the consensus system. Uptime matters too: the live explorer records last uptime proofs and decommissioned nodes that failed network obligations. That operational detail is easy to overlook when privacy is discussed only as a product feature. A private messaging experience still depends on infrastructure being available to route traffic. A private connection still depends on nodes doing their job. The important part is the relationship between network operations and the user experience. When the infrastructure is decentralized, privacy depends on real participants maintaining the network, not on a single server being trusted to do everything. The explorer currently shows 3,348 active masternodes as I write this.