After intense discussions within the team about our restructuring and resources, 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞.. Over the past four years, we have borne the costs of hosting a free node for each community member, offering a slot at 50 cents, and enabling payment in FDR. However, we are now facing widespread inflation and a more than 50% increase in server prices from our partner.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐃𝐑 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐈𝐕𝐗 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧. To ensure the sustainability of our services, we have made the following decisions:

𝐀𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝.
𝐀𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟓𝟎 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝟗𝟎 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.

These adjustments are essential to align our rates with the current operational costs. We understand that these changes may be disappointing, but they are necessary to maintain the quality and viability of our services. The new price remains competitive and reflects the cost increases we have faced.

We hope you understand our position. These decisions were not made lightly, but they are crucial for ensuring the sustainability of our ecosystem. We thank you for your understanding and continued support.

Sincerely,

The FDR Team