I tried to use the search and came up short - so point me elsewhere if there’s already a discussion.

Let me preface this by saying I’m pretty green when it comes to a lot of the deeper aspects of FOSS privacy tools. Meaning that i’m probably more clueless about this topic than I realise.

Had a bit of a shower thought moment earlier and googled if decentralized VPNs are an option for the occasional torrent.
Did a bit of a google and came up with a couple of options, seemingly all tied into a blockchain with their own coin for payments - either using or hosting a node.

I’m a bit allergic to cryptobros and their blockchain-everything-mentality but I suppose it’s not a terrible system for the usecase?

So are there people on here who have hands-on experience with this? Is it a valid tool for safer browsing and torrenting?

Are there any obvious alternatives I should look into?

Are there any obvious risks I’m not aware of?

Is the concept flawed altogether?

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      True. Technically just a proxy.

      But, I’m broke. And it’s fast enough (with the right node)

      So tor and protonvpn are what I use.

      I’ve had issue with proton being blocked though, too. But a quick server change and everything is OK.