Something we all need to Knode - Bitcoins number of nodes are dropping, in number - we should, if we can, run our own nodes
It is reasonably easy to run a Bitcoin full Node and we should all look at 'giving back' and running our own Full Node.
And it does not cost much at all.
unsplash, Marvin Meyer
The Link below gives a bit of info on Nodes and how to set one up.