Yep. And there are people who are willing and able to run at higher costs also. Even at 1 cent, the pool with a value of 8000 dollars would push 800 to witnesses or about 3000 a month.
There are other considerations, but as long as one witness is running, the chain lives - though it might not perform well :)
That's cheap as F. :)
When it's that cheap, the chain will never stop. Development may at least at Steemit, Inc. But the chain will always run.
Yep. And there are people who are willing and able to run at higher costs also. Even at 1 cent, the pool with a value of 8000 dollars would push 800 to witnesses or about 3000 a month.
There are other considerations, but as long as one witness is running, the chain lives - though it might not perform well :)