EDIT: sorry for the rambly post here's a quick clarification I wanted a decentralized/open source variant of something like NordVPN etc. Crypto-based options I found: Sentinel, Mysterium , Orchid All of those are on the Blockchain and use their own coins as a payment system, both to pay usage fees and to pay out node-hosts. Not sure if that's my jam. ------ 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 safe**r** 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?