Due to the halving, an MasterNode will only bring in half as much as before. It always depends on the block reward, how much you can earn with a MasterNode. 50% less block reward = 50% less MN reward. No other changes are expected as a result of the halving.   

Yes, I've just read it in telegram some minutes ago. MN reward becomes active when the exchanges have updated. So it's gonna be a few more days before you get a MN reward. 

Nice, this is good news BTX have its own MN now. How many are currently running MN?

The rewards for the masternodes are still not active. So the whole block reward of 3.125 BTX goes at the moment to the miner. As soon as the MN rewards are active, the block reward is split 50% each between MN and miners. At the moment mnrank.com already shows a MN reward, but it does not exist yet.   

Yes, the team is still working on the project and trying to improve BTX. This time with masternodes. MNrank shows 116 MasterNodes online. 

Sorry, I don't have any information about that either. There will be a algo change, but it is not certain when and to which algo. 

We make today some transactions test. I have planed 9,000 TX in 24 hours. 3,000 TX from that are a very small drop for the masternode tester.

Best Regards Chris

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I think the team wants to make sure through the test that the network can cope with the new masternodes. In addition, they test the new wallets, whether everything works as it should. But that's just my guess for it. It is best to ask in the telegram channel of BitCore to get a more accurate answer.