Hi again,
Thank you for taking the time to review this proposal.
The benefit is that Raptor will run the Nodes further decentralizing the Ethereum mainnet, and will use 50% of the rewards to burn OP. The other 50% will be spent on spinning up more nodes.
Our intention is to seek funding from other communities and in return they help us keep Ethereum secure, and also have their tokens burned.
As per Optimism’s own documents:
“The Collective is a band of communities, companies, and citizens united by a mutually beneficial pact to adhere to the axiom of impact=profit. This is outlined in depth in the Optimistic Vision.”
You yourself state the importance of running Validators here.