What do you think is the best (and cheapest) way for an average Joe or Jane to be able to get into supporting DASH infrastructure these days? 1000 DASH for a masternode is steep for most and ASIC miners are stupid expensive...
Have the devs ever thought of going to a more ASIC resistant algo similar to Monero where anyone can participate?
NOTE: I used to have some old D3s and used StakeCube for a partial masternode, but ended up going into other investments that went to shit (mainly Cosmos ecosystem, lol).
Good question. First, you can use CrowdNode (fractional masternode service, it's integrated into the wallet) and stake with any amount over 0.5 Dash, and earn. No KYC, but it's custodial.
Second, CrowdNode offers a trustless option if you have 100 Dash or more. It's more involved but they can't steal your money even if they wanted to.
Third, you can deposit liquidity in the Dash and LEO-ARB pools in the Maya Protocol. With the Dash integration there will be lots of volume flying across those two pools, and the Leo one is particularly tiny. More liquidity means cheaper swaps.
Dash is sticking with ASIC mining as changing the algo makes it easier to attack.