Gotta say time flies fast in crypto. I feel like we are inches away from launching the Helium mainnet and hope we will be already running HLM masternodes on this anniversary.
DON'T make the requirement 1000 HLM on the dot, simply for the sake of marketing. It's an incredibly minor detail but take every opportunity possible to say, "HLM started off as a DASH fork but HLM is much more than a simple DASH clone".IMO, lean towards the high end for collateral requirement at launch, so 1250 HLM. I don't like having so much of the float locked up, but I suspect it is going to be wise to prioritize having a strong barrier to Sybil attacks as certain communities out there have plenty of money to burn. As it becomes feasible and necessary to do so, the requirement can drop towards the 250 HLM level.