Runes TDLR 

Runes is to Bitcoin, like Base is to Ethereum.

A decent laptop and about a 1TB of space is all you need to run a node or you can use the XVerse wallet.   

Having a node is just the fastest way to mint.  

Here's a decent tutorial on how to get setup.

Runes TDLR 

Runes is to Bitcoin, like Base is to Ethereum.

A decent laptop and about a 1TB of space is all you need to run a node or you can use the XVerse wallet.   

Having a node is just the fastest way to mint.  

Here's a decent tutorial on how to get setup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRy2z64siZE&t=455s