Hi Lawk, you can find many answers on your questions by searching through the forum. There’s a lot of information in this forum and also a lot in the systemdocs: http://maidsafe.net/SystemDocs/
If you still got unanswered questions after searching, feel free to ask them of course!
Threads on comparison between Ethereum and Maidsafe:
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You can earn safecoins by providing storage space for the network, all this is also mentioned in the systemdocs btw
