Ecosystem · validators
Validators
Validators run the network — producing blocks, voting, and serving RPC. This category covers what validators do, the economics behind running one, and how leader scheduling actually works.
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How validators work
Validators run the network. Here's what they actually do during each slot.
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Validator economics
Vote costs, MEV, commission and the real economics of running a validator.
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