Importance of Running Validators in Cryptocurrency
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Defines validator duties as running nodes, exercising on‑chain votes and preserving decentralization, notes Stakefish once ranked among the largest validators and voted no on a controversial treasury proposal due to conflicts of interest. Diagnoses perverse incentives—validators earn base‑chain tokens so rarely call out bad behavior—and cites historical enforcement failures from GHash 51% mining (2014) to Zeus Capital vs Chainlink. Proposes third‑party credible neutrality and active delegator communication via 1–2 minute videos and Twitter updates.
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