If they don't mine or produce blocks, why do people still run their own nodes?
Light clients only download block headers. When they need data for a particular transaction, they request it and a Merkle proof from a full node.
Before running your own validator node, think carefully about the hardware, bandwidth, and maintenance time required. Frequent downtime can affect your rewards.
On Ethereum, running a validator requires staking at least 32 $ETH . The current price is 2383.09.
What do you think? Join the discussion in the comments.
Light clients only download block headers. When they need data for a particular transaction, they request it and a Merkle proof from a full node.
Before running your own validator node, think carefully about the hardware, bandwidth, and maintenance time required. Frequent downtime can affect your rewards.
On Ethereum, running a validator requires staking at least 32 $ETH . The current price is 2383.09.
What do you think? Join the discussion in the comments.