Blockchain

Validator

A network participant that verifies transactions and contributes to consensus according to the network protocol.

Source: SDA editorial · reviewed 2026-09-08

Related terms

Blockchain

A distributed ledger in which participants maintain and validate a shared sequence of records using a defined protocol.

Solana

A blockchain network designed for high-throughput transaction processing.

Staking

Committing tokens under a proof-of-stake protocol to support network validation, or locking tokens under another protocol's defined rules.

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