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Interesting. I thought all the nodes would handle the transactions I still have a lot to learn.

This was a popular post. Maybe I should share a public link to my Bublup page. It’s so much easier to read there. (After I make that correction)
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BITwise 🐳 >>= RIGHTish 2y ago

Yeah so the technical answer as I understand it is that the nodes validate the transactions/blocks by comparing their copy of the ledger to the new block broadcasted by the winning miner.

But for a block to be broadcasted, a valid nonce must first be discovered. To discover a nonce, miners must hash.

I think the confusion occurs because most miners are also nodes but not all nodes are miners.

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BITwise 🐳 >>= RIGHTish 2y ago

Simple way to explain:

Miners do the calculations and create blocks

Nodes keep the record and validate

Most miners are nodes

Most nodes aren't miners

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Darin 2y ago

Where can I go to learn more? I mean I can Google, but. If you got a favorite source….