# Validators

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💡\[Definition] **Validator**

Validators ("Miners") assure the integrity of the whole blockchain by validating every block and every transaction inside them.
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[Node Providers](/developers/node-providers.md)
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## Join as a Validator and help the QANplatform public blockchain (MainNet) ecosystem

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**FAQ:** 

* No need for extra hardware, you can validate ("mine") on your phone or Raspberry Pi. 
* Validation starts with the QAN public blockchain (MainNet) launch. 
* Validation process documentation with tutorials will be published before the MainNet launch. 
* Scroll down to register for Validator updates by filling out the registration form below.
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To be able to join the pool of potential validators, a Validator needs to stake a fixed amount of the [QANX Token](/qanx-token/what-is-qanx.md) in a Deposit Pool to serve as his or her stake.

Whenever a particular validator wins the validation process, the Validator also receives all the coins as rewards from the Issuance Pool. (That contains the tokens coming from the transaction and deployment fees within the particular block).

To be able to stake the QANX Token to participate, a Validator needs to buy them from the [open market](/qanx-token/how-to-buy-qanx.md).

After the Validator successfully validates a block, he/she can keep or sell its reward in the open market.

*Scroll down to register for Validator updates by filling out the registration form below.*

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[Mobile Phone Validation](/technology/technology-features/mobile-phone-validation.md)
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[Proof-of-Randomness (PoR) consensus algorithm](/technology/technology-features/proof-of-randomness-por-consensus-algorithm.md)
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**Key Takeaways — \[Validators]:** 

* Validation starts with the QAN MainNet launch. 
* Thanks to the PoR consensus algorithm, validation ("mining") can be done on many devices, even with a mobile phone or Raspberry Pi. 
* To be able to join the pool of potential validators, a Validator needs to stake a fixed amount of the [QANX Token](/qanx-token/what-is-qanx.md).
* Validation ticket prices, and process documentation with tutorials will be published before the MainNet launch. 
* Whenever a particular validator wins the validation process, the Validator also receives all the coins as rewards from the Issuance Pool. 

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