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Re: Is it profitable running Bitcoin core validator at home?
by
itsmesri123
on 28/04/2021, 02:43:16 UTC
There are no "validators" in the BTC network. There's just mining and full nodes, out of which the latter are not incentivized. Closest you can get is mining, which requires expensive hardware that needs regular upgrades.

Validating is something specific to Proof-of-Stake blockchains. Bitcoin is using Proof-of-Work. If you want to read more about this, check this link out.

What is this https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-core/? If I run this on windows 10 will Incentivized?