===== Block Validators =====
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**Block Validators** in [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:d:delegated_proof_of_stake_dpos]]
refer to [[dido:public:ra:1.2_views:3_taxonomic:3_node_tax:full|full nodes]] that verify the blocks created by [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:block_producers]] and follow consensus rules. Any user is able to run a block validator and verify the network. (This can be confusing, since in Casper’s PoS, the word “validators” refers to those who create blocks).

Source: [[https://medium.com/loom-network/understanding-blockchain-fundamentals-part-3-delegated-proof-of-stake-b385a6b92ef |Block Validators ]]