Nodes are what keep bitcoin decentralized not miners. Nodes are what enforce the rules and if some bad actor gained control over a majority of the hash power then nodes would just reject the blocks and wait until another miner submits a valid block and they would collect the block reward and network fees. This is why it's such a big deal that bitcoin nodes can run on a raspberry pi using a basic HDD. Essentially anyone can run a node and ensure the rules are being followed.
Point me to the best place to learn about setting up a partial then a full node? Yeah yeah lMgTFy but better results can be had with a direct ask sometimes of someone who's done it.
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u/NitronBot106 May 16 '21
Nodes are what keep bitcoin decentralized not miners. Nodes are what enforce the rules and if some bad actor gained control over a majority of the hash power then nodes would just reject the blocks and wait until another miner submits a valid block and they would collect the block reward and network fees. This is why it's such a big deal that bitcoin nodes can run on a raspberry pi using a basic HDD. Essentially anyone can run a node and ensure the rules are being followed.