Explaining "Nodes" like you're five
Many people think sending crypto is just magical internet money, but there's a whole secret network of silent superheroes making sure your transactions are safe and sound.
We send crypto all the time, right?
Well, imagine you're at your favorite coffee shop, and every single person there is double-checking your order to make sure it's perfect before it gets added to the day's big list.
These "coffee shop checkers" are like nodes in crypto. They are just regular computers connected to the blockchain network.
But, imagine if only one person checked your coffee order; it'd be super easy for mistakes or even fake orders to slip through!
That would feel scary and untrustworthy, wouldn't it?
Therefore, when you send, say, some Ethereum (ETH) to your friend, thousands of these "coffee shop checker" computers, or nodes, around the world immediately verify it.
Each node has a full copy of the entire blockchain, so they all agree on what's real and what's not.
This means no single person or group can sneak in a fake transaction, giving us that sweet relief of security.
It’s like having a million friends all double-checking your math at the same time, making crypto transactions super secure and trustworthy!
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