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# How to run network nodes

## Run Local Node

The Zentroscan Coin network is operated by validator nodes that are hosted by network participants from all around the world. The network allows entrepreneurs to easily plug payments to their products and on-board their users to a platform that allows them to pay, transact and access financial services in their favorite currency.

All the access to the network is public and all the code is open source so it could be customized and localized to their needs. Any community that lives on the Zentroscan Coin chain needs to pay a small fee to the validators of the network to validate its transactions in the community.

The more communities and users conducting transactions, the more validators will earn as a reward for approving the transaction. This allows the network to grow organically as more usage in the system more network participants rewards grow.\\

Read more at: <https://github.com/zentroscan/Become-Validator>


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