As discussed in Satoshi Plus Consensus and the Core docs, Validators play a critical role in the Core blockchain network. Validators are “Responsible for producing blocks and validating transactions on the Core network. Becoming a validator requires registering with the network and locking up a refundable CORE deposit in order to be included in the validator set. Anyone can deposit and become a validator on Core.” For their efforts, Validators and their delegates receive block rewards and transaction fees.

The Kin digital currency is not your average cryptocurrency. Its unique feature is the Kin Rewards Engine, an incentive system that pays developers a weekly reward based on a measure of the Kin user economy. The goal of this system is to create a sustainable ecosystem for the Kin cryptocurrency and to encourage the development of new and innovative digital products and services that utilize Kin.