Ecuador Validator Showdown: latam-pool Wins Community-Driven Competition
Ecuador Validator Showdown: latam-pool Wins Community-Driven Competition
馃弳 Ecuador validator battle decided
Meta Pool Validator World Cup Results
The Ecuador matchup in Cohort 2 concluded with latam-pool.pool.near securing victory over zklatitudzero.pool.near through community voting.
Key Details:
- Community engagement determined the winner through social media interactions
- Both validators competed in a decentralized, public voting format
- No traditional judging system - purely community-driven decision
- Next round approaching
The competition format allowed supporters to vote via likes and retweets, demonstrating grassroots participation in validator selection. Both teams received recognition for their participation in the tournament structure.
Ecuador delivered 馃嚜馃嚚 The community push was clear, and the home side showed up. 馃弳 latam-pool.pool.near takes the win (Cohort 2) Big respect to both validators for the matchup: 馃敟 latam-pool.pool.near 馃攣 zklatitudzero.pool.near Next round soon 馃憖
Node Studio 3 Validator Campaign Launches
The NEAR ecosystem is encouraging community members to run validators through **Node Studio 3**. The platform continues to streamline validator operations, building on previous campaigns that asked users to share their node setups. Node Studio simplifies the technical barriers to running validators, making it more accessible for NEAR community members to participate in network validation and earn rewards.
Build Buddies organiza encuentros en M茅xico y Argentina este fin de semana
**Build Buddies** anuncia eventos presenciales este fin de semana en M茅xico y Argentina. Los encuentros ofrecen un espacio para: - Conectar con otros builders - Compartir ideas y proyectos - Crear nuevas conexiones en la comunidad Web3 Los interesados pueden registrarse y consultar detalles en [luma.com/buildbuddies_latam](https://luma.com/buildbuddies_latam)
Meta Pool Clarifies Validator Voting Rules
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Meta Pool Validator World Cup 2026: Mexico's Cohort 2 Week 5 Matchup
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