Have you ever wished to run your own node and participate in the blockchain economy? The Mina protocol was designed in 2017 with the goal of allowing anyone to run a blockchain node, regardless of their computational capabilities.

Mina aims to transform the current blockchain landscape, in which most platforms need third-party verifiers like miners/stakers and light clients to verify transactions. Mina provides a new method by involving a number of players, each of whom is responsible for a certain role on the decentralized network.

Mina Protocol is a “simple blockchain” designed to reduce processing requirements so that DApps can run more quickly. Mina has been dubbed the world's lightest blockchain due to its ability to maintain its size despite increased usage. In addition, it maintains a balance between security and decentralization.