# Dealing with centralized validator pools

**URL:** <https://forum.xx.network/t/dealing-with-centralized-validator-pools/7080>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [December 20, 2024, 4:24am UTC](https://forum.xx.network/t/dealing-with-centralized-validator-pools/7080 "2024-12-20T04:24:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![rothbardian](https://forum.xx.network/user_avatar/forum.xx.network/rothbardian/32/818_2.png) [@rothbardian](https://forum.xx.network/u/rothbardian)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 4:24am UTC](https://forum.xx.network/t/dealing-with-centralized-validator-pools/7080/1 "2024-12-20T04:24:48Z")

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Continuing from [Simple "chainalytics" for xx chain - #28 by rothbardian](https://forum.xx.network/t/simple-chainalytics-for-xx-chain/7035/28) and [https://forum.xx.network/t/another-cryptocalibur-incident-era-1103/7054/1:](https://forum.xx.network/t/another-cryptocalibur-incident-era-1103/7054/1:) it is clear that pools equal to or larger than the cMixx round size (5) do not add any value, and only increase risks for the network and its users.

The runner(s) of CryptoCalibur probably spotted one or both of these posts and have abandoned their invaluable brand (at least on-chain) - notice how they’ve been gradually removing on-chain IDs:

 ![image](https://forum.xx.network/uploads/default/original/1X/b6ad3be4f81b487ca5df5935d635d4ee14fd8ae5.png)

It seems they’re simply hoping to continue undisturbed, now with nameless nodes such as this one from the screenshot above:

[https://wallet.xx.network/#/staking/query/6Ysg9bXZeooEZABHjitWLVF7v7kqYpZ8MK3giydymJWUt23X](https://wallet.xx.network/#/staking/query/6Ysg9bXZeooEZABHjitWLVF7v7kqYpZ8MK3giydymJWUt23X)

The problem is, they’re still a threat and which means they will have to be dealt with anyway.

Yet others are recycling nodes and trying to create “clean” nodes without history, like this guy here.

> **[Blockchain Explorer](https://explorer.xx.network/accounts/6aB5xeU9WGtUGsJc7zdU1idBJ1M7Eodan2mReDrxA7HCQgoL)**
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> xx network web app to display indexed blockchain data

Maybe it’s a stand-alone guy or a “micro-farmer” with 4 nodes, but we’ll have to try and find out and deal with these nodes accordingly.

Validation on xx Network is now permissionless, but that doesn’t mean a 5- or 35-node pools are welcome.

They’re not and they should go ruin security of another community, not ours.