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# Network Participation

**Network Participation** tracks engagement metrics within blockchain networks, such as **staking activity**, **transaction validation**, and **user engagement**. It gauges the level of **decentralization**, community involvement, and network security provided by active participants.

**Usage**:\
Higher levels of **staking participation** on networks like **Polkadot** or **Cosmos** suggest a more secure and robust ecosystem. Active validator participation ensures that the blockchain remains decentralized, with no single entity holding too much influence over the network's consensus mechanism.

**Key Data**:

* **Staking Rates**: Active participation in PoS networks, rewards distribution.
* **Validator Decentralization**: Number of independent validators, stake concentration.
* **Governance Participation**: Token holder involvement in network decisions.