When we launched our NEAR validator using Meta Pool’s Node Studio, our goal was simple: plant a flag, learn the ropes, and start building real on-chain presence. As a women-founded, women-led collective, we wanted to move beyond the sidelines of Web3 and step directly into the infrastructure layer where network governance and security actually live. We didn’t do it because we are enterprise operators or institutional finance giants. We did it to claim space, gain technical literacy, and build...