They are passive participants and are elected to fulfill two essential governance roles: making referenda and vetoing harmful or risky referenda. They provide security to the relay chain by taking part in a consensus process with validators, confirming proofs obtained from collators, and staking DOTs.With the number of blockchain protocols currently being developed, it is essential to know their goals as well as their USP and the issues they address. One of the major issues that blockchains have is their inability to interoperate. This is due to the inability of blockchains to communicate with each other because of their siloed architecture. Let's consider a straightforward illustration to grasp the issue of interoperability. If you are an avid gamer and gaming, you'll know that it's not possible to use games on Xbox games on PlayStation and vice the other way around. In order for a game to be compatible across Xbox and PlayStation, the game must be developed in two distinc...