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here. Or you could choose to set us as your proxy. Thanks for helping ;)And while you're on it, me and my fellow blockbrothers are also a witness as @blockbrothers. If you want to support us we would appreciate your vote
Awesome thanks so much! I'm still learning about the platform and looked in witnesses but it's still a bit confusing, do you think you could give a simplified explanation for us newbies?