Bitcoin Nodes define what Bitcoin is. Bitcoin Nodes enforce the rules of Bitcoin.
Miners must mine compliant blocks. If they don't their blocks are rejected by the Bitcoin Nodes.
https://medium.com/bitcoinerrorlog/who-secures-bitcoin-95b19bbcda3c
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