diff --git a/consensus/sssc/sssc_node.go b/consensus/sssc/sssc_node.go
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+++ b/consensus/sssc/sssc_node.go
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+package sssc
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/KOSASIH/pi-nexus-autonomous-banking-network/consensus/sssc/pb"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+)
+
+type SSSCNode struct {
+	pb.UnimplementedSSSCNodeServer
+	shardID string
+	nodes   map[string]*grpc.ClientConn
+}
+
+func (n *SSSCNode) JoinShard(ctx context.Context, req *pb.JoinShardRequest) (*pb.JoinShardResponse, error) {
+	// TO DO: implement shard joining logic
+	log.Printf("Received join shard request from %s", req.NodeID)
+	n.nodes[req.NodeID] = req.Conn
+	return &pb.JoinShardResponse{Result: "success"}, nil
+}
+
+func (n *SSSCNode) ProposeBlock(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ProposeBlockRequest) (*pb.ProposeBlockResponse, error) {
+	// TO DO: implement block proposal logic
+	log.Printf("Received propose block request from %s", req.NodeID)
+	return &pb.ProposeBlockResponse{Result: "success"}, nil
+}
+
+func main() {
+	lis, err := net.Listen("tcp", ":50053")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to listen: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	srv := grpc.NewServer()
+	pb.RegisterSSSCNodeServer(srv, &SSSCNode{shardID: "shard-1", nodes: make(map[string]*grpc.ClientConn)})
+
+	log.Println("SSSC node listening on port 50053")
+	srv.Serve(lis)
+}