diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/validator/metadata_importer.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/validator/metadata_importer.ex
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+defmodule Explorer.Validator.MetadataImporter do
+  @moduledoc """
+  module that upserts validator metadata from a list of maps
+  """
+  alias Explorer.Chain.Address
+  alias Explorer.Repo
+
+  import Ecto.Query, only: [from: 2]
+
+  def import_metadata(metadata_maps) do
+    Repo.transaction(fn -> Enum.each(metadata_maps, &upsert_validator_metadata(&1)) end)
+  end
+
+  defp upsert_validator_metadata(validator_changeset) do
+    case Repo.get_by(Address.Name, address_hash: validator_changeset.address_hash, primary: true) do
+      nil ->
+        %Address.Name{}
+        |> Address.Name.changeset(validator_changeset)
+        |> Repo.insert()
+
+      _address_name ->
+        query =
+          from(an in Address.Name,
+            update: [
+              set: [
+                name: ^validator_changeset.name,
+                metadata: ^validator_changeset.metadata
+              ]
+            ],
+            where: an.address_hash == ^validator_changeset.address_hash and an.primary == true
+          )
+
+        Repo.update_all(query, [])
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/apps/explorer/test/explorer/validator/metadata_importer_test.exs b/apps/explorer/test/explorer/validator/metadata_importer_test.exs
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+defmodule Explorer.Validator.MetadataImporterTest do
+  use Explorer.DataCase
+
+  require Ecto.Query
+
+  import Ecto.Query
+  import Explorer.Factory
+
+  alias Explorer.Chain.Address
+  alias Explorer.Repo
+  alias Explorer.Validator.MetadataImporter
+
+  describe "import_metadata/1" do
+    test "inserts new address names when there's none for the validators" do
+      address = insert(:address)
+
+      [%{address_hash: address.hash, name: "Testinit Unitorius", primary: true, metadata: %{"test" => "toast"}}]
+      |> MetadataImporter.import_metadata()
+
+      address_names =
+        from(an in Address.Name, where: an.address_hash == ^address.hash and an.primary == true)
+        |> Repo.all()
+
+      expected_name = %Address.Name{address_hash: address.hash, name: "Testit Unitorus", metadata: %{"test" => "toast"}}
+
+      assert length(address_names) == 1
+      assert expected_name = hd(address_names)
+    end
+
+    test "updates the primary address name if the validator already has one" do
+      address = insert(:address)
+
+      insert(:address_name, address: address, primary: true, name: "Nodealus Faileddi")
+
+      [%{address_hash: address.hash, name: "Testit Unitorus", primary: true, metadata: %{"test" => "toast"}}]
+      |> MetadataImporter.import_metadata()
+
+      address_names =
+        from(an in Address.Name, where: an.address_hash == ^address.hash and an.primary == true)
+        |> Repo.all()
+
+      expected_name = %Address.Name{address_hash: address.hash, name: "Testit Unitorus", metadata: %{"test" => "toast"}}
+
+      assert length(address_names) == 1
+      assert expected_name = hd(address_names)
+    end
+  end
+end