Node Application 10614159884, submitted 2019-03-23 14:12:53

Respondent Id 10614159884
Application Date 2019-03-23 14:12:53
Application Language English
Applicant City Little Rcok
Applicant State/Province Arkansas
Applicant Country United States
What languages do you speak? English
What is your occupation? Cryptocurrency PR and social media (Technical)
How many years experience in your field? 1-3
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? Graduated Secondary or High School, or equivalent
Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? I run multiple nodes on different networks. Light development, mostly as a hobby/for the experience. I run a CryptoCurrency YouTube channel with 13k subs. I work for multiple Crypto companies, mostly managing social media and such.
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City Little Rock
Node State Arkansas
Node Country United States
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? Bitcoin (BTC, BCH, etc), Ethereum (ETH, ETC, etc), Monero
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? A proper incentive system.
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node?
What is a reasonable maximum connection speed on which you could operate a BetaNet node in your geographic region? (Where 0 = 10 Megabits/second, and 100 = 10 Gigabits/second) 50
What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) 90
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . $.09 kwps
On a monthly basis, how much time can you publicly commit to dedicating toward governance if you were selected as a BetaNet node operator? (Where 0 = 1 hour/month, and 100 = 20 hours/month) 20
If you were selected to run a BetaNet node, would it run on your own hardware or be deployed to cloud-based servers? Hardware
In what type of environment would this server be located? Personal Home
Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? No
Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published Elixxir BetaNet node specifications? No
Yes (Please list specs)
Do you have hardware you would like to use but does not meet the stated BetaNet node specs? If so, please provide specs on that hardware below: I will be buying the hardware specifically for this project
Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? Yes (please specify)
Yes (please specify) I ran and maintained a Bitcoin Lightning node for a few months in 2018.
Why do you want to be a node? I enjoy the process of contributing to distributed networks. I'm interested in Stake incentivized networks. I would like the experience and challenges associated.
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? Reddit
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? Telegram
Are you an active member of those communities? No
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? David Chaum, Staking mechanism, Privacy features.
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? Very active in the Bitcoin Cash development groups
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? Satoshis Vision 2018
As part of growing the Elixxir community, are you willing to create content as part of operating an Elixxir BetaNet node? Examples would be node setup & on-boarding review vlog post, bi-weekly twitter update, medium review of on-going node operational process, etc. Yes (how much content on a monthly basis?)
If yes, how much content on a monthly basis? Depends when the platform is live. TBD
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit?
As best as you can given currently available information, please describe the value proposition of the Elixxir platform and how it differs from other current blockchain solutions.
Privacy by Default is a goal of the Elixxir Platform. In your opinion, why is Privacy by Default critical for the future of the internet?
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