Node Application 10635586596, submitted 2019-04-02 10:04:14

Respondent Id 10635586596
Application Date 2019-04-02 10:04:14
Application Language Russian
Applicant City Moscow
Applicant State/Province Moscow
Applicant Country Russia
What languages do you speak? English, Russian
What is your occupation? PR, marketing, management
How many years experience in your field? 8-15
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? Bachelor’s degree (for example: BA. BS)
Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? In the world of cryptocurrency since 2016. I help in PR of various ICO projects (marketing, communication with investors, keeping groups in telegrams and discord), writing articles
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City Moscow
Node State Moscow
Node Country Russia
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? Ethereum (ETH, ETC, etc), Monero, DASH
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? I think that at the moment everything is on the level
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? Nothing
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) 20
What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) 80
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . 100 USD/MONTH
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) 100
If you were selected to run a BetaNet node, would it run on your own hardware or be deployed to cloud-based servers? Both
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:
Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? No
Yes (please specify)
Why do you want to be a node? My programming experience is over 20 years. Familiar with various software. I understand everything quickly
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? Word of Mouth
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? Telegram, Discord, Facebook, Twitter
Are you an active member of those communities? Yes
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? In my opinion, this is the most promising platform available.
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? No. Only Elixxir - the best!
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? No
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? Many. I have many free time
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? Decentralized - there is no single failure point. Information clients provide multiple servers. These servers are connected to each other. Distributed network have single failure point.
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. Perform operations with public keys in advance. Confidential calculation protocol for maximum privacy
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? Yes. Privacy very important
Tags Individual, Russia, Russian