Node Application 10646563558, submitted 2019-04-06 23:44:47

Respondent Id 10646563558
Application Date 2019-04-06 23:44:47
Application Language Russian
Applicant City Astana
Applicant State/Province
Applicant Country Kazakhstan
What languages do you speak? Russian, English
What is your occupation? Event Manager
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? I invest in cryptocurrency for about a year, write articles about cryptocurrency in Russian.
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City Astana (the city was recently renamed to Nur-Sultan)
Node State
Node Country Kazakhstan
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? There is no experience in managing nodes, but there is a great desire to work in this direction
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? I don`t know
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? Overly complex technical settings that need to be set without a manual or instruction
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) 10
What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) 95
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . 0,05$ /1kWh
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? Yes (Please list specs)
Yes (Please list specs) Core I5 4670CPU, 3.4GHz., 16GB RAM, x64
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? I would like to support the project and make money on it
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? Telegram
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? Unique idea and scope of implementation
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? Locktrip
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? 2
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?
Tags Individual, Kazakhstan, Russian