| Respondent Id |
10662030343 |
| Application Date |
2019-04-13 10:02:26 |
| Application Language |
English |
| Applicant City |
Peachtree City |
| Applicant State/Province |
GEORGIA |
| Applicant Country |
United States |
| What languages do you speak? |
English |
| What is your occupation? |
Attorney |
| How many years experience in your field? |
4-7 |
| What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? |
Professional degree beyond bachelor’s degree (for example: MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD) |
| Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? |
Investor |
| Are you an individual or a group? |
Individual |
| Node City |
Peachtree City |
| Node State |
GEORGIA |
| Node Country |
United States |
| For which networks Have you ever operated a node? |
No Limit Coin 2 |
| What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? |
. |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? |
Time |
| 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) |
99 |
| Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . |
12 cents per kilowatt-hour |
| 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) |
5 |
| 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? |
Business |
| 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) |
Intel(R) Corei7-7700CPU @3.6GHz, 32GB RAM, 1TB hard drive |
| 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: |
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| Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? |
No |
| Yes (please specify) |
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| Why do you want to be a node? |
I have a strong opinion about Ripple XRP and I know that Mr. Chaum and the team are working closely with Ripple. Plus, Mr. Chaum is a legend in the digital currency field. |
| How did you originally hear about Elixxir? |
Reddit |
| Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? |
|
| Are you an active member of those communities? |
No |
| What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? |
Speed |
| Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? |
no |
| 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. |
No |
| If yes, how much content on a monthly basis? |
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| What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? |
Well, a happy balance between the two. I think EOS is too centralized, but I understand that it allows the network to run quickly. |
| 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. |
Elixxir is very fast and privacy is also very important. |
| 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? |
Privacy ensures that people can communicate and transact without fear. |
| Tags |
Individual, United States, English |