Node Application 10667921167, submitted 2019-04-16 12:19:16

Respondent Id 10667921167
Application Date 2019-04-16 12:19:16
Application Language Russian
Applicant City Perm
Applicant State/Province Permskiy krai
Applicant Country Russia
What languages do you speak? English, Russian
What is your occupation? Finance
How many years experience in your field? 8-15
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? Doctorate or other terminal degree (for example, PhD, EdD)
Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? Investments at a private equity firm
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City Perm
Node State Permskiy krai
Node Country Russia
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? Te-Food
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? Need more experience to answer
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) 50
What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? (As a percentage) 100
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . $0.055 kW/h
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? Hardware
In what type of environment would this server be located?
Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter?
Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published Elixxir BetaNet node specifications?
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?
Yes (please specify)
Why do you want to be a node? I like Elixxir blockchain and want to support it
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? Did my own research
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? Telegram, Medium, Twitter
Are you an active member of those communities? Yes
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? Fast transactions, quantum computer resistance
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? many blockchain projects
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? not regularly. Making manuals and explanations for some specific problems
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, Russia, Russian