| Respondent Id | 10675166945 |
|---|---|
| Application Date | 2019-04-19 7:58:45 |
| Application Language | English |
| Applicant City | London |
| Applicant State/Province | NW1 0TL |
| Applicant Country | United Kingdom |
| What languages do you speak? | English, French, Spanish, Vue, React, NodeJS, Liquidity |
| What is your occupation? | Full-Time Node Operator |
| How many years experience in your field? | 1-3 |
| What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? | Master’s degree (for example: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA) |
| Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? | CEO of [a blockchain startup] We've been operating nodes with 99%+ uptime on Tezos, Cosmos, Irisnet with now $3m Assets Under Delegation Our nodes are secure and efficient with several layers of sentry and use of HSM I'm also the Co-founder of [an] ETF-like crypto exchange, and key advisor to [a] French blockchain boutique |
| Are you an individual or a group? | Group |
| Node City | London |
| Node State | London |
| Node Country | United Kingdom |
| For which networks Have you ever operated a node? | Tezos, Cosmos, Irisnet, Waves |
| What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? | Automated payouts to delegators Bonding functionalities to avoid the staking ratio mess and custody requirements like Tezos Easy HSM support |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? | Server costs |
| 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) | 100 |
| 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. . | I use datacenters, no home staking so never calculated the cost of electricity |
| 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) | 50 |
| 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? | Datacenter |
| Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? | Yes (please describe) |
| Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published Elixxir BetaNet node specifications? | Yes (Please list specs) |
| Yes (Please list specs) | Can acquire more if needed |
| 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) |
| Yes (please specify) | Tezos, Cosmos, Irisnet: several layers of sentry nodes for each |
| Why do you want to be a node? | Contribute to the security of the network, Research Purposes |
| How did you originally hear about Elixxir? | Word of Mouth |
| Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? | Telegram, Twitter |
| Are you an active member of those communities? | No |
| What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? | Quantum resistant security |
| Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | Tezos, Cosmos, Irisnet |
| Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? | A lot PBW and Tquorum most recently Blockchain Expo next week in London |
| 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? | Medium mostly, 1 article max per month |
| 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 | Group, United Kingdom, English |
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a job wonderfull, welcome to community
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Definite fit for the project