Node Application 10601483217, submitted 2019-03-18 18:59:52

Respondent Id 10601483217
Application Date 2019-03-18 18:59:52
Application Language English
Applicant City Rio de Janeiro
Applicant State/Province RJ
Applicant Country Brazil
What languages do you speak? portuguese
What is your occupation? Full-Time Node Operator
How many years experience in your field? 4-7
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 owner of [a cryptocurrency news site] from Brazil.
Are you an individual or a group? Individual
Node City Rio de Janeiro
Node State RJ
Node Country Brasil
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? Ethereum (ETH, ETC, etc), SONM
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? Stability and scalability
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? security
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) 32
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. . $0,33
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? 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? 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: We have a server and several desktops
Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? Yes (please specify)
Yes (please specify) AWS and Digital Ocean
Why do you want to be a node? I believe in the elixxir project and looking for a profitable project
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? Reddit
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? Reddit
Are you an active member of those communities? Yes
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? My interest was huge motivated because his creator
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? Only SONM
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? yes, BlockmeetMT/Brazil
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? every month in our portal news
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, Brasil, English