| Respondent Id |
10669027277 |
| Application Date |
2019-04-16 16:30:41 |
| Application Language |
English |
| Applicant City |
Monteverde |
| Applicant State/Province |
Puntarenas |
| Applicant Country |
Costa Rica |
| What languages do you speak? |
spanish, catalan, english |
| What is your occupation? |
artist, hang pan player |
| How many years experience in your field? |
8-15 |
| 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? |
I invested few usd back in 2012. I'm running some master nodes since 2016 |
| Are you an individual or a group? |
Individual |
| Node City |
Monteverde |
| Node State |
Puntarenas |
| Node Country |
Costa Rica |
| For which networks Have you ever operated a node? |
Tezos, zcoin, smart cash, Alqo, Polis |
| What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? |
stability |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? |
moving to a new home, or it becomes too expensive |
| 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) |
75 |
| Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . |
10 usd/month |
| 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) |
24 |
| 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? |
Personal Home |
| 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: |
Macbook pro 2018 |
| Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? |
Yes (please specify) |
| Yes (please specify) |
Digital Ocean: Running Quantum, Alqo, Polis, Smart Cash, Zcoin |
| Why do you want to be a node? |
I'm willing to contribute in this decentralized revolution |
| How did you originally hear about Elixxir? |
Twitter |
| 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? |
David Chaum's Carisma and Experience. Mainstream Usablility of messaging and payments |
| Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? |
Zcoin, Smart Cash, Quantum,Alqo, Polis |
| Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? |
Barcelona 2018 |
| 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? |
20 hrs month |
| What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? |
a decentralize network is a subset of distributed network.The main difference is how/where the decision is made and how the information is shared throughout the control nodes in the network. |
| 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. |
Messaging+Payment through speed+privacy and Quantum resistance security |
| 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 is critical for the future of democracy, so if we want a democratic internet, privacy is a must. |
| Tags |
Individual, Costa Rica, English |