Node Application 10670205938, submitted 2019-04-17 4:23:11

Respondent Id 10670205938
Application Date 2019-04-17 4:23:11
Application Language English
Applicant City Prague
Applicant State/Province
Applicant Country Czech Republic
What languages do you speak? Czech, Slovak, English,
What is your occupation? IT
How many years experience in your field? 4-7
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? IT Auditor at PwC, Blockchain & Crypto Consultant, Node operator for multiple coins.
Are you an individual or a group? Group
Node City Prague/ Bratislava
Node State
Node Country Czech Republic/ Slovakia
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? Bitcoin (BTC, BCH, etc), Ethereum (ETH, ETC, etc), Tezos, Monero, PIVX, multiple masternodes coins,, DASH
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? Ease to use, clear and flawless guidelines and guides
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? Large stake requirements
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) 98
Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. . 12 cents per kWh
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? 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? Yes (Please list specs)
Yes (Please list specs) All kinds of servers
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: Older servers and computers fe Mac, etc..
Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? Yes (please specify)
Yes (please specify) Yes we have a white hat ethical hackers in team who have experience in all kinds of operations related to servers and cloud.
Why do you want to be a node? We have been running multiple nodes for quite some time as a hobby, and we are starting now to do it on a professional level.
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? Reddit
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? Telegram, Reddit, LinkedIn, Medium, Twitter
Are you an active member of those communities? No
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? novel cryptograh
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? BTC, ETH, PIVX, some other altcoins
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? CCC, HCPP, Baltic Hone Badger, Ethereum Devcon, and man more
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?
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, Czech Republic/ Slovakia, English
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