Respondent Id | 10673474901 |
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Application Date | 2019-04-18 11:56:03 |
Application Language | English |
Applicant City | Korday |
Applicant State/Province | Gambylskaja obl. |
Applicant Country | Kazakhstan |
What languages do you speak? | Russian |
What is your occupation? | IT |
How many years experience in your field? | 1-3 |
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? | |
Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
Node City | Almaty |
Node State | Almaty |
Node Country | Kazakhstan |
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? | Bitcoin (BTC, BCH, etc), Stratis, ZenCash |
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? | low price of nodes in coins |
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? | |
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) | 68 |
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. . | 0,3 $ |
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? | Cloud-Based Servers |
In what type of environment would this server be located? | Datacenter |
Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? | No |
Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published Elixxir BetaNet node specifications? | Yes (Please list specs) |
Yes (Please list specs) | Intel Xeon 2xE5-2430v2 12 64 GB 2x480 Gb SSD |
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: | Intel® Kabylake-U processor, DDR4 2133MHz 32GB, 100 mbit/s |
Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? | No |
Yes (please specify) | |
Why do you want to be a node? | I want to help the project and continue to participate in the mainet) |
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? | Telegram |
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? | Telegram |
Are you an active member of those communities? | No |
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? | New approach to solving old problems: solving problems of linear scalability, speed of transactions, mixing to ensure confidentiality, AlphaNet messenger |
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | |
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? | |
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? | 3 |
What is the difference between decentralized networks and distributed networks, and where on the decentralization spectrum do you sit? | A decentralized network is a network with no single control center and a single point of failure. A distributed network is a network with no single point of failure.After launching the node, I will participate in the mechanism of decentralized consensus building to ensure network security. |
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. | Advantages of Elixxir: 1) Speed: payment completion and message transfer are completed in seconds; 2) Confidentiality of transactions: only senders and recipients can view and confirm payment history. Transaction data is not stored on the blockchain. 3) Confidentiality of communication: the identity of the interacting parties and their devices remains confidential |
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? | Neglecting the right to confidentiality leads to a loss of user confidence, increased control and a decrease in the amount of information exchanged. Events with Cambridge analytics have shown us how a lack of confidentiality directly affects people's lives. |
Tags | Individual, Kazakhstan, English |
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