Node Application 10674134474, submitted 2019-04-18 16:32:24

Respondent Id 10674134474
Application Date 2019-04-18 16:32:24
Application Language English
Applicant City Barcellona
Applicant State/Province
Applicant Country Spain
What languages do you speak? Italian, English, Francais, Espanol
What is your occupation? Privacy/Security
How many years experience in your field? 16+
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? Professional degree beyond bachelor’s degree (for example: MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD)
Please describe your experience in the Crypto/Blockchain space, if any? Ethereum Rigs and magnet mastenode
Are you an individual or a group? Group
Node City Torino
Node State Torino
Node Country Italy
For which networks Have you ever operated a node? Bitcoin (BTC, BCH, etc), Ethereum (ETH, ETC, etc), magnet, DASH
What kind of improvements would you like to see in Elixxir nodes vs. previous the previous nodes you have supported? transaction speed
What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an Elixxir node? not be in the development program (LOL)
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) 15
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. . 0, solar panel @ home..
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) 36
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: currently i have 16 gpu rx480/580 cards
Do you have past experience deploying servers to cloud-based services? Yes (please specify)
Yes (please specify) Magnet Masternode
Why do you want to be a node? to aid system development
How did you originally hear about Elixxir? Paolo Anziano, Amazix
Which current Elixxir communities are you a member of? Telegram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter
Are you an active member of those communities? Yes
What specifically, interests you about the Elixxir platform? transaction speed and security
Outside of Elixxir communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? no
Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? no
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? 4
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, Italy, English
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