| Respondent ID | 11651432689 |
|---|---|
| Application Date | 05/30/2020 1:56:21 PM |
| Applicant City | Minsk |
| Applicant State/Province | Minsk |
| Applicant Country | Belarus |
| 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? | Bachelor’s degree (for example: BA. BS) |
| Did you purchase xx coins in the xx coin sale? | Yes |
| Are you an individual or a group? | Individual |
| Node City | Minsk |
| Node Province | Minsk |
| Node Country | Belarus |
| For which networks Have you ever operated a node? | Ethereum (ETH, ETC, etc) |
| What kind of improvements would you like to see in xx network nodes vs. previous nodes you have supported? | stability, fast sync time, resource utilization |
| What are potential setbacks preventing you from operating an xx network node? | none |
| What is a reasonable uptime estimate you can provide for your BetaNet node? | 99 |
| Please estimate the cost of electricity in the geographic area where your BetaNet node will be running. | 0.085 USD/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?` | 100 |
| Connection speed | 200Mbps |
| In what type of environment would this server be located? | Personal Home |
| Do you have past experience deploying hardware servers in a datacenter? | I used hetzner, google cloud, scaleway, vultr for deploying crypto POS nodes. |
| Do you already own sufficient hardware to meet the published xx network BetaNet Node specifications (found here)? | |
| Specs | Ryzen 5 3600x, Nvidia GTX 1080, 16GB RAM, 500GB nvme ssd. If needed, I can replace any hardware within three days. |
| Why do you want to be a node? | Over the past half year, I spent a lot of time participating in testing various blockchain projects as a node operator. It fascinated me a lot and I want to develop myself in this direction, and I think Elixxir is a good opportunity for me. Also, I invested in xx network in ico stage and want to be usefull to the project in some way. |
| How did you originally hear about the xx network? | Telegram |
| Which current xx network communities are you a member of? | Twitter, Telegram, Discord |
| Are you an active member of those communities? | No |
| What specifically, interests you about the xx network platform? | Privacy, speed, security |
| Outside of xx network communities, are you an active participant in other node or developer community groups? If so, which ones? | harmony, matic |
| Have you ever attended a blockchain conference? If so, which one(s)? | no |
| Do you have past experience managing communities or creating content to be distributed across social media? Please enter details for all with which you are comfortable or have experience: | |
| As part of growing the xx network community, are you willing to create content as part of operating an xx network 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. | twitter activity, helping in community group sometimes |
| Would you be interested in helping to lead the development of the next xx network community? | No |
| Why do you want to run a node in the xx network? | To promote quantum secure distributed systems, To earn xx coins, To help build David Chaum's vision of a decentralized world, To contribute to a promising project |
| Other Reasons | |
| 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 xx network platform and how it differs from other current blockchain solutions. | |
| Privacy by Default is a goal of the xx network Platform. In your opinion, why is Privacy by Default critical for the future of the internet? | |
| In your opinion, what threat, if any, do quantum computers pose toward decentralized systems? What about centralized systems? |
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Potentially interesting though somewhat incomplete application. Would you be able to upgrade your hardware to meet the Revised BetaNet Node Hardware Requirements?
I can easily upgrade hardware if necessary.
Please answer the last 4 items. Those are somewhat important to this whole process.