Thanks to everyone who attended my first validator AMA. Most of the questions this time focused on how to become a validator. Here are the notes as transcribed by James Moreau. My hope is this becomes one of a series of AMA's. Contact me here and I'll let know when…
These are the three critical functions that validators need to perform. Figuring out how to perform them is key to building a sustainable validator operation.…
These are my notes on "An epic treatise on scheduling, bug tracking, and triage" written by @apenwarr.…
PM’ing ain’t easy. Much of the work we do happens behind the scenes. How well we do it is often reflected in what doesn’t happen, as much as what does happen. This past week's Cosmos network upgrade reminded me of this. Jack Zampolin skillfully led the Cosmos…
Selecting a network to validate on is a form of investment analysis. As validators, we're investing time, attention and capital into supporting the networks we choose to validate on. Smaller validators have less margin for error in this analysis, because our resources are more limited than larger, well capitalized staking…
The Harmony team asked me to provide feedback on their staking and incentive design. Here are my initial thoughts. They're based on reviewing this post and other background information. Lot's of Validators Harmony is a sharded proof of stake blockchain. At mainnet launch, they're hoping to launch with up to…
Staking felt like a popular topic during NYC Blockchain Week 2019. I attended three staking events during the week. I spoke to many people representing proof of stake networks and staking companies along the way. The first event was a staking panel discussion hosted by Solana. I also contributed questions…
Proof of stake is starting to hit critical mass. The Cosmos mainnet launch seems to have opened to door for a flood of staking networks to come online in 2019. It's also at risk from the outset. Proof of Stake is Already at Risk Stake on these networks is concentrating…