Iris Network Alerting Bot
The Iris Network alerting bot is a simple, yet effective, open source bot that sends Telegram or email alerts based on key validator performance metrics.…
A Decentralized Staking Doomsday Scenario
This piece appeared originally on Mirror under the title "A Decentralized Staking Doomsday Scenario." You can read the original on Mirror, here. The Scenario Coinbase announced it was acquiring staking as a service provider Bison Trails earlier this week. The usual congratulations and back patting went around on Twitter. To…
Greetings Graph Delegators
Thanks for stopping by to learn about Chainflow, our Graph Indexer and why you might consider delegating to us 🙏…
Chainflow's PolkaDot Thousand Validators Case for Good Intentions
Chainflow's applying to the PolkaDot Thousand Validators program. Here's our case for good intentions.…
Chainflow's 2020 Recap
Introduction Chainflow feels fortunate 2020's been a year of growth for us. We realize this good fortunate has manifested in year marked by suffering and loss at levels never experienced so deeply, by so many. This post summarizes many of the ways we've been able to move forward. I personally…
The Rise of the Activist Validator
In Part 1 of this two part series, I describe the current situation in staking networks and why I see a need for activist validators.…
A Short Note on Celo's Current Uptime Requirement
A Celo validator's uptime score takes a hit if the validator is down for a minute or longer. This feels overly restrictive to me.…
Introducing the Staking Defense Podcast
The Staking Defense podcast is live! Its intention is give give smaller, yet still very capable, proof of stake validator operators a bigger voice.…