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Flashbots Eth2 Working Group Sponsorship

Published on 04 Dec 2021

Chainflow plans to sponsor 1 or 2 validators to represent smaller, independent and self-funded Eth2 validator operators.Here's why and how to apply.…

The Importance of Values in the Staking Economy

Published on 07 Jun 2021

This post appeared originally on The Defiant under the title "The Importance of Values in the Staking Economy." You can read the original on The Defiant, here. Joining the Proof-of-Stake Community I entered the broader crypto community through Ethereum. I was the project manager at ENS for three…

Agoric's Phase 2 Incentivized Testnet and Downtime Slashing

Published on 21 Apr 2021

The start of the Agoric Incentivized Testnet Phase 2 felt a bit rushed. Yet the validator set's response made a good argument against downtime slashing.…

Decentralizing the Regen Validator Set

Published on 13 Apr 2021

Regen will launch its mainnet with 50 validators. This post explains why, how the initial 50 are selected and how that number will grow after launch.…

Agoric's Incentivized Testnet AMA Summary

Published on 31 Mar 2021

Here's a summary of the answers from Agoric's Incentivized testnet AMA that took place at 1600 UTC, Thursday, March 25 in Chainflow's Telegram group.…

Staking’s Free Rider Problem

Published on 31 Mar 2021

This piece appeared originally on Mirror under the title "Staking's Free Rider Problem." You can read the original on Mirror, here. Givers and Takers Every community has givers and takers. Some give. Some take. Some give and take. The takers usually outnumber the givers. Those that…

Initial Thoughts on Agoric's Incentivized Testnet

Published on 30 Mar 2021

We feel fortunate Chainflow is one of the 150 that made the cut from 6000 applicants. Here are our intial thoughts about Agoric's incentivized testnet.…

Livepeer Staking Guide

Published on 26 Mar 2021

If you prefer a video tutorial on staking your LPT tokens, please scroll to the end of the article ⬇️ Here is an easy way to stake your LPT: 1) Go to explorer.livepeer and click on "Orchestrators" 2) Now, if you filter the "Orchestrators" by performance,…

Agoric Incentivized Testnet AMA Hosted by Chainflow

Published on 24 Mar 2021

Chainflow's feeling excited to host an AMA on the Agoric incentivized testnet. Here are the ground rules and some of the questions we'll cover.…

Rich Getting Richer in Proof-of-Stake Chains

Published on 22 Feb 2021

This post appeared originally on The Defiant under the title "'Rich Getting Richer in PoS Chains:' By Chainflow’s Chris Remus." You can read the original on The Defiant, here. Stake’s Not Decentralized (Yet?) There’s a lot of excitement in the staking economy these…

Iris Network Alerting Bot

Published on 27 Jan 2021

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

Published on 21 Jan 2021

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…

Greetings Graph Delegators

Published on 13 Jan 2021

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

Published on 12 Jan 2021

Chainflow's applying to the PolkaDot Thousand Validators program. Here's our case for good intentions.…

Chainflow's 2020 Recap

Published on 31 Dec 2020

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…

The Rise of the Activist Validator

Published on 13 Nov 2020

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

Published on 07 Jul 2020

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

Published on 06 Jul 2020

The Staking Defense podcast is live! Its intention is give give smaller, yet still very capable, proof of stake validator operators a bigger voice.…

Blockchain PM in uncertain times...

Published on 20 Apr 2020

Hi, I hope each of you is staying well, safe and socially responsible 🙏 I haven’t sent an issue in a while. I do plan to continue sending them. The job listings feel more important than ever in these uncertain times. This issue will include some Blockchain PM thoughts I…

Smaller Validators Need a Bigger Voice

Published on 12 Mar 2020

Smaller validator operators are at risk. We're at risk of extinction in these early staking days. Larger validator companies dominate many of today's staking networks. They command disproportionate stake holdings and with it, control of these networks. Their business models depend on it. Yet smaller validator…