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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…

Livepeer Streamflow Transcoding Financial Model

Published on 14 Feb 2020

This Livepeer Transcoding financial model includes Orchestrator and Transcoder economics. It's open source and available for everyone to use.…

The Chainflow Livepeer Orchestrator Seed Program

Published on 15 Jan 2020

We're feeling excited to launch the Chainflow Livepeer Seed Program today. Through this program, Chainflow will delegate 2000 LPT to 2-4 new Livepeer Orchestrators. The Livepeer Streamflow upgrade completed on January 13, 2020. As a result, the active Orchestrator (formerly Transcoder) set expanded from 25 to 100. Chainflow&…

Chainflow Validator and Staking Network Advisory Services

Published on 03 Jan 2020

Chainflow advises proof of stake networks on topics like validator program development, testnet design and mainnet launch planning.…

Validator Business Model Discussion and Recording

Published on 09 Dec 2019

Chainflow and the Decentralized Staking Defenders organized this first ever validator business model discussion. Here's the recording.…

Proof of Stake Incentivized Test Net Examples

Published on 24 Nov 2019

Most staking networks today view running an incentivized testnet as a key step toward a mainnet launch. Here's a list of incentivized testnet examples.…

Staking Networks Are Building Networks Like Apps and Without Devops)

Published on 09 Oct 2019

A proof of stake network is a network, not an application running on a network. Yet staking networks are building networks like they'd build an app, not like networks.…

Chainflow Receives ICF Validator Monitoring and Alerting Grant

Published on 23 Sep 2019

This post describes Chainflow's Interchain Foundation (ICF) grant to develop validator alerting and monitoring tools.…

How to Build a Better Game of Stakes

Published on 23 Aug 2019

The Cosmos Game of Stakes broke new ground. Staking networks often ask me how it could be improved. These are my suggestions to build a better one.…

One Simple Way to Improve Validator Communication

Published on 09 Aug 2019

Staking networks invest significant time and resources into building their validator program. Yet this most important tool often gets overlooked.…

Chainflow's Answers to the Staking Rewards Survey

Published on 24 Jul 2019

Here are Chainflow's answers to the Staking Rewards Staking Ecosystem Case Study interview.…

Chainflow Validator AMA Notes - 11 June 2019

Published on 27 Jun 2019

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'…

Three Critical Functions a Validator Needs to Perform

Published on 12 Jun 2019

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.…

Criteria for Choosing Networks to Validate On

Published on 06 Jun 2019

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…

Initial Thoughts on Harmony's Staking and Incentive Design

Published on 30 May 2019

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…