Introducing Cosmos Validator Mission Control
Cosmos Validator Mission Control is a free and open-source validator monitoring and alerting dashboard that anyone can use.…
Smaller Validators Need a Bigger Voice
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
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
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
Chainflow advises proof of stake networks on topics like validator program development, testnet design and mainnet launch planning.…
Validator Business Model Discussion and Recording
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
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)
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
This post describes Chainflow's Interchain Foundation (ICF) grant to develop validator alerting and monitoring tools.…
How to Build a Better Game of Stakes
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
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
Here are Chainflow's answers to the Staking Rewards Staking Ecosystem Case Study interview.…
Chainflow Validator AMA Notes - 11 June 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
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
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
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…
Staking Observations from NYC Blockchain Week 2019
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…
Announcing the Decentralized Staking Defenders
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…
Cosmos Network Stake Analysis
This analysis shows how many validators can shut the network down and control governance.…
Cosmos Delegator Survey Results
Updated 17 April 2019 I first circulated this survey before the Cosmos Network launch. I circulated it again a week or so after launch. Here's a summary of the 55 responses it received. (Learn more about the Chainflow Cosmos validator and how to delegate to it here.) A…