Validator Approved: Openblock Ventures

1. #1DrAmandaLMartin09-05-2025source ↗
   
   

   The following Validator Application has passed for Openblock Ventures

   Congratulations on having your validator approved! We're very excited to have you spin up your validator node and join mainnet. Please find the next steps below. Feel free to reach out with any questions.

   Deploy your validator on MainNet:

   • Set up your own node using the public docs.
   • Alternatively, ask one of our partners to spin up your validator node today. Reach out via Slack for more information.

   Slack

   You have been invited to the Slack channel #validator-operations hosted by the Global Synchronizer Foundation using Slack Connect.
   → Please let me know if others in your org should also receive an invite.

   Media

   We’re excited to share the news of your arrival on our blog and social channels! To make this happen, we have a template outlining the key details for the announcement. Please make a copy of the document, fill in your information, and share it back with us. Once we receive it, we’ll get started on the social posts!

   Stay Connected:

   There are a few other mailing lists you might consider joining to stay updated:

   • cip-announce
   • validator-announce

   High-Level Steps:

   1. Spin up your node on DevNet
   2. On Slack, share the fixed IP you'd like whitelisted on DevNet for your Validator node
   3. Spin up your node for DevNet
   4. Request a DevNet onboarding secret - via API call (curl)
   5. Spin up your node on Mainnet
   6. On Slack, share your fixed IP you'd like whitelisted on MainNet for your Validator node
   7. Spin up your node on MainNet
   8. Reach out directly on Slack DM to request a MainNet onboarding secret

   Socials:

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   ---------- Forwarded message ---------
   From: <amartin@...>
   Date: Fri, May 2, 2025 at 3:53 AM
   Subject: Validator Approved: Openblock Ventures
   To: <amartin@...>

   Validator Operator Submission Details

   Name of Applying Institution:
   Openblock Ventures

   
   

   URL to website of Applying Institution:
   https://www.openblock.tech/

   
   

   Applying Institution email:
   cn@...

   
   

   Short description of Applying Institution :
   We are a new venture investment fund looking to invest in foundational protocols and their ecosystem. We are founded by a diverse team with wealth of experiences from various leading financial institutions, tech and blockchain companies including UBS, Standard Chartered, Citi, Consensys, Binance, Coinbase, Google, Accenture etc.

   
   

   Please provide information about why you believe you qualify to operate Validators in the Canton Network and why you would prefer to do this yourself instead of using one of the existing operators. :
   The Canton’s philosopy of privacy aligns with ours closely, hence we are looking to further support the Canton Ecosystem by dedicating a segment of our venture investment fund to invest specifically in Canton ecosystem related projects and further support the growth of the network

   
   

   Contact at an existing Node Operator who will sponsor your onboarding process:
   Ming at AngelHack (yiming@...)

   
   

   How did you hear about us?:
   AngelHack

   
   

   Country of Incorporation :
   Singapore

   
   

   
   
   

   Best,
   Dr. Amanda L. Martin
   814-359-6544
   The Linux Foundation
   Director of Program Management
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