Validator Approved: Round13 Digtal Asset Fund

1. #1DrAmandaLMartin05-06-2025source ↗
   
   

   
   

   
   

   The following Validator Application has passed for Round13 Digtal Asset Fund

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   --------- Forwarded message ---------
   From: <amartin@...>
   Date: Tue, May 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
   Subject: Validator Approved: Round13 Digtal Asset Fund
   To: <amartin@...>
   

   Validator Operator Submission Details

   Name of Applying Institution:
   Round13 Digtal Asset Fund

   
   

   URL to website of Applying Institution:
   r13daf.com

   
   

   Applying Institution email:
   khaled@...

   
   

   Short description of Applying Institution :
   We are the largest crypto native fund in Canada. We manage approx $140m usd and invest across a number of different ecosystems and company stages. We are the largest investor in iBTC (a company building on / integrating Canton) for BTC yield, margin, leverage etc.. We run infra for all ecosystems that we invest in and intend to invest into the canton startup ecosystem.

   
   

   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. :
   Our fund is part liquid and part venture. Our thesis for the liquid side of the fund is to support ecosystems we invest in on the venture side. As a result we run infra, mining, staking for protocols including but not limited to BTC, eth, sol, polka, aztec etc..). We are invested in one company integrating Canton (iBTC) and have identified Canton as an ecosystem where we would like to deploy more funds. As a result, and given our experience in running infra we believe we qualify to run our own validator.

   
   

   Contact at an existing Node Operator who will sponsor your onboarding process:
   Five North - Yiannis Varelas

   
   

   How did you hear about us?:
   Fivenorth, Chainsafe, iBtc

   
   

   Country of Incorporation :
   Canada

   
   

   
   
   

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