Validator Operator Approved: LinkPool

1. #1DrAmandaLMartin15-07-2025source ↗
   
   

   
   

   The following Validator Application has passed for LinkPool

   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.

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   • We currently have a waitlist for deploying to MainNet.

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   High-Level Steps:

   1. Spin up your node on DevNet
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   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

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   ---------- Forwarded message ---------
   From: <amartin@...>
   Date: Tue, Jul 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
   Subject: Validator Operator Approved: LinkPool
   To: <amartin@...>
   

   Validator Operator Submission Details

   Name of Applying Institution:
   LinkPool

   
   

   URL to website of Applying Institution:
   LinkPool.io

   
   

   Applying Institution email:
   jonny@...

   
   

   Short description of Applying Institution :
   Institutional Node Operator and Validator shop

   
   

   Are there any other emails you wanted added to the slack channel?:
   jonny@...; joao@...

   
   

   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. :
   We are one of the most sophisticated players in the space and the largest Chainlink Node Operator. We worked with BitSafe (CBTC) for quite some time and want to support their efforts on Canton.

   
   

   Name and email of contact at one of the Super Validators who will sponsor your onboarding process. Please find the list of Super Validators here. If you do not have a contact at a Super Validator, please say "N/A":
   levente.barczy@...

   
   

   How did you hear about us?:
   BitSafe

   
   

   How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem? :
   Work closely with the BitSafe team

   
   

   Country of Incorporation :
   British Virgin Islands

   
   

   
   
   

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