Validator Operators Approved: n1stake, DELIGHT, Tokka Labs, LTC, Argyle One (DBA BridgePort), Coinsummer
The following (6) Validator Applications have passed
Name of Applying Institution: n1stake
URL to website of Applying Institution: http://n1stake.com
Short description of Applying Institution: We’re not just another validator. We’re building way more than a staking service. At n1stake, we create tools, apps, and unique experiences that bring real value to the projects we support and to the amazing stakers who support us. We are using bare metal servers with the best uptime and best hardware.
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: Because we have high uptime on our existing networks. Responsibility, high performance, best bare metal hardware with best providers, great experience (4+ years).
How did you hear about us?: X(Twitter)
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem?: We have great experience on building tools for the projects, so we can do it.
Country of Incorporation: Spain
Sponsor: GSF
Name of Applying Institution: DELIGHT
URL to website of Applying Institution: https://delightlabs.io
Short description of Applying Institution: Technology-driven team contributing to a decentralized 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: With over five years of experience as validators in decentralized ecosystems, we firmly believe our combined expertise as both validators and app builders allows us to contribute most effectively. Regardless of crypto market fluctuations, we have consistently delivered our best, and we are committed to doing the same for the Canton Network.
How did you hear about us?: Hashed referred us to you.
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem?: Build applications and core module contributions.
Country of Incorporation: Korea, Republic of.
Sponsor: GSF
Name of Applying Institution: Tokka Labs Pte. Ltd.
URL to website of Applying Institution: https://tokkalabs.com/
Short description of Applying Institution: We are a DeFi proprietary trading firm specializing in onchain trading and liquidity strategies. We operate trading strategies on RFQ venues, intent-based protocols, crosschain intent bridges, AMMs, orderbook DEXs, and lending protocols across 20+ different ecosystems.
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: As a trading firm specialized in running onchain trading and liquidity strategies across a broad range of ecosystems, we have and require the expertise of running nodes in order to increase our trading efficiency.
How did you hear about us?: Through network
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem?: Act as a specialized onchain liquidity partner to the ecosystem, introduce relevant partners to bridge the gap to DeFi.
Country of Incorporation: Singapore
Sponsor: Digital Asset
Name of Applying Institution: LTC
URL to website of Applying Institution: https://lloydstechnologycentre.com/
Short description of Applying Institution: We are a fintech company, exploring DLT
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 developing the solution for our enterprise users and for that we need to simulate mainnet environment and thus we want to have access to devnet first.
How did you hear about us?: Through the canton documentation
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem?: We have a huge set of customers, and we are planning to create secure tokenized platform to enable them easy access to their funds.
Country of Incorporation: India
Sponsor: GSF
Name of Applying Institution: Argyle One, Inc. (DBA BridgePort)
URL to website of Applying Institution: https://www.bridgeportmq.com/
Short description of Applying Institution: middleware for institutional crypto off-exchange settlement. BridgePort's coordination layer integrates exchanges and custodians thereby allowing trading firms to pledge assets at their custodian and execute at the exchange or with an OTC counterparty, without prefunding. We want to port our middleware logic on to Canton for decentralized and trustless implementation of off-exchange settlement.
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're open to partnering with a super validator in a multi-tenant setup. If that option is not available, we'd like to be a validator to run our application and receive data on the transactions from its usage.
How did you hear about us?: 7Ridge
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem?: We want to build applications to handle; IM/VM real time settlement for derivs, DvP settlement for spot, collateral management using native and external custodians and wallet providers
Country of Incorporation: USA
Sponsor: C7
Name of Applying Institution: Coinsummer
URL to website of Applying Institution: https://coinsummer.io/
Short description of Applying Institution: Crypto VC Fund & Trusted Liquidity Provider & Staking Validator &AVS operator
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:
- Track Record: We have top-notch experience in node operations, which is the core strength. For example, our operator on Eigenlayer has been running without any issues. You can check out our details here: https://app.eigenlayer.xyz/operator/0xcaaeb411241ac87b5846797c15bf339a54a1d736-
LP and DeFi Experience: We’re not just validators but also one of the largest LPs in the Berachain ecosystem, currently managing around $200M in liquidity. We have sizable positions in both current and also future assets. This liquidity can be integrated into Infrared, which helps iBGT capture a larger share of BGT release.
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Project Collaboration: We have great relationships with nearly all major LRT and DeFi projects, such as Eigenlayer, Babylon, Ethena, Usual Money, Stakestone, and more. We can quickly help onboard reward vaults and enhance liquidity.
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DeFi Strategies and Market Insights: We’re actively involved in several DeFi strategies, like Pendle and Morpho. This gives us valuable insights into different market play styles and a solid understanding of PoL mechanics.
How did you hear about us?: Bitsafe
How do you plan to further contribute to the Canton ecosystem?: Project Collaboration: We have great relationships with nearly all major LRT and DeFi projects, such as Eigenlayer, Babylon, Ethena, Usual Money, Stakestone, and more. We can quickly help onboard reward vaults and enhance liquidity.
Country of Incorporation: Singapore
Sponsor: GSF
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 DevNet/TestNet:
- Set up your own node using the public docs. Reach out to your Sponsor on slack to get whitelisted
- Alternatively, ask one of our partners to spin up your validator node today. Reach out via email to any of them for more information.
- We currently have a waitlist for deploying to MainNet.
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High-Level Steps:
- Spin up your node on DevNet
- On Slack, share the fixed IP you'd like whitelisted on DevNet for your Validator node, ping your sponsor.
- Spin up your node for TestNet
- Request a DevNet onboarding secret - via API call (curl)
- Spin up your node on Mainnet
- On Slack, share your fixed IP you'd like whitelisted on MainNet for your Validator node
- Spin up your node on MainNet
- Reach out directly on Slack DM to request a MainNet onboarding secret
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