Company/requester

• TableStakes

Self hosted eth1 client:

• Geth

Self hosted eth 2 client:

• Prysm

Data center information:

• 100% Dedicated Physical node co-located in private secure facility with redundant power and tier-1 network connectivity @ Denver, Colorado
  • 4TB NVMe WD RED High Endurance SSD
  • 32GB DDR4 RAM
  • Intel Core I7-1165G7 @ 2.8-4.7 GHz
  • Symmetrical 100 Mbps Metro Ethernet w/ 800/60 Mbps backup carrier for failover
• 100% Dedicated Physical node co-located in private secure facility with redundant power and tier-1 network connectivity @ Longmont, Colorado
  • 4TB NVMe WD RED High Endurance SSD
  • 64GB DDR4 RAM
  • Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700K CPU @ 4.20GHz
  • 1200/100 Mbps throughput via Tier-1 ISP

Number of mainnet validators at time of proposal submission:

• 10 Validators on Gnosis

Number of testnet validators at time of proposal submission:

• 30 on TableStakes SSV Operator w/ performance of 99.97%

• 29 on TableStakes SSV Operator w/ performance of 99.97%

About Us

TableStakes offers non-custodial staking services that helps reduce risks associated with the traditional "Proof-of-Stake" model providing you with peace of mind.

Benefits of staking with us:

• Truly Non-Custodial – you retain control of YOUR assets, we just manage the technical part

• Easy to Use – we aim to make ETH staking easy while reducing risk

• Completely Secure – Zero compromises when it comes to security

  • Security updates for all components of the infrastructure (OS, node, execution, consensus) installed within 24 hours
  • SSH auth restricted to ssh keys, only accessible via VPN, and only via a random high port number
  • REST/WS/RPC APIs restricted to access only via internal endpoints (nothing exposed publicly)
  • At-rest encryption of physical volumes enabled.

• Our nodes run on 100% DEDICATED, high-end, future-proofed physical hardware co-located within two separate secure facilities with redundant power and tier-1 network connectivity to ensure maximum up-time!

• Monitoring and Dedicated support 24/7; reachable via multiple communication mediums (see contact details below)

• We strive to promote client diversity and we have already spun up another node running LightHouse / Geth and will soon apply for verified status for that node as well.

#About me, my skills and responsibilities

• I’m a Miner, Staker, Node Operator, open-source contributor, Crypto enthusiast / evangelist and Sr DevOps / SRE with 15+ years of experience overall, and 5+ years in the block-chain space specifically.
• Participated in and/or particpates in many testnets / devnets, some of which include SSV, RocketPool, Gnosis/xDAI, Kiln, Kintsugi, & Ropsten
• Contributed to many projects by providing buxfixes via PRs
• Experienced running nodes securely & reliably always utilizing best practices for security and architecture
• Experienced with and actively utilizes monitoring, alerting & logging analytic tools
• Since the beginning in participation of the SSV testnets, we have operated two nodes with an up-time in excess of %99.95 and better (currently %99.97 on both nodes) *We are very responsible with ensuring security, performance, & up-time of our nodes while committing to timely security and software update as needed
  • We commit to deploy hard fork updates to consensus / execution clients at least three (3) days before said hard fork, if sufficient notice was given by EF and/or client teams
  • We commit to deploy maintenance releases of all clients (node/consensus/execution) in a timely manner
• We are committed to provide personal level support to our stakers / validators and can be reached though a variety of means, some of which include: Discord, Forums, Telegram & LinkedIn. (contact details below)
• We commit to issue postmortems in the event of unplanned outages of over 12 hours.
• We will always try to notify our validators / network participants about any planned downtime at least 48 hours in advance
• We commit to maintain and update our operator page to ensure our stakers / validators are able to make informed decisions about our services

Thank you for your consideration in this proposal!

Contact information: Discord: DenverParaFlyer#9870 Telegram: @DenverParaFlyer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmontes/