Our block producer, BP Squared, LLC, is based here in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Our team includes Robert Anderson, Ben Sigman, and Corinne Clinch. We are developing and following a set of Best Practices -- guidelines for ourselves and other Block Producers, to promote the best possible stewardship of (1) the EOS blockchain, (2) the EOS community, and (3) mainstream communities.
We appreciate the work EOS Go has put into connecting and organizing these elections.
Out initial technical specifications for our bare-metal servers (located in San Juan Puerto Rico) are:
10 Gbps internal network.
Main box:
2 x 6 core Xeon 3.4 GHz
768 GB RAM
4TB NVMe disk
Service and Management firewalls.
API service nodes
We will continuously monitor various performance metric on these machines, identify potential bottlenecks, and proactively upgrade as needed. Fully redundant disaster recovery hardware will be added in 2H2018.
We have set standards for ourselves and others to be the best stewards of the blockchain, the EOS community, and the greater community.
The technical best practices are already shared and will continue to be updated on our website. We focus on security, stability, and reliability. We encourage all Block Producers to employ system and network configurations which will harden them against external attacks and ensure reliable performance globally. These include inter-BP private tunnels, firewalls, and whitelist systems. Block Producers hold positions of trust and stewardship, and we must make all efforts to continuously earn that trust.
The EOS community guidelines are being developed in detail. They focus on selecting diverse and robust block producers to protect the ecosystem from undue influence by any geography, jurisdiction, network infrastructure, corporation, or person. Block Producers should be led by people or groups with experience and commitment to growing and serving the cryptocurrency market and the community.
We believe that the best Block Producers will extend beyond their technical role and beyond their role in the blockchain community; BP Squared will be based in Puerto Rico as part of our commitment to serving an island that has been mistreated for centuries. By building an EOS Development Accelerator and growing a blockchain industry hub here, we’re investing in the brightest minds on the island and reversing the pattern of brain-drain that has plagued Puerto Rico.
Service: We are stewards of the blockchain, humble servants rather than elevated leaders. We have a strict policy against using EOS or other tokens to influence voters. Block Producers must earn their position through service to the community, not through financial influence.
Decentralization of Power: We believe DPoS is a significant iteration in the evolution of governance and an opportunity to prove its potential, not just in theory or thought experiment, but in full application.
Compliance: With our extensive experience setting legal precedents, including issuing the first tokenized security, and our familiarity with rapidly changing legal requirements, BP Squared will be strictly compliant in all relevant jurisdictions and will work with government authorities to create a favorable legal environment.
Transparency: It is our core belief and guiding maxim that we are driven by the blockchain principles of transparency and immutability. We will operate our BP in this manner, putting our transactions on the blockchain, public and open for inspection.
Puerto Rico is an ideal location for a Block Producer because we have the technical resources to execute flawlessly surrounded by the social conditions for the greatest possible positive impact.
We expect to launch the BP Squared EOS Development Accelerator, regardless of election, within the next 6 months, and we guarantee opening it within one year of being elected as a steward.
We have a strict policy against using EOS or other tokens to influence voters or future voters. This is posted as part of our thought leadership on Best Practices.
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