ThomasBlock.io

Up-and-coming validator and verified staking pool provider
full-stack web 3.0 blockchain node operations
custom-built high-performance bare-metal servers
cryptocurrency mining
consulting and support
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Thomas Block

miner since 2019
node operator since 2021

https://twitter.com/ThomasBlockB
Email: info AT thomasblock.io
https://www.stakingrewards.com/provider/thomasblockio
https://app.ens.domains/thomasblock.eth
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxl1KS5BUADrVSTQaKlsQSw

Low fees = high profit


my fees will always be below 10%

to attract more delegations, the fees are even lower now ( 3% )
at least until 01.01.2024

i always choose the most profitable network parameters ( subgraphs, transcoding etc )

high security = peace of mind


bare metal servers with no provider access
encrypted hard disks
cold wallets stored on hardware wallets
continous updates and security monitoring
virtual machines with constant backups and high-availablity failover

innovation


i always learn and explore new possibilies:
Filecoin = faster sector sealing
Arweave = faster storage access
Ethereum, L2 = faster rpc access
The Graph = faster indexing
Livepeer = low-lag videostreams
building own nvme servers = high io

collaborations

Filecoin: Storage Provider Mentorship Grants

The Graph: MIPs Incentivized Programme

Google for Startups Web 3.0 Cloud Program

Stakingrewards verified Staking Provider

Tenderize Liquid Staking Launch Partner ( GRT & LPT )

The Graph


- live since Jan 2023
- migrated from Ethereum to Arbitrum
- indexing several chains: ETH,AVAX,ARB,FTM
- always switching to the best subgraphs
- fast indexing with firehose & substreams
Arbitrum:
htps://thegraph.com/explorer/profile/0x269ebeee083ce6f70486a67dc8036a889bf322a9?view=Indexing&chain=arbitrum-one

Ethereum


- exploring LST ( liquid staking )
- exploring DVT ( distributed validators )
Stakewise v3:
https://app.stakewise.io/vault/0xa40587e781bc31ffa2a0369edaaf7b8dcf1776d0

LivePeer


- live since Jun 2023
- 10 concurrent transcoding sessions
- 1 Gbit connection
- NVIDIA RTX A4000 GPU
https://explorer.livepeer.org/accounts/0x22b1bcc0c0db224bfc56c9b95a2db407548666ee/orchestrating

Cardano


- live since Jun 2023
- low fees
https://cexplorer.io/pool/pool15kh3h3d77hdcv4ld82cm7mxh7uuqm6d568drqaky9ftlczl6hfh

Band Protocol


- live since Jun 2023
- low fees
https://www.cosmoscan.io/validator/bandvaloper1ufg3yw83azadqr7g4p88pc3z2uraacwteejqzw

Tezos


- live since Jul 2023
- low fees
htps://tzstats.com/tz1bnJXqz4C3EDQ1RjjDnQrAeWKKNV4tH8vNh

Cosmos


- live, but inactive
- collecting delegations
https://atomscan.com/validators/cosmosvaloper1r6kcfntrczqmxuzy8488te4e9kyxcm75stdudd

Avalanche


- soon
 

Ethereum


- private staking nodes
- execution layer ( geth, erigon )
- consensus layer ( prysm )
- layer 2 ( Arbitrum, Optimism )

Proof-of-Work


- private stratum endpoints
- sha256 ( Bitcoin Cash )
- scrypt ( Litecoin, Doge )
- equihash ( Zcash, Horizen )

Proof-of-Space


- private storage farms
- Filecoin
- Arweave

Servers

- bare metal servers in german datacenter
- full physical access 24/7, no cloud
- datacenter in germany
- Proxmox Cluster Nodes
- Rackservers with 16x SSD and 768 GB RAM
- Compute Nodes with Ryzen 5900X, nvme
- Storage nodes with 12x 18 TB HDD
- Storage replication with zfs and ceph
- Infiniband 56 Gbit/s

Consulting

help for:
- cryptoccrency users
- delegators
- other validators
- server operators and builders

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