Game of Nodes: The Validator Podcast

In episode 20 (!), the GoN team catches up on the Cosmos drama of the week, including the unfortunate double-sign slash of Evmos validator @StakeLikeMo , the realities and risks in validators operations, and the underlying question of "ownership" when something goes wrong. We also catch up on new testnets in the Cosmos, validator set increases, faster block times and the fashion statement of mulle...

In this episode, the GoN team welcomes Highlander and qf3l3k from ChainTools with friend of the show Multichain Maximalist, Jake Hartnell ! We talk about the joining of forces at ChainTools, governance challenges, voting, deposits and a lot more. We also catch up on the recently launched testnet at Sei Network and the Kujira Launch . Hosted by @kingnodes and @rhinostake Follow the GoN crew on twit...

In this episode, the GoN team welcomes gh0st from WhisperNode and Thyborg to talk Validator Power, the Nakamoto Coefficient, Governance and the challenges of validator power distribution across the Cosmos! Hosted by @kingnodes and @rhinostake Follow the GoN crew on twitter and youtube . We (usually) address listener questions every week! Show Links gh0st on Twitter Thyborg on Twitter ECO Stake on...

In this episode, the GoN team reviews all the awesomeness that is coming with Tenderduty 2 from Todd G. at blockpane ! Rebuilt, revamped and expanded in functionality, this already essential tool for Cosmos validators just got a whole lot better. Hosted by @the-frey , @kingnodes , and @lavenderfive Follow the GoN crew on twitter and youtube . We (usually) address listener questions every week! Sho...

In this episode, the GoN team welcomes Sunny Aggarwal from Osmosis ! The GoN crew and Sunny discuss recent Governance groups and topics within the Cosmos, the recent Osmosis chain halt and release defect, how it was fixed and practices moving forward. Sunny also reviews the future of Osmosis. Hosted by @kingnodes , @lavenderfive , and @rhinostake . Follow the GoN crew on twitter and youtube . We (...

In this episode, the GoN team welcomes James Bayly from SubQuery ! We talk about the importance and use of fast indexing / querying on blockchains, and how the SubQuery team entered the Cosmos ecosystem. The team recaps the Osmosis halt, Juno uni-3 upgrades and coming functionality (like Interchain Accounts), and James and usurper recap their Consensus 2022 trips and findings. With @the-frey , @ki...

In this episode, the GoN team answers viewer questions, discusses the Osmosis chain halt and exploit, and recaps the current status and what's coming for HOWL. With @the-frey , @kingnodes , @lavenderfive , and @rhinostake . Follow the GoN crew on twitter and youtube . We (try to) address listener questions every week! Show Links Juno Prop 25 for SubDAOs Juno Prop 26 for Sponsorship Cosmoverse 2022...

In this episode, the GoN crew welcomes Daniel Hwang @danhwang88 , head of protocols at Stakefish ! The team discusses the Juno Prop 20 accidental address fuck-up and deep-dives into discussion on just how that happened, is anyone actually responsible, and weighs models going forward to ensure it doesn't happen again. With @the-frey , @kingnodes and @rhinostake . Follow the GoN crew on twitter and...

In this episode, the GoN crew in joined by Jorge from Stargaze! We deep-dive into the Stargaze infrastructure and discuss on-chain data, RPC performance, caching, pinned contracts, and the challenges of indexing. Oh, and we real-time discover a way to halt some wasm enabled Cosmos networks, but totally fast-forward through that part. With @the-frey , @kingnodes and @rhinostake . Follow the GoN cre...

In this episode, the GoN crew in joined by Multichain Maximalist Jake Hartnell ! We discuss some of the infrastructure behind the Stargaze Marketplace launch, the fall of UST/Terra, and the opportunities again for the Cosmos. With @lavenderfive , @the-frey , @jabbey and @rhinostake Follow the GoN crew on twitter and youtube . We address listener questions every week! Show Links NYT Article on Do K...

In this episode, GoN welcomes Assaf Morami @assafmo from Secret Network! The group discusses Juno Prop 21, the history and benefits of SCRT, validator decentralization, upgrades and the future of @SecretNetwork . With @kingnodes , @lavenderfive , @the-frey and @rhinostake Follow the GoN crew on twitter and youtube . We address listener questions every week! Show Links Secret Network More about Int...

In this episode, GoN discusses welcomes the founder of Akash, the fantastic @gregosuri ! The group dips into classical music, validator decentralization, upgrades as well as the past, present and future of @akashnet_ . With @kingnodes , @lavenderfive , @the-frey and @rhinostake Follow the GoN crew on twitter and youtube . We address listener questions every week! Show Links Get started on Akash ri...

In this episode, GoN discusses chain halts in the Cosmos, decentralization, and addresses the question of validators "dumping". With @kingnodes , @lavenderfive , @the-frey and @rhinostake Follow the GoN crew on twitter and youtube . We address listener questions every week! Show Links Ralph Merkle on Wikipedia Math study shows conspiracies 'prone to unravelling' What is Byzantine Fault Tolerance?...

In this episode, GoN talks validator security. @kingnodes , @lavenderfive , @blockpane and @jack_zampolin welcome @dimiandre to discuss port 26656, sentries, Horcrux and a whole bunch of other security topics. Follow the GoN crew on twitter and youtube . Ask questions, pose topics!

In this episode, independent Cosmos validators discuss NFTs with @StargazeZone and @OmniFlixNetwork champions @shan3v and @svabhishek . Visit these great projects at omniflix.network and stargaze.zone . Episode 5 is on YouTube - where we livestream pulling Juno out of the ditch . Follow the GoN crew on twitter and youtube . Ask questions, pose topics!

Juno is currently halted. Let's dig into why, because clearly our opinions will help the matter. With @frey_needlecast , @lavender five , @rhinostake , @jack_zampolin and @kingnodes . Follow GoN on twitter at https://twitter.com/gameofnodes_ and tell us what topics you would like us to discuss.

We welcome our guest @gh0stdotexe while we discuss validator specific airdrops, the struggle to stay alive on popular networks, expansion of atom validator set, decentralisation and more. Block Pane's Types of Validator blog post: https://blockpane.medium.com/know-your-validator-what-type-of-validator-are-you-staking-with-1fe75d64c886 Optimising for Deliberation, and Minority Rule is Possible by E...

Meow ( @JakeHartnell) joins @frey_needlecast , @joeabbey , and @lavender_five to discuss the upcoming Juno Lupercalia upgrade and Prop 17 Follow the Game of Nodes podcast at https://twitter.com/gameofnodes_ and drop a note on what topics you would like to see!

The Game of Nodes team solves Prop 16 in sixty minutes. Follow GoN on twitter at https://twitter.com/gameofnodes_ and tell us what topics you would like us to discuss.

The first episode of Game of Nodes! Independent Cosmos validators @frey_needlecast , @joeabbey , @lavender_five , @rhinostake and @kingnodes discuss this week's Cosmos news, REStake.app , Stargaze launch success, and how to pronounce Cerberus . Follow the Game of Nodes podcast at https://twitter.com/gameofnodes_