Hello everyone. I’d like to update you with the results of the onboarding application evaluations that took place on Friday Aug 13, 2021.
Evalution Results
Following the The Lido Node Operator Subgovernance Group (LNOSG) meeting to evaluate received onboarding applications for Ethereum (Wave 2) and Solana (Wave 1 supplemental), the LNOSG has unanimously decided to propose the following applicants for inclusion into our node operator sets for the Ethereum and Solana protocols (in no particular order):
| Ethereum | Solana |
|---|---|
| Blockdaemon | Blockdaemon |
| Figment | Block Logic |
| RockX | RockX |
| Allnodes | ChainLayer |
| Anyblock Analytics | Forbole |
You can find the full PDF with summary statistics and the recordings of the introduction and conclusion to the LNOSG evaluation meeting in the below public drive. Due to the privileged/confidential nature of some of the information provided in some of the applications, the portion of the call where applications were discussed in detail was not recorded.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13kBnoiqU6unjoQHEbzQlEn7SW1vNO6Oa?usp=sharing
Both shortlisted and non-shortlisted applicants have been emailed notifying them of the results. Where relevant, applicants who were not shortlisted also received comments regarding potential ways to improve their application in future rounds should they wish to reapply. If for some reason you applied but did not receive an email, please reach out to [email protected].
Governance voting
A snapshot will be proposed in the coming days and the link will be added here (Snapshot). The snapshot will be for the inclusion of the 5 Ethereum node operators and 15 Solana node operators (the 5 above and the 10 already shortlisted applicants from the application round that ended in June). Should the Lido DAO disagree with any of the proposed applicants, the LNOSG will reconvene to propose edits to the list.
Next Steps
I will be coordinating with the technical teams for each protocol to align on timelines for onboarding the new node operators onto Lido’s testnets and eventually mainnet for each protocol. The estimated timeline for the new node operators to be fully on mainnet is sometime in September.