To apply to become an IoTeX Delegate, please complete this form.

IoTeX Delegates run consensus on behalf of the network and must meet high performance, security, and uptime requirements. They must support continuous operation during traffic spikes and even network attacks — the network is only as strong as the weakest node. Although some tech-focused applicants have experience running nodes, other profiles (i.e., investors, media, community) may require technical support.

To provide support to Delegates, IoTeX onboarded five technical partners for the IoTeX Delegates Program : Airfoil Capital, EON, Infinity Stones, Metanyx, and Staked.

Airfoil Capital, based in Malta, are physical and digital security experts that have been involved in the cryptocurrency industry for more than 5 years. They have deep experience building and securing enterprise-grade infrastructure, as well deploying and maintaining blockchain nodes in Tezos and other networks. Their team consists of computer scientists and cryptographers with entrepreneurial backgrounds. Airfoil currently partners with Blockchange (an IoTeX partner), Ledger, Billfodl, and other key industry players.

“Airfoil will bring enterprise-grade cybersecurity experience to the IoTeX Delegates Program — we look forward to engaging with IoTeX Delegates.” - Zach Hamilton, Airfoil Capital Founder

“EON is proud to partner with IoTeX and we look forward to providing the highest security and best-in-class support to IoTeX Delegates.”

EON is a full-service staking and validation provider that is securing the emerging staking economy. EON’s end-to-end Staking-as-a-Service (StaaS) manages security and technical complexities, enabling token holders to safely participate in block production and validation. EON provides a robust and secure institutional product that is efficient, reduces risk, and provides great user experience. Their state-of-the-art technology is offered at a low cost and has been proven in several PoS/DPoS networks, including EOS and Tezos.

Infinity Stones is a Silicon Valley-based technology company that specializes in blockchain cybersecurity. Their team consists of senior engineers and business leaders from Google, Oracle, Intel, and UBS. Infinity Stones has experience running nodes for EOS, Tron, Tezos, Ontology, VeChain, and more. They utilize an in-house, hybrid-cloud deployment to ensure redundancy, safeguard private keys, and monitor nodes / networks. They partner with CertiK (an IoTeX partner) to formally verify their node operations.

“We are proud to join IoTeX in their upcoming Mainnet launch and look forward to sharing our blockchain cybersecurity experience with IoTeX Delegates.” - Dr. Jonathan Shi, Infinity Stones Founder

Metanyx, based in the United Kingdom, is dedicated to helping community-focused Delegates deploy and maintain highly available nodes. The Metanyx team has been involved with the IOTX developer community since June 2018, providing technical support and code contributions. Their team has rich experience in Linux server deployments and IT architecture, as well as running blockchain nodes in other networks, such as IOST.

“As an early IoTeX supporter and contributor, Metanyx is excited to continue its journey with IoTeX by supporting their Delegates Program.” - Stuart James, Metanyx Founder

“Staked helps the leading investors in PoS currencies earn their staking rewards. We are happy to join IoTeX as a technical partner and support their Mainnet launch”.

Staked operates the most secure, performant, and cost-effective block production nodes for decentralized PoS protocols on behalf of institutional investors. Their multi-tier signing and listening node architecture delivers stakeholders the ideal combination of security, scalability and decentralization. Their team has a long and successful track record of starting, building and operating web services at companies such as Vimeo and InterActiveCorp. Staked currently operates nodes for many PoS/DPoS networks such as Decred, Tezos, Cosmos, EOS, Loom, and Dash.