Interview

1.How did you get involved with IOST? Why do you choose to be an IOST node?

We first came across IOST in December 2018. At the first glance it looked like a promising platform that could compete with other well-established dApp networks. So, we continued our research and in mid-January decided that we were going to run a node since we love to get our hands dirty playing with different technology and setups. From there, we just created a plan with goals for ourselves and have been pretty much following it ever since.

2. What does Attic Lab mainly do? Can you introduce it to community users?

Attic Lab is software development mainly in the blockchain industry. Last year we became a Block Producer on EOS and that was the beginning of our block production activity. So, right now Attic Lab is a company that has developed its own crypto exchange Codex.one, regularly builds solutions for the blockchain network and blockchain-based businesses and also runs nodes on EOS and it’s sister chains and IOST. Besides that we’re created a separate company Everstake that provides staking services for several major PoS networks.

3. In the second quarter of 2019, Attic Lab won the Tier1 reward. Can you briefly tell us what you have done?

For the second quarter, we decided to change the focus of our contributions and concentrate on tools for developers and token holders.

The first thing we developed was a TG bot that helps you track transactions, check balances and amount of resources available on the account and also notifies you when your Servi node has released the rewards you’re due. The bot is a convenient tool both for regular users as well as for the Servi node operators.

Besides that, we contacted the IOST team offering to develop an online IDE for smart contracts since we believe that a good set of developer tools lays the foundation for further advancement and attracts more teams willing to build a product. We discussed the idea with the team, gathered requirements and started working. A little over a month later the IDE was ready. The guys from IOST reviewed it and we also agreed to host it on our server.

So, that’s basically what we’ve been busy with for the past 3 months.

4. What contribution will be made to the whole IOST ecology? If you have a preliminary plan or idea, could you share it with the IOST fans?

For Q3 we’re planning to help migrate a dApp to IOST and extend the functionality of the bot and IDE. By the way, if you have used any of our tools and have improvement suggestions, just shoot us an e-mail at inbox@atticlab.net.

5. What expectations or suggestions do you have for IOST?

I think one of the main things we would love to see get implemented is some sort of a governance mechanism, something that would allow people to submit proposals and vote on them. This is a sure way for us as a chain to evolve and get better, such a community driven approach would also in my opinion increase the appeal of IOST to anyone who’s not a token holder yet.

There are a few other things that the community in general are concerned about like clear roadmap and transparency of the contribution assessment but I think these things have been discussed many times already and I’m sure the team is well aware of them.

6. What platforms can we get the latest development and situation of Attic Lab?

Following us on social media would be the easiest and best way to get the latest news and updates:

Twitter https://twitter.com/atticlab_it

Medium https://medium.com/@attic.it.lab

Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/atticlabeosb/

7. Finally, you can promote Attic Lab. Why should the community members vote for you, and what will they get if they vote for you?

Our main goal is to bring value to the IOST ecosystem in any possible way. We proved in the second quarter that we can do that. Besides, we have increased the rewards for all our voters by 4 times and basically give back to the community almost all our rewards.

By voting for Attic Lab you support the advancement of IOST and further motivate us to continue our hard work.