The validators in the OSA continue to forge blocks on GuildNet (A sharded community governed TestNet), with the number of validators joining the network growing monthly.
Why another network?
Community Governed and Managed TestNet
Validator Bootcamp and Training
MainNet Validator Funnel / Sourcing
Dev ENV for dApps
Sharding Enabled 8 Shards
Key Moments:
Launch of the OpenShardsAlliance Validator Bootcamp
Added 18 new validators for a total of ~ 50
Network Upgrade to 1.22.0-rc.2
OSA payouts for October
Guild Vote Passed - Reimbursed validators with at least 90% uptime.
26 validators received 170$ each paid in NEAR for 2 months → 4420$
3 Board members received 75$ each paid in NEAR → 225$
3 October Elite members received 75$ each paid in NEAR → 225$
Treasurer received 175$ paid in NEAR -->175$
2 support experts received 125$ each paid in NEAR → 250$
1 community member received the Rockstar bonus 75$ paid in NEAR for his outstanding contributions and support in October → 75$
1 community member received 150$ paid in NEAR for his contributions to the Bootcamp documentation → 150$
In total paid out: 5520.-$
Short-Term Goals:
Decentralize RPC Services
Validator Bootcamp Campaign ongoing
Grow the admin team and have folks with specific assignments
Need to complete several upgrades (wallet, wallet-contract-help explorer)
The goal is to recruit 100’s to 1000 validators and eventually replace NEAR TestNet.
Guildnet Whitepaper - wip
Interested in becoming a NEAR validator?
Jump into the currently running validator bootcamp at https://bootcamp.openshards.io/
Join the OSA and Begin the Journey: Open Shards Alliance