ATX DAO <> InfStones Partnership Proposal

Proposal Sponsors:

Kyle Krasicky - Co-Founder

Mason Lynaugh - Co-Founder, Marketing & Events
Jake Homanics: Engineering

I am excited to introduce the proposal to add a great company to our Partner Program, increase opportunities receiving potential delegations from new protocols looking to further decentralize with a legitimate infrastructure provider + increase revenue streams through delegation rewards.

Proposal:
• InfStones will be ATX DAO white label validator of choice for protocol delegations leveraging InfStones node infrastructure + staking services for a 50/50 revenue split on any token rewards earned
• InfStones will join as official partner of the ATX DAO Partner Network
• InfStones will provide 1 year free ETH staking promo code to all ATX DAO members for free with additional opportunities for future event attendees
• ATX DAO + InfStones will promote partnership via shared marketing over twitter
• InfStones is open to sponsoring our Permissionless event or another side event during this time if feasible

Financial Impact:
• There will be no direct financial implications for the DAO. I believe there is only potential upside in this proposal.
• Revenue implications from our 50/50 split of rewards could become potentially meaningful (~$1-3K/yr in bear market to ~$5-10K/yr+ in bull market) if we are able to establish ourselves as active participants in protocols + earn the right to become early genesis validators in new protocols before their mainnet launches.
• The above revenue predictions are conservative estimates and depend on several factors including delegation size, timing of market, how early we are able to get into new protocols, etc.
• Estimated value from 1 year free ETH staking services offer from InfStones to ATX DAO members = $240/yr per offer x 210 members = $50,400 in value

Disclosure: I am currently consulting for InfStones in a business development capacity, however I will not be receiving any commission for this partnership. I truly believe this is in the best interest of both ATX DAO & InfStones.

Greetings from the InfStones team!

InfStones is a global, premier blockchain infrastructure provider, based out of Texas, with a globally distributed team. Since our inception in 2018, we have been dedicated to empowering blockchain ecosystems, offering superior validator services, node management, staking, and API Gateway services for over 80 networks integrated into our platform today, including Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos, Polkadot, and others.

Our robust infrastructure is strategically spread across multiple cloud providers, including OCI (Oracle Cloud), AWS (Amazon Web Services), and Microsoft Azure. Additionally, we leverage several global bare metal service providers. Our servers are predominantly run in key locations such as the US , Europe, and across Asia.

InfStones is powered by a strong team of engineers, constituting over 80% of our personnel. This team’s deep technical knowledge and dedication form the backbone of our ability to operate over 20,000 nodes globally and provide a platform that integrates numerous networks.

InfStones is proud to say that we currently run more than 20,000 ETH validator nodes with over $1 billion in staked ETH. We are an official LIDO node operator, along with Stader and Swell, some upcoming ETH liquid staking providers. In the Cosmos ecosystem, we have forged strong partnerships with projects like Agoric, Andromeda, Band, Celestia, Stride, Persistence, Composable Finance and we’re operating a Cosmos Hub validator node among others. We’ve been actively involved in these ecosystems, providing indispensable services like node management and the InfStones API Gateway.

Please take a moment to review our Rated profile for ETH nodes at https://www.rated.network/o/InfStones%20-%20Lido?network=mainnet&timeWindow=1d

We are excited to be part of the ATX DAO journey as an early member of the Partner Program as well as becoming a white label validator to help encourage future delegations to the ATX DAO. Our strength lies in our ability to provide top-tier validation services and node management, backed by our extensive experience and cutting-edge technology.

As a key player in multiple blockchain ecosystems, we’re looking forward to serving the ATX DAO community, leveraging our expertise to contribute to its growth and success. We’re thrilled to bring our seasoned team and dedication to the ATX DAO.

InfStones is trusted by some of the world’s biggest blockchain companies, including Binance, CoinList, BitGo, OKX, Chainlink, Polygon, Harmony, and KuCoin, amongst hundreds of other clients. We actively participate in multiple blockchain ecosystems such as Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos, Polkadot, and many more.

InfStones’ reputation as a leading blockchain infrastructure provider has attracted significant attention from top-tier investors, and resulted in our most recent funding round of $66M USD from esteemed investors including SoftBank, Dragonfly, HashKey, and GGV. This significant financial backing underscores the industry’s confidence in InfStones’ advanced validator services and node management capabilities. The investment not only supports our mission to empower blockchain ecosystems globally, but also provides opportunities for strategic partnerships and growth.

For more information, please send a message to our Partnerships team, led by Sili Z and Parker Poor

You can reach them here:

Email: Parker@infstones.com or sili@infstones.com
Telegram: @ParkerPoor or @Sili_InfStones

Timeline
Goal is to move forward with partnership prior to Permissionless so they can also potentially extend the 1 year free ETH staking at our Permissionless event or another side event to add further value to attendance.

Voting:
• Yay, I want to partner with InfStones as a white label validator, receive free 1 year ETH staking on their platform & add them to our official Partner Network
• Nay, I do not want to partner with InfStones
• Yay, with changes (please comment)

All the best,
Kyle Krasicky