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Check out... - [Legal](https://geodechain.com/legal/): Law Enforcement agencies may request access to suspicious activity reports on the Geode Blockchain system. - [All About Geode](https://geodechain.com/): Create A - [Geode Blockchain Network Terms of Service](https://geodechain.com/tos/): Updated May 6th, 2023 User Agreement (Terms Of Service) 1. 0 Introduction 1. 1 Contract When you use Geode Blockchain... --- ## Posts - [Your First Geode Account in Under a Minute (Yes, Really)](https://geodechain.com/your-first-geode-account-in-under-a-minute-yes-really/): Today, we're going from "that's interesting" to "I just did it. " And by the end of this newsletter, you'll... - [Geode Announces Primary Listing of GEODE Coin on BitMart.com: Pioneering the Future of Decentralized Freedom](https://geodechain.com/geode-announces-primary-listing-of-geode-coin-on-bitmart-com-pioneering-the-future-of-decentralized-freedom/): This milestone marks GEODE's trading debut, opening the doors for broader adoption and liquidity in a project that has been... - [Earning Just Got Easier - Geode's Post-To-Earn Program Gets A High Tech Makeover](https://geodechain.com/geodes-post-to-earn-program-gets-a-high-tech-makeover/): Geode's Post-To-Earn Program got a high tech makeover this week with more automation, and CPM based payouts. - [Geode's Tokenomics And Listing Data (GEODE Token Emissions, Market Cap and Listing Price)](https://geodechain.com/geodes-tokenomics-and-listing-data-geode-token-emissions-market-cap-and-listing-price/): It's the information everyone has been waiting for! Geode Chain is the layer one chain plus native suite of apps... - [MAJOR UPDATE To Geode's Post To Earn System Coming This Week](https://geodechain.com/major-update-to-geodes-post-to-earn-system-coming-this-week/): We will be updating the the Post to Earn program and its automation processes by November 30th (or sooner) - [Big News! GEODE Listing On BitMart December 15th](https://geodechain.com/big-news-geode-listing-on-bitmart-december-15th/) - [The News Roundup From Geode - Summer Momentum!](https://geodechain.com/the-news-roundup-from-geode-summer-momentum/) - [Geode Welcomes Co-Op Students From Northeastern University's Masters In Computer Science Program](https://geodechain.com/geode-welcomes-co-op-students-from-northeastern-universitys-masters-in-computer-science-program/) - [The Geode Foundation Receives 501c3 Status!](https://geodechain.com/the-geode-foundation-receives-501c3-status/) - [Geode Community Calls Now WEEKLY On X Spaces @GeodeChain!](https://geodechain.com/geode-community-calls-now-weekly-on-x-spaces-geodechain/) - [MAY 2025 Community Call - TODAY -  May 7th @ 7PM EASTERN on X Spaces](https://geodechain.com/may-2025-community-call-today-may-7th-7pm-eastern-on-x-spaces/) - [Why NOW Is The Best Time For Foreign Investment Into American Blockchain and Crypto](https://geodechain.com/why-now-is-the-best-time-for-foreign-investment-into-american-blockchain-and-crypto/) - [April 2025 Community Call @ X Spaces!](https://geodechain.com/april-2025-community-call-x-spaces/) - [March 2025 Community Call Notes](https://geodechain.com/march-2025-community-call-notes/) - [March 2025 Community Call - Wednesday March 5th @ 8pm Eastern](https://geodechain.com/march-2025-community-call-wednesday-march-5th-8pm-eastern/) - [Geode is Hiring!](https://geodechain.com/geode-is-hiring/) - [Geode's New In-App Notifications!](https://geodechain.com/geodes-new-in-app-notifications/) - [Geode's New All-In-One Airdrop](https://geodechain.com/geodes-new-all-in-one-airdrop/) - [Happy Birthday, Geode!!](https://geodechain.com/happy-birthday-geode/) - [Community Quest! (Feb 2025)](https://geodechain.com/community-quest-feb-2025/) - [February 2025 Community Call Notes](https://geodechain.com/february-2025-community-call-notes/) - [FEBRUARY 2025 Community Call - WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 5th @ 10AM AND 3PM EASTERN on the Geode Discord](https://geodechain.com/february-2025-community-call-wednesday-february-5th-10am-and-3pm-eastern-on-the-geode-discord/) - [January 2025 Community Call Notes](https://geodechain.com/january-2025-community-call-notes/) - [JANUARY 2025 Community Call - WEDNESDAY JANUARY 8th @ 10AM AND 3PM EASTERN on the Geode Discord](https://geodechain.com/january-2025-community-call-wednesday-january-8th-10am-and-3pm-eastern-on-the-geode-discord/) - [Geode's Latest Portal Update - Apps Are Easier And More Fun To Use!](https://geodechain.com/geodes-latest-portal-update-apps-are-easier-and-more-fun-to-use/) - [December 2024 Community Call Notes](https://geodechain.com/december-2024-community-call-notes/) - [DECEMBER 2024 Community Call - WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4th @ 10AM AND 3PM EASTERN on the Geode Discord](https://geodechain.com/december-2024-community-call-wednesday-december-4th-10am-and-3pm-eastern-on-the-geode-discord/) - [Fake GEODE Coin Listings On DEXs](https://geodechain.com/fake-geode-coin-listings-on-dexs/) - [Geode's Vision In One Picture - The Single Point Of Entry For The Internet Of Chains (IOC)](https://geodechain.com/geodes-vision-in-one-picture-the-single-point-of-entry-for-the-internet-of-chains-ioc/) - [NEW Geode Portal Is OUT NOW - Mobile-First, Easy Onboard and Referral Links!](https://geodechain.com/new-geode-portal-is-out-now-mobile-first-easy-onboard-and-referral-links/) - [Geode's NEW Super Easy Onboarding](https://geodechain.com/geodes-new-super-easy-onboarding/) - [November 2024 Community Call Notes](https://geodechain.com/november-2024-community-call-notes/) - [Community Call - WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6th @ 10AM AND 5PM EASTERN on the Geode Discord](https://geodechain.com/community-call-wednesday-november-6th-10am-and-5pm-eastern-on-the-geode-discord/) - [Geode's Portal is Getting A Dramatic MAKEOVER!](https://geodechain.com/geodes-portal-is-getting-a-dramatic-makeover/) - [October 2024 Community Call Notes](https://geodechain.com/october-2024-community-call-notes/) - [Make A Geode Account EASIER THAN EVER!](https://geodechain.com/make-a-geode-account-easier-than-ever/) - [Notes From The September 2024 Geode Community Call](https://geodechain.com/notes-from-the-september-2024-geode-community-call/) - [SEPTEMBER 2024 Community Call - WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 4th @ 10AM AND 5PM](https://geodechain.com/september-2024-community-call-wednesday-september-4th-10am-and-5pm/) - [Geode's New Domain Name Service Lets Users Create, Point And Transfer Custom Domains](https://geodechain.com/geodes-new-domain-name-service-lets-users-create-point-and-transfer-custom-domains/) - [Community Call Notes - August 2024](https://geodechain.com/community-call-notes-august-2024/) - [AUGUST 2024 Community Call - WEDNESDAY AUGUST 7th @ 10AM AND 5PM Eastern on the Geode Discord](https://geodechain.com/august-2024-community-call-wednesday-august-7th-10am-and-5pm-eastern-on-the-geode-discord/) - [Geode's Founder, Dr. Kathryn Messegee on the HackHERZ Podcast](https://geodechain.com/geodes-founder-dr-kathryn-messegee-on-the-hackherz-podcast/) - [Dr. Kathryn Messegee On The Web Vision Podcast](https://geodechain.com/dr-kathryn-messegee-on-the-web-vision-podcast/) - [Geode Blockchain Joins OMA3, Pledges to Advance the Mission of a User-Owned Interoperable Metaverse](https://geodechain.com/geode-blockchain-joins-oma3-pledges-to-advance-the-mission-of-a-user-owned-interoperable-metaverse/) - [Dr. Kathryn Messegee On The Living On Blockchain Podcast](https://geodechain.com/dr-kathryn-messegee-on-the-living-on-blockchain-podcast/) - [Dr. Kathryn Messegee Opens The Geode 2024 Airdrop LIVE on the Web3 Breakfast Club](https://geodechain.com/dr-kathryn-messegee-opens-the-geode-2024-airdrop-live-on-the-web3-breakfast-club/) - [Community Call Notes - July 3rd 2024](https://geodechain.com/community-call-notes-july-3rd-2024/) - [The Geode Blockchain 2024 Airdrop is LIVE! US Welcome!](https://geodechain.com/the-geode-blockchain-2024-airdrop-is-live-us-welcome/) - [JULY 2024 Community Call - WEDNESDAY JULY 3rd on the Geode Discord](https://geodechain.com/july-2024-community-call-wednesday-july-3rd-on-the-geode-discord/) - [Geode Merch Gets A Makeover - New Colors And Upgraded Designs!](https://geodechain.com/geode-merch-gets-a-makeover-new-colors-and-upgraded-designs/) - [Geode at Consensus 2024 Recap And Photos](https://geodechain.com/geode-at-consensus-2024-recap-and-photos/) - [Notes From The June 2024 Geode Community Call](https://geodechain.com/notes-from-the-june-2024-geode-community-call/) - [JUNE 2024 Community Call - WEDNESDAY JUNE 5th @ 10AM AND 4PM Eastern on the Geode Discord](https://geodechain.com/june-2024-community-call-wednesday-june-5th-10am-and-4pm-eastern-on-the-geode-discord/) - [Geode Merch Out Now @ TeePublic](https://geodechain.com/geode-merch-out-now-teepublic/) - [Geode Blockchain Is Now In The Top 5% of Blockchain Projects By Lifespan!](https://geodechain.com/geode-blockchain-is-now-in-the-top-5-of-blockchain-projects-by-lifespan/) - [Geode Announces Unique 2024 Airdrop Campaign to Reward Community](https://geodechain.com/geode-announces-unique-2024-airdrop-campaign-to-reward-community/) - [Notes From The May 2024 Community Call](https://geodechain.com/notes-from-the-may-2024-community-call/) - [May 2024 Community Call - WEDNESDAY MAY 1st @ 10AM AND 4PM Eastern on the Geode Discord](https://geodechain.com/may-2024-community-call-wednesday-may-1st-10am-and-4pm-eastern-on-the-geode-discord/) - [5 Third Party Wallets That Work With Geode Blockchain](https://geodechain.com/5-third-party-wallets-that-work-with-geode-blockchain/) - [New Geode dApp Alpha Releases Come With Random Rewards, Competition And MORE](https://geodechain.com/new-geode-dapp-alpha-releases-come-with-random-rewards-competition-and-more/) - [Community Voting Open - Reducing The Account Minimum To 1 GEODE](https://geodechain.com/community-voting-open-reducing-the-account-minimum-to-1-geode/) - [April Community Call Notes](https://geodechain.com/april-community-call-notes/) - [April 2024 Community Call - WEDNESDAY APRIL 3rd @ 10AM AND 4PM Eastern on the Geode Discord](https://geodechain.com/april-2024-community-call-wednesday-april-3rd-10am-and-4pm-eastern-on-the-geode-discord/) - [Geode's New Onboarding Process Will Make It Easy For Everyone To Join And Feel Connected To The Community](https://geodechain.com/geodes-new-onboarding-process-will-make-it-easy-for-everyone-to-join-and-feel-connected-to-the-community/) - [Geode's WHY, HOW and WHAT In One Sentence](https://geodechain.com/geodes-why-how-and-what-in-one-sentence/) - [Goode Is Getting Attention And The Quotes Are WOW!](https://geodechain.com/goode-is-getting-attention-and-the-quotes-are-wow/) - [March 2024 Community Call - TUESDAY March 5th @ 4pm Eastern on the Geode Discord](https://geodechain.com/march-2024-community-call-tuesday-march-5th-4pm-eastern-on-the-geode-discord/) - [What Are Light Nodes And Why Are We Working On Making This Happen?](https://geodechain.com/what-are-light-nodes-and-why-are-we-working-on-making-this-happen/) - [HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEODE BLOCKCHAIN](https://geodechain.com/happy-birthday-geode-blockchain/) - [February 2024 Geode Community Call Notes](https://geodechain.com/february-2024-geode-community-call-notes/) - [February 2024 Community Call - WEDNESDAY February 7th @ 4pm Eastern on the Geode Discord](https://geodechain.com/february-2024-community-call-wednesday-february-7th-4pm-eastern-on-the-geode-discord/) - [Geode Blockchain Successfully Removes SUDO And Is Now Officially FULLY DECENTRALIZED](https://geodechain.com/geode-blockchain-successfully-removes-sudo-and-is-now-officially-fully-decentralized/) - [Geode's Long Term Vision - Updated Infographic!](https://geodechain.com/geodes-long-term-vision-updated-infographic/) - [January Community Call Notes - BIG Things Are Happening!](https://geodechain.com/january-community-call-notes-big-things-are-happening/) - [VOTE NOW - A Referendum Is Up For Vote At Geode Blockchain To Remove The SUDO](https://geodechain.com/vote-now-a-referendum-is-up-for-vote-at-geode-blockchain-to-remove-the-sudo/) - [Geode Blockchain's New Marketplace App - Buy And Sell Directly With No Middleman](https://geodechain.com/geode-blockchains-new-marketplace-app-buy-and-sell-directly-with-no-middleman/) - [January 2024 Community Call - WEDNESDAY January 3rd @ 4pm Eastern on Discord](https://geodechain.com/january-2024-community-call-wednesday-january-3rd-4pm-eastern-on-discord/) - [Geode Blockchain Is Preparing To Remove The SUDO For A Fully Decentralized, Community-Led Blockchain!](https://geodechain.com/geode-blockchain-is-preparing-to-remove-the-sudo-for-a-fully-decentralized-community-led-blockchain/) - [DAOsign Partners With Geode Blockchain To Revolutionize Corporate Agreements, Real Estate Transactions, International Trade And More](https://geodechain.com/daosign-partners-with-geode-blockchain-to-revolutionize-corporate-agreements-real-estate-transactions-international-trade-and-more/) - [December 2023 Community Call Notes - Important Things Are Happening!](https://geodechain.com/december-2023-community-call-notes-important-things-are-happening/) - [Geode VIP Program Doors Closing December 31st 2023 - Start A Validator or Nominator While You Can Still Get Coin Bonuses!](https://geodechain.com/geode-vip-program-doors-closing-december-31st-2023-start-a-validator-or-nominator-while-you-can-still-get-coin-bonuses/) - [December 2023 Community Call - WEDNESDAY December 6th @ 4pm Eastern on Discord](https://geodechain.com/december-2023-community-call-wednesday-december-6th-4pm-eastern-on-discord/) - [Geode Blockchain's 5-10-15 Year Vision Empowers The Individual Worldwide](https://geodechain.com/geode-blockchains-5-10-15-year-vision-empowers-the-individual-worldwide/) - [November Community Call Notes - Exciting Times!](https://geodechain.com/november-community-call-notes-exciting-times/) - [November Community Call - TUESDAY November 7th @ 4pm Eastern](https://geodechain.com/november-community-call-tuesday-november-7th-4pm-eastern/) - [Geode Blockchain Founders File New Counter-AI Patent](https://geodechain.com/geode-blockchain-founders-file-new-counter-ai-patent/) - [Geode October Community Call - Saturday October 14th @ 4pm Eastern](https://geodechain.com/geode-october-community-call-saturday-october-14th-4pm-eastern/) - [New Geode YouTube Channel](https://geodechain.com/new-geode-youtube-channel/) - [Leadership Opportunities Around The World With Geode Blockchain](https://geodechain.com/leadership-opportunities-around-the-world-with-geode-blockchain/) - [Community Call Notes - September 2023](https://geodechain.com/community-call-notes-september-2023/) - [September Community Call - Sunday September 3RD @ 5pm Eastern](https://geodechain.com/september-community-call-sunday-september-3rd-5pm-eastern/) - [New Geode Partners Empowering Individuals And Communities Worldwide - GIANT Protocol, Amnesia Studios & Althea](https://geodechain.com/new-geode-partners-empowering-individuals-and-communities-worldwide-giant-protocol-amnesia-studios-althea/) - [NEW APP! Geode Referrals - Earn Coin For Helping People Join Geode Blockchain!](https://geodechain.com/new-app-geode-referrals-earn-coin-for-helping-people-join-geode-blockchain/) - [August Community Call Notes](https://geodechain.com/august-community-call-notes/) - [NEW APP! Geode Private Coin Exchange - List Cryptocurrencies For Sale And Handle Transactions Offline](https://geodechain.com/new-app-geode-private-coin-exchange-list-cryptocurrencies-for-sale-and-handle-transactions-offline/) - [August Community Hangout - Sunday August 6TH @ 5pm Eastern](https://geodechain.com/august-community-hangout-sunday-august-6th-5pm-eastern/) - [NEW APP! Geode Reporting - Helps The Community Report Illegal Activity To Verified Law Enforcement Entities](https://geodechain.com/new-app-geode-reporting-helps-the-community-report-illegal-activity-to-verified-law-enforcement-entities/) - [July Community Call Notes](https://geodechain.com/july-community-call-notes/) - [July Community Hangout - Sunday JULY 2ND @ 5pm Eastern](https://geodechain.com/july-community-hangout-sunday-july-2nd-5pm-eastern/) - [New Geode Blockchain Intro Video To Share](https://geodechain.com/new-geode-blockchain-intro-video-to-share/) - [NEW APP - Geode Social! Pure Feeds, Direct Pay Ads And Powerful Search.](https://geodechain.com/new-app-geode-social-pure-feeds-direct-pay-ads-and-powerful-search/) - [June Community Call Notes](https://geodechain.com/june-community-call-notes/) - [June Community Hangout - Sunday JUNE 4TH @ 6pm Eastern](https://geodechain.com/june-community-hangout-sunday-june-6th-6pm-eastern/) - [The Geode Portal Gets A Makeover!](https://geodechain.com/the-geode-portal-gets-a-makeover/) - [Status From The May Community Call](https://geodechain.com/status-from-the-may-community-call/) - [Geode Blockchain Passes 1 Million Blocks!](https://geodechain.com/geode-blockchain-passes-1-million-blocks/) - [May Community Hangout – Friday May 5th @ 10am Eastern](https://geodechain.com/may-community-hangout-friday-may-5th-10am-eastern/) - [Geode's First 2 Apps - Life & Work and Profile - Are LIVE!](https://geodechain.com/geodes-first-app-life-and-work-is-live/) - [How To Think Decentralized [Infographic]](https://geodechain.com/how-to-think-decentralized-infographic/) - [Notes From The April Community Hangout](https://geodechain.com/notes-from-the-april-community-hangout/) - [Guru Kathryn @ VON: Evolution 2023 - April 18th at City Winery in NYC](https://geodechain.com/guru-kathryn-von-evolution-2023-april-18th-at-city-winery-in-nyc/) - [April Community Hangout - April 5th @ 4pm Eastern](https://geodechain.com/april-community-hangout-april-5th-4pm-eastern/) - [GeodeChain.com Updated And Now Available In 104 Languages!](https://geodechain.com/geodechain-com-updated-and-now-available-in-104-languages/) - [Guru Kathryn Speaking @ VON: Evolution in NYC April 18th 2023](https://geodechain.com/guru-kathryn-speaking-von-evolution-in-nyc-april-18th-2023/) - [March Community Call Notes - Validator and Nominator Incentive Programs and More!](https://geodechain.com/march-community-call-notes-validator-and-nominator-incentive-programs-and-more/) - [It's A Blockchain! Geode MainNet Goes Live](https://geodechain.com/its-a-blockchain-geode-mainnet-goes-live/) - [March 8th Community Hangout: Updates & Open Discussion](https://geodechain.com/march-8th-community-hangout-updates-open-discussion/): Our next Geode Blockchain Community Hangout is SO IMPORTANT that we will have TWO sessions! ➡️ WEDNESDAY, March 8th @... - [Community Call Notes - On Track For MainNet Launch!](https://geodechain.com/community-call-notes-on-track-for-mainnet-launch/): Thank you, @everyone for another great Community Call! Here are the notes. We are on track for MainNet launch and... - [Geode February 2023 Community Call - Mon Feb 6th @ 4pm Eastern on Discord](https://geodechain.com/geode-february-2023-community-call-mon-feb-6th-4pm-eastern-on-discord/): Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be ... ➡️ MONDAY, February 6th at 4pm Eastern time. We will be... - [Geode Makes Progress On Smart Contracts](https://geodechain.com/geode-makes-progress-on-smart-contracts/): Hello, all! We have been super busy for the last couple of months and have made great progress on smart... - [Geode January 2023 Community Call - Friday Jan 6th @ 4pm Eastern](https://geodechain.com/geode-january-2023-community-call-friday-jan-6th-4pm-eastern/): Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be Friday, January 6th at 4pm Eastern time. We will be in the... - [Geode December 2022 Community Call - Dec 7th @ 4pm Eastern on Discord](https://geodechain.com/geode-december-2022-community-call-dec-7th-4pm-eastern-on-discord/): Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be Wednesday, December 7th at 4pm Eastern time. We will be in the... - [GEODE Scores 1 (Least Likely To Be A Security) On CRC Self-Analysis](https://geodechain.com/geode-scores-1-least-likely-to-be-a-security-on-crc-self-analysis/): As projects cannot request review by the CRC, we undertook the scorecard ourselves to assess our own rating. This rating... - [Geode's Official TestNet Is LIVE!](https://geodechain.com/geodes-official-testnet-is-live/): Only our THIRD Community Call and we already have 3 countries and 6+ time zones on board! The momentum is... - [The Geode November Community Call NOV 9th @ 4pm Eastern](https://geodechain.com/the-geode-november-community-call-nov-9th-4pm-eastern/): Please join us for our next Community Call on Wednesday, November 9th at 4pm Eastern time. We will be in... - [All The Ways To Get Involved In Geode [Infographic]](https://geodechain.com/all-the-ways-to-get-involved-in-geode-infographic/): Check out our cool new infographic for all the ways to get involved in the Geode Blockchain! Whether you are... - [Geode October Community Call - Tues. OCT 11th 7pm Eastern @ Discord](https://geodechain.com/geode-october-community-call-tues-oct-11th-7pm-eastern-discord/): Please join us for our next Community Call on Tuesday, October 11th at 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific (10am Wednesday... - [Types Of Validator Nodes](https://geodechain.com/types-of-validator-nodes/): Archive Nodes ⚛︎ Full Nodes ⚛︎ Light Nodes (In Development) - [Secure Validator Best Practices](https://geodechain.com/secure-validator-best-practices/): High Availability ⚛︎ Key Management ⚛︎ Monitoring Tools ⚛︎ Linux Best Practices - [Setting Up A Validator Node, Getting Payouts & Chilling](https://geodechain.com/setting-up-a-validator-node-the-easy-way-video/): All You Need: A Dedicated Computer And A Validator Package ⚛︎ Setting Up Your Node In Less Than 1 Hour... - [How to Upgrade Your Validator](https://geodechain.com/how-to-upgrade-your-validator/): Key Components ⚛︎ Step By Step Instructions - [Accounts Overview](https://geodechain.com/accounts-overview/): Key Security ⚛︎ Obtaining And Managing An Address ⚛︎ Balance Types ⚛︎ Existential Deposit and Reaping ⚛︎ Indices ⚛︎ Identities... - [Building Trust In The Community](https://geodechain.com/building-trust-in-the-community/): Building a Community & Attracting Nominations ⚛︎ Gaining Visibility ⚛︎ Establishing Trust - [Multi-Signature Accounts](https://geodechain.com/multi-signature-accounts/): Uses: 2FA, Group Council Seats, Biz & Foundation Treasuries ⚛︎ Generating Multi-Sig Accounts ⚛︎ Multi-Sig Transactions - [Validator Payout Overview](https://geodechain.com/validator-payout-overview/): Era Points ⚛︎ Payout Scheme ⚛︎ Running Multiple Validators ⚛︎ Slashing ⚛︎ Payments - [Tokens, NFTS and Other Assets](https://geodechain.com/tokens-nfts-and-other-assets/): Geode Token Units ⚛︎ What You Can Do With Geode Tokens (Governance, Consensus, Vesting) ⚛︎ Making Your Own Tokens &... - [How To Stop A Validator Node Permanently](https://geodechain.com/how-to-stop-validating/): Chilling ⚛︎ Purging Session Keys ⚛︎ Unbonding Tokens - [Geode Consensus](https://geodechain.com/geode-consensus/): NPoS Consensus ⚛︎ Probabilistic vs Provable Finality ⚛︎ Hybrid Consensus - [Geode Governance](https://geodechain.com/geode-governance/): Referenda ⚛︎ Proposing & Voting ⚛︎ Tallying ⚛︎ Adaptive Quorum Biasing ⚛︎ Conviction Voting ⚛︎ The Council ⚛︎ Running For... - [[Optional] Set Up NGINX Reverse Proxy For A Cloud VM Validator](https://geodechain.com/optional-set-up-a-validator-with-nginx-reverse-proxy/): Firewall Configuration ⚛︎ Basic Log Viewing ⚛︎ NGINX Reverse Proxy Setup ⚛︎ Defining Proxy & p2p Ports ⚛︎ Starting The... - [Verifying Your Identity](https://geodechain.com/verifying-your-identity-in-development/): Setting An Identity ⚛︎ Judgements (Identity Verification) ⚛︎ Registrars ⚛︎ Sub-Account Identities ⚛︎ Clearing & Killing Identities - [[Optional] Using systemd With A Validator Node](https://geodechain.com/optional-using-systemd-for-a-validator-node/): Create New Unit File ⚛︎ Enable Autorstart With Delay - [Guide To Being A Nominator](https://geodechain.com/be-a-nominator/): What Are Nominators ⚛︎ Setting Up Stash & Controller Keys ⚛︎ Bond Your Tokens ⚛︎ Nominate ⚛︎ Monitor The Bags... - [[Optional] Setting Up Validator Monitoring With Prometheus And Grafana](https://geodechain.com/optional-setting-up-validator-monitoring-with-prometheus-and-grafana/): Preparation ⚛︎ Configure Prometheus ⚛︎ Starting Prometheus ⚛︎ Installing Grafana ⚛︎ Configuring Alert Manager - [Forkeless Runtime Upgrades](https://geodechain.com/forkeless-runtime-upgrades/): Forkless Upgrades ⚛︎ New Releases ⚛︎ How Upgrades Affect Various Users ⚛︎ Monitoring Changes - [Transaction Fees](https://geodechain.com/transaction-fees/): Fee Calculation ⚛︎ Block Limits & Transaction Priority ⚛︎ Fee Adjustment ⚛︎ Bonds, Deposits & Burns ⚛︎ Unsigned Transactions &... - [Treasury, Bounties, Tips And Proposals](https://geodechain.com/treasury-bounties-tips-and-proposals/): Treasury Funding ⚛︎ Creating Proposals ⚛︎ Tipping ⚛︎ Bounties Spending ⚛︎ Automated Burns - [Staking](https://geodechain.com/staking/): How Staking Works ⚛︎ Stash & Controller Accounts ⚛︎ Validator & Nominators ⚛︎ Slashing (In Detail) ⚛︎ Reward Distribution ⚛︎... - [The FIRST Geode Community Call! FRI Sept 9th 2022 @ 11AM Eastern](https://geodechain.com/the-first-geode-community-call-fri-sept-9th-2022-11am-eastern/): Welcome to the FIRST Geode Blockchain Community Call! We will have these open forums once a month to keep everyone... - [About The Geode Blockchain ](https://geodechain.com/about-the-geode-blockchain/): Is Geode An Electricity Hog? ⚛︎ Does Geode Need Expensive Equipment? ⚛︎ What is Geode & Why Use It? ⚛︎... - [Getting Started With Geode](https://geodechain.com/getting-started-with-geode/): Access Geode ⚛︎ Create An Account ⚛︎ Set Your Identity ⚛︎ Get Tokens ⚛︎ Transfer Tokens ⚛︎ What Is Staking... - [Get Involved - Proposals, Funding, Voting And More](https://geodechain.com/get-involved-proposals-funding-voting-and-more/): Nominated Proof of Stake ⚛︎ The Treasury & Treasury Proposals ⚛︎ Tips ⚛︎ Bounties ⚛︎ The Council ⚛︎ The Tech... - [Be A Nominator](https://geodechain.com/be-a-nominator-2/): Earn Coin And Protect The Geode System With Just A Web Browser - [Multi-Signature Accounts For Businesses & Organizations](https://geodechain.com/multi-signature-accounts-for-businesses-organizations/): For Businesses, Organizations and Groups of all kinds! - [7 Reasons To Love The Geode Blockchain Ecosystem](https://geodechain.com/7-reasons-why-the-geode-blockchain-is-built-for-long-term-success/): The Geode Blockchain is on a mission to reshape the way Intellectual Property and Human Productivity is measured, claimed, licensed... - [Contribute Code & Fixes](https://geodechain.com/contribute-code-fixes/): Contribute Code ⚛︎ Bug Bounties ⚛︎ How To Report A Bug - [How To Protect Yourself From Scams](https://geodechain.com/how-to-protect-yourself-from-scams/): Essential Rules ⚛︎ Common Scams ⚛︎ Best Practices ⚛︎ What To Do If You Are Scammed - [Parameters](https://geodechain.com/parameters/): Slots, Epochs, Sessions and Eras ⚛︎ Existential Deposits ⚛︎ Governance Parameters ⚛︎ Validating & Nominating Parameters ⚛︎ Treasury Parameters ⚛︎... --- # # Detailed Content ## Pages Signup for the newsletter Update your preferences Do you really want to unsubscribe? 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The Geode Foundation is a registered Non-profit on a mission to promote economic opportunity for all and community development by increasing innovation of, awareness of and access to decentralized applications, decentralized autonomous organizations and other on-chain activities that lead to better economic outcomes and more active and connected communities. Geode Merch & Coin Buy GEODE @ BitMart Merch @ TeePublic March @ Zazzle (Coming Soon)Help & How To Tour The Apps Known Scams Run A Validator Node Run A Nominator DocumentaionGet Technical Build On Geode Run A Validator Node Documentation Geode GitHub WhitepaperAbout Announcements Team Jobs Partners FoundationGeode Official ChannelstelegramtwitteryoutubelinkedinfacebookinstagramDr. Kathryn (Geode's Founder)youtubelinkedintwitterfacebookinstagram --- Welcome to Geode Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to fostering economic opportunity through decentralized apps, and on-chain activities. By following us on X, you'll get updates on our free native app suite and access to the entire Internet of Chains in one unified ecosystem. Follow Geode on X Explore the Decentralized App WorldWelcome to the Geode Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to fostering economic opportunity through decentralized apps, and on-chain activities. By following us on X, you'll get updates on our free native app suite and access to the entire Internet of Chains in one unified ecosystem. Discover Geode's FREE Suite of Decentralized Apps Dive into Life and Work, Social, Messaging, Market, and more – all decentralized and interconnected. Full Access Explore apps across all chains, build wealth from zero, and monetize your time and creativityCommunity Focus Join our volunteer-led movement for innovation, uncensored connections, and economic empowerment. Find Your Freedom And Help Others Do The Same... By following us on X, you'll get updates on our free native app suite and access to the entire Internet of Chains in one unified ecosystem. Don't miss out! Follow Geode on X TODAY! Create an account to access our suite of native apps. Earn Directly: Monetize time and creativity with smart contracts, keeping 100% profits. Full Control: Build wealth in Life, Social, Market, and more – all in one place. Nonprofit Mission: We aim to increase access to transformative on-chain activities. The Geode Foundation empowers communities through DAOs and dApps. Apply to contribute as an ambassador or prodcut tester in our volunteer-led ecosystem. Make Impact: Promote uncensored speech and decentralized earning. Earn While Contributing: Monetize collaboration in testing and community building. Start Simple: No prior experience needed – build from zero in our transparent movement. --- Create A Geode Account for FREE and EARN While You Explore the Decentralized App World As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Geode promotes innovation in and access to decentralized applications for connected communities and greater economic opportunity for everyone. Create an account to access our free suite of native apps. Earn Directly Monetize your time, attention and creativity with smart apps that take the middle man out, letting you keep 100% of the profits. Full Control Build wealth in Life, Social, Market, Messaging, Resumes, Surveys and more – all in one place. Nonprofit Mission A volunteer-led movement for innovation and economic empowerment. Find Your Freedom And Help Others Do The Same... By following us on X, you'll get updates on our free native app suite and access to the entire Internet of Chains in one unified ecosystem. Don't miss out! Follow Geode on X TODAY! 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MISSION Our foundation is dedicated to fostering economic opportunity and community development through the promotion of decentralized applications (dApps), decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and other on-chain activities. By increasing innovation, awareness, and access to these transformative technologies, we aim to create more active, connected, and economically empowered communities. Scroll to the bottom for Public Disclosures including founding documents, IRS filings and policy documents. Ultimate Impact: By leveraging blockchain technology’s ability to provide open, transparent, and inclusive economic tools, our foundation will help bridge the gap between technological innovation and real-world impact, ensuring that communities everywhere can benefit from the new digital economy. Awareness Initiatives: Hosting events, workshops, and online campaigns to educate individuals and organizations about the benefits of decentralized technology. Producing accessible content to demystify blockchain-based applications for the general public. Community Outreach & Adoption: Funding and supporting projects that onboard new users into decentralized systems, ensuring they can participate in a free and open digital economy. Providing grants to individuals and organizations that create solutions improving accessibility to blockchain-based applications. Innovation & Research: Supporting independent research on decentralized technologies, financial inclusion, and innovative use cases that improve economic outcomes. Providing grants for projects that explore new ways of using decentralized applications for public good. Economic Development & Inclusion: Partnering with social enterprises, grassroots organizations, and underprivileged communities to introduce decentralized financial tools that enhance economic participation. Encouraging financial literacy and self-sustaining economic models through on-chain technologies. Timeline: The foundation began operations in 2025, initially focusing on community engagement, educational programs, and grant-making. Over time, we plan to scale up activities based on funding availability and community needs. Where We Work: Our efforts will primarily be focused on global initiatives, with an emphasis on communities that stand to benefit the most from decentralized applications. We will support both online and in-person initiatives to maximize reach and impact. How We Achieve Our Mission: We will work through a combination of grant-making, awareness initiatives, community programs, and partnerships with other mission-aligned organizations. Join our flagship project: Geode BlockchainPublic Documents501(c)(3) non-profits are required by law to provide access to our founding documents and IRS filings including returns and exemption application. We make these available here for your convenience. Use the links below to download public documents for review. 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Geode Official Channelstelegramtwitteryoutubelinkedinfacebookinstagram --- Do Not Delete: Honey Pot Page for WP Statistics Tracking. --- Updated March 26, 2023 Privacy Policy 1. 0 Introduction This Policy applies to The Geode Blockchain, and related applications (“Services”), including the offsite collection of data for those Services such as nodes, node setup processes and more. Users of our Services are “Members” or “Visitors”. As a Visitor or Member of our Services, the collection, use and sharing of your personal data is subject to the policies contained herein and any updates to these policies. Updates to any policy will be announced via the decentralized interface. If material changes to any part of these policies are made, notice will be provided through the Services, or by other means, to provide an opportunity to review the changes before they become effective. We agree that changes will not be retroactive. If you object to any changes, you may empty your accounts. Your continued use of the Services after we publish changes to these terms signifies your consent to the updated terms as of their effective date. You are entering into this Contract with the Geode Blockchain Network, a self-governing decentralized blockchain network (also referred to as “we” and “us”). Geode Blockchain Network will be the controller of your personal data provided to, or collected by or for, or processed in connection with our Services. This Privacy Policy applies to any Member or Visitor to the Services. Registered users (“Members”) share their claims, endorsements, intellectual property, actions, events, products, services, engage with the network, exchange knowledge, post and view content, and find business and career opportunities.  Content and data on the Services is viewable to non-members (“Visitors”).  Specific applications on the system may offer to make your activity private (such as private messaging applications). While these are designed to maintain privacy of communications, we cannot guarantee the privacy of these messages in the event of a hack on the Services.   This Privacy Policy applies to your use of the Services. Personal data provided to, or collected by or for, or processed in connection with the Services is open to the public. As a Visitor or Member of the Services, the collection, use and sharing of your personal data is subject to this Privacy Policy and other documents referenced in this Privacy Policy, as well as updates. Changes to the Privacy Policy apply to your use of our Services after the “effective date. ” This Privacy Policy may be modified, and if material changes are made to it, notice will be provided through the Services, or by other means, to provide you the opportunity to review the changes before they become effective. If you object to any changes, you may empty your account and delete it from the chain. You acknowledge that your continued use of the Services, including your continued visiting of the site or keeping any coin in an account, after we publish or send a notice about changes to this Privacy Policy indicates that the collection, use and sharing of your personal data is subject to the updated Privacy Policy, as of its effective date. 2. 0 Data Collected 2. 1 Data You Provide To The Services You may provide the following at your sole discretion on the Services: First name / Last name Username s Passwords Phone Numbers Emails Pictures  Nicknames or display names Claim history  Endorsement history  Lists of connections  Tallies of claims, endorsements, and connections  Keywords  What kind of work you are open to (Employee/Contract/etc) Node status Nominations Claim Information of various forms Social media posts and other information 2. 2 Data From Others About You Others may reference you in their activity or rate your claim during an endorsement. Others may also link to your content in various ways.   2. 3 Data From Service Use Use of the Services, including mobile access, websites, other interfaces, and on and off chain activity may be visible.   2. 4 Your Device and Location When you visit or leave the Services (including some extensions, plugins and cookies or similar technology on the sites of others), the URL of both the site you came from and the one you go to and the time of your visit may be visible. Information about your network and device (e. g. , IP address, proxy server, operating system, web browser and add-ons, device identifier and features, cookie IDs and/or ISP, or your mobile carrier) may also be visible. There are currently no condoned tools or applications on the Geode Blockchain Network that track or use your location, but there may be in the future.   2. 6 Updates The Services are dynamic, and new features are often introduced which may lead to the collection of new information. If materially different personal data is collected or if collection and sharing policies change this Privacy Policy will be modified. 3. 0 How Your Data Is Used Your data is used to... Provide, support, personalize and develop the Services; Authorize access to the Services and honor your settings; Show claims you might like to explore and validate Help you keep track of who has endorsed your claims and who has new claims Help you find collaborators, service providers, products and new ideas  Help recruiters and others find your services, products, ideas and to bring you new opportunities Offer you sponsored posts and messages that may be of direct interest to you Offer special insights  Conduct surveys Support your success  Identify bugs in the system Identify cheaters, hackers and other misconduct Assist with security, fraud prevention and investigations 4. 0 How We Share Information 4. 1 On Our Services Any data that you include on your profile and any content you post in an application, or any action you take on the Services will be seen by others, consistent with your application specific settings. Content written to the blockchain CANNOT BE DELETED OR REMOVED. 4. 2 With Contributors Many people contribute to the Services (e. g. , maintenance, analysis, audit, payments, fraud detection, marketing and development). They will have access to your information only to the... --- Geode App Tours... Make An AccountMore Videos... How to vote, make treasury proposals, run for council & more! Cross Chain dApp SearchMy AgentSurveysPrivate MessagingLife & WorkDomain Name ServiceSocialMarketplacePrivate ExchangeProfileReportingThe Geode Foundation is a registered Non-profit 501(c)(3) on a mission to promote economic opportunity for all and community development by increasing innovation of, awareness of and access to decentralized applications, decentralized autonomous organizations and other on-chain activities that lead to better economic outcomes and more active and connected communities. Geode Official Channelstelegramtwitteryoutubelinkedinfacebookinstagram --- News & Announcements Great Ideas and Info are Coming Your Way! Some fields are missing or incorrect! Earn Differently: Money-Making Tools for Real People Sign up for weekly emails and learn how to use Geode to earn differently, cut out the middleman and profit directly off of your own time and attention. Get earning tips, community updates and info on the latest Geode apps. Email The Geode Foundation is a registered Non-profit 501(c)(3) on a mission to promote economic opportunity for all and community development by increasing innovation of, awareness of and access to decentralized applications, decentralized autonomous organizations and other on-chain activities that lead to better economic outcomes and more active and connected communities. Geode Official Channelstelegramtwitteryoutubelinkedinfacebookinstagram --- Geode Help & Documentation... The Simple Guide To GeodeThe Technical DetailsGuide To Being A ValidatorGeode Official ChannelstelegramtwitteryoutubelinkedinfacebookinstagramDr. Kathryn (Geode's Founder)youtubelinkedintwitterfacebookinstagram --- Our Community & VisionGeode Blockchain is built and maintained by an all-volunteer community of people passionate about empowering the individual. Read on to learn more about our founders and community and the vision we have to set humanity free. ________________________ Geode’s development has been carried out by an all-volunteer team of people from all over the world. Our community believes in the mission, and in building what humanity needs Geode to be. Not a single contributor was paid in fiat currencies. Now that Geode is up and running, contributors are paid in GEODE for their contributions. JOIN THE GEODE COMMUNITY ON X TO GET INVOLVED Meet the Founders Geode was founded by Sparticle Concepts LLC, Geode's operating company who handles code maintenance and development, marketing and other commercial functions for the Geode Blockchain. LinkedIn YouTube Twitter/X ________________________ PhD, Mathematics 30+ Years Experience In Technology Prototyping Program Design and Management (& Former DARPA PM) Dr. Kathryn Messegee, is an American-born technologist, advisor, author, composer and artist with more than 30 years of industry experience in technology prototyping. Her summer job at 16 was doing scientific research at NASA. Before her 25th birthday she earned her Ph. D in Mathematics (Specialty: Nonmonotonic Reasoning) and was speaking to conferences on human reasoning and how to make the infinite finite. A hyper-polymath, her career has enjoyed a ride through six different industries (including at tour as DARPA PM) where she gathered the expertise and the patience to undertake a project as big and as important as Geode Blockchain. She has published 17 books, hundreds of articles and papers, dozens of unique art pieces and released 6 albums. ________________________ MS, Electrical Engineering 42 Years Experience In Technology, Sattellite Design, Launch and Operation Mr Thomas (Tom) Messegee, is an American-born engineer, scientist and language enthusiast. He began his career in the Navy’s Nuclear Power program, undertook critical technical missions on our nations submarines, and enjoyed a total 42 years of experience in the Defense industry. He has worked with technical program development and deployment from under water to on orbit in aspects from software to hardware systems alike. Complex, and novel technology developments in highly regulated and consensus oriented environments were the norm as he saw projects from design to launch and operation. He offers consulting to commercial satellite companies and commercial blockchain projects. The Geode Foundation is a registered Non-profit 501(c)(3) on a mission to promote economic opportunity for all and community development by increasing innovation of, awareness of and access to decentralized applications, decentralized autonomous organizations and other on-chain activities that lead to better economic outcomes and more active and connected communities. Geode Merch & Coin Buy GEODE @ BitMart Merch @ TeePublic March @ Zazzle (Coming Soon)Help & How To Tour The Apps Known Scams Run A Validator Node Run A Nominator DocumentaionGet Technical Build On Geode Run A Validator Node Documentation Geode GitHub WhitepaperAbout Announcements Team Jobs Partners FoundationGeode Official ChannelstelegramtwitteryoutubelinkedinfacebookinstagramDr. Kathryn (Geode's Founder)youtubelinkedintwitterfacebookinstagram --- PartnersGeode Blockchain is supported by the efforts, ideas, connections and community provided by its users and partners. Check out out partners that are empowering individuals worldwide! ________________________ PharmWeb3 is a platform bringing pharmacy into Web3 to make healthcare free and accessible to all. We create simple in app tasks where users can earn PW3 tokens, chat with users, book a call with our pharmacist for free consultations, fill a form to apply for essential medications at no cost, and unlock even more health focused perks. Join us today, and let’s make this mission a reality together! ________________________ DAOsign combines proof-of-agreement, proof-of-signature and proof-of-authority into a publicly verifiablecryptographic proofenabling secure, transparent and automated processing of complex agreements and smart contracts. ________________________ Kindred spirits, the Build3 Foundation and its associated Build3 network have symbiotic goals with Geode. They are undertaking blockchain development projects specific to the construction engineering design and permitting industry. Their use cases have provided important inspiration and we continue to meet regularly and contribute to each other’s code base and mission. ________________________ The Ingenesist Project celebrates over a decade of online presence representing more than 2 decades of research and the collaboration by more than 120 researchers, engineers, and scientists from some of the most important corporations and institutions in the world. Their goal is to unify global engineering and scientific communities. Their community of members are trusted advisors and early users of the Geode Blockchain Network. ________________________ Mostro is an all-in-one music platform integrating streaming, sales of music, merchandise and NFTs, and crowdfunding of artists’ projects. ________________________ Producing media and artwork for digital and physical experiences. ________________________ GIANT (Global Internet Access Network Token) is a blockchain protocol that aims to decentralize and democratize access to internet and financial services, by tokenizing bandwidth. GIANT helps consumers become owners, telcos become banks, anyone become a connectivity or financial services provider, creating a connectivity economy that is open and accessible to all. ________________________ Building a trust system for people to use before meeting IRL with someone from online. For dating, business or social meetups. ________________________ Althea's unique cooperative vision for the internet brings peering from the data center to the field. Althea networks are completely local and completely decentralized. That means Althea’s internet signal has no single source - giving you unmatched speeds, reliability, savings, and privacy. ________________________ We have become major fans of Parity Technologies and their community who built Substrate and continues to improve it to this day. Their architecture and code is incredibly well thought out and the foundation of Geode. More than that, they are generous with their time and expertise, advising us (and others building in Substrate) as needed, as we have learned and progressed in our project. Thank you, Parity! The Geode Foundation is a registered Non-profit on a mission to promote economic opportunity for all and community development by increasing innovation of, awareness of and access to decentralized applications, decentralized autonomous organizations and other on-chain activities that lead to better economic outcomes and more active and connected communities. Get Geode Merch @ TeePublic @ Zazzle (Coming Soon)Help & How To Tour The Apps Known Scams Run A Validator Node Run A Nominator DocumentaionGet Technical Build On Geode Run A Validator Node Documentation Geode GitHub WhitepaperFor Investors Data Room Buy CoinAbout Announcements Team Jobs Partners FoundationGeode Official ChannelstelegramtwitteryoutubelinkedinfacebookinstagramDr. Kathryn (Geode's Founder)youtubelinkedintwitterfacebookinstagram --- Law Enforcement agencies may request access to suspicious activity reports on the Geode Blockchain system. please send a message to support @ GeodeChain. com to be added to the list when a suspicious activity report comes up in your jurisdiction, we will forward it to you immediately. --- Create A Geode Account for FREE and EARN While You Explore the Decentralized App World As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Geode promotes innovation in and access to decentralized applications for connected communities and greater economic opportunity for everyone. Create an account to access our free suite of native apps. Setting humanity free. Earn Directly Monetize your time, attention and creativity with smart apps that take the middle man out, letting you keep 100% of the profits. Full Control Build wealth in Life, Social, Market, Messaging, Resumes, Surveys and more – all in one place. Nonprofit Mission A volunteer-led movement for innovation and economic empowerment. Great Ideas and Info are Coming Your Way! Some fields are missing or incorrect! Earn Differently: Money-Making Tools for Real People Sign up for weekly emails and learn how to use Geode to earn differently, cut out the middleman and profit directly off of your own time and attention. Get earning tips, community updates and info on the latest Geode apps. Email Discover a reliable alternative to mainstream tech, where people earn from everyday life. The Geode Foundation is a registered Non-profit on a mission to promote economic opportunity for all and community development by increasing innovation of, awareness of and access to decentralized applications, decentralized autonomous organizations and other on-chain activities that lead to better economic outcomes and more active and connected communities. Geode Official Channelstelegramtwitteryoutubelinkedinfacebookinstagram --- Updated May 6th, 2023 User Agreement (Terms Of Service) 1. 0 Introduction 1. 1 Contract When you use Geode Blockchain or its associated applications you agree to all of these terms, including the Privacy Policy and Infringement Countermeasures included herein.  You certify that by creating a Geode account, accessing or using on-chain and off-chain services, that you are of legal age to enter into an contract in your locality, and that you are agreeing to personally enter into a legally binding contract.  If you do not agree to this contract (“Contract” or “User Agreement”), do not create an account and do not access or otherwise use any of the Services. If you wish to terminate this contract, at any time, you can do so by emptying your accounts and no longer accessing or using the Services. Emptying your accounts will cause the accounts to be reaped (deleted off the chain) which ends the contract. You will still be liable for actions taken while the contract was in force, that is, while you had an account on the chain and/or used the Services. 1. 2 Services This Contract applies to The Geode Blockchain, and related applications (“Services”), including the offsite collection of data for those Services such as nodes, node setup processes and more.  Users of our Services are “Members” or “Visitors”. This Contract applies to both Members and Visitors. As a Visitor or Member of our Services, the collection, use and sharing of your personal data is subject to the policies contained herein and any updates to these policies. Updates to any policy will be announced via the decentralized interface. If material changes to any part of these policies are made, notice will be provided through the Services, or by other means, to provide an opportunity to review the changes before they become effective. We agree that changes will not be retroactive. If you object to any changes, you may empty your accounts. Your continued use of the Services after we publish changes to these terms signifies your consent to the updated terms as of their effective date. 1. 3 Geode Blockchain Network You are entering into this Contract with the Geode Blockchain Network, a self-governing decentralized blockchain network (also referred to as “we” and “us”). Geode Blockchain Network will be the controller of your personal data provided to, or collected by or for, or processed in connection with our Services. 2. 0 Obligations 2. 1 Service Eligibility By entering into this Contract, you attest and confirm that:  You are eligible to enter into this Contract and you are of legal age to enter into contracts in your locality. You are not already restricted by the Geode Blockchain from using the Services.   You will keep your password and other account data a secret, and agree to safeguard it accordingly. You will not share an account with anyone else and will follow our rules and applicable law. You will follow the community guidelines established herein. You accept full responsibility for anything that happens to you or others through your account and you fully release any and all other parties of any responsibility. You fully release and indemnify the Geode Blockchain Network, its council members, users, contributors, programmers as well as Sparticle Concepts LLC, its owners, officers, employees, and independent contractors, all as innocent and in no way responsible for anything that happens through your account, or for anything that happens to you through the account of someone else.   You agree to receive notices and messages through our interfaces and apps. If your contact information is incorrect, or if you do not check the interface or apps regularly, you may miss important notices. You agree to keep your understanding current. You understand and agree that when you create an account, create your profile, stake a claim, give an endorsement, send a post or message, buy or sell something on the marketplace, or otherwise share information on our Services, others can see, copy and use that information.   You promise to only provide information and content that you have the right to share, and that any information you post, input or share will be truthful and accurate. You agree to not use the Services to violate the laws in your own locality of residence, including intellectual property laws, criminal codes, civil codes and any other laws as applicable to you in your locality of residence.   2. 2 Your Account Creating an account with false information is a violation of our terms, including accounts registered on behalf of others or by or on behalf of persons too young to make an account legally in their locality, or the falsification of any aspect of your information in apps across the Services. If the Services were procured by another party for you to use, such as is the case with business related accounts, the party procuring (that is, responsible for payment for) such Service has the right to control access to and get reports on your use of such Service. This does not grant them rights to your personal account, or your personal information or activity conducted through your personal account. 2. 3 Payment, Taxes, and Regulatory Compliance You agree to pay the applicable fees for the Services. You agree that your activities on the Services will be subject to transaction fees, and sometimes to additional app fees, purchase fees and other costs. All purchases, app fees and transaction fees are non-refundable. There are no refunds on the system, unless the other party individually decides to refund your coin for a given transaction.   You agree that you alone are fully responsible for paying any taxes or fees due to your local or national governments for any activity conducted through your accounts on the Services. You agree that you will comply with all local and national tax and regulatory requirements in your locality of residence and as required by law in countries where you operate. You fully indemnify all other parties, and take full responsibility... --- --- ## Posts - Categories: Announcements - Tags: $GEODE, Applications, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Today, we're going from "that's interesting" to "I just did it." And by the end of this newsletter, you'll have your very own Geode account and you'll know exactly how to start earning. Ready? Let's go. No complicated setup. Let's do this together. Last week, we talked about what crypto is and why it matters. If you're reading this, something clicked. Maybe you're not 100% sold yet — and that's completely fine. You don't need to be a believer to be a beginner. Today, we're going from "that's interesting" to "I just did it. " And by the end of this newsletter, you'll have your very own Geode account and you'll know exactly how to start earning. Ready? Let's go. Why Start with Geode? There are thousands of blockchains out there. Most of them feel like they were designed by engineers who forgot that normal humans exist. Complicated wallets. Seed phrases before you even know what the app does. Fees just to look around. Geode flipped the script: No complicated wallet setup required The whole thing takes less than 60 seconds You can start earning $GEODE right away by using the apps It's like the difference between a library that requires a background check to enter... and one that just hands you a book and says "welcome. " How to Make Your Account (Step by Step) Here's exactly what to do: Go to the Geode Portal: GeodeApps. com Use the chat to create your account automatically Choose a password (this is just for your browser — Geode doesn't store it) Save your seed phrase somewhere safe (this is your backup key — write it down on paper and keep it somewhere secure) That's it. You're in. Once you're in, you're ready to start exploring and earning. The apps are right there waiting. And here's something new: Geode's AI Assistant has been upgraded to walk you through the entire process. If you get stuck at any point, just ask the AI. It can help you create your account, explain any concept you're curious about, and navigate you directly to any page on the portal. But Wait — What's a Seed Phrase? Fair question. A seed phrase is a series of random words that acts like a master key to your account. If you ever lose access to your device, your seed phrase lets you recover everything. Here's what matters: Write it down on PAPER (not in a notes app or screenshot) Keep it somewhere safe, like where you'd keep a passport Never share it with anyone — no legitimate service will ever ask for it If you lose it AND lose access to your device, your account cannot be recovered Think of it like the combination to a safe. The safe is incredibly secure — but only if you keep the combination private. What Can You Do With Your New Account? Now the fun begins. Here are just a few things to try today: Open Geode Social: Scroll your feed. You have TWO feeds — a pure feed from people you follow, and a Paid Feed where you earn coin by looking at ads. No algorithm deciding what you see. Try Private Messaging: Send an encrypted message that disappears automatically. Only the last six messages between you and another person are kept. True privacy. Browse the Marketplace: See what people are selling — products, services, digital goods. When you sell here, you keep 100% of your profits. Take a Survey: Earn $GEODE by sharing your opinion. Surveys are 1, 3, or 5 questions. Quick and pays on completion. This Week's App Spotlight: Geode Surveys If you want the simplest way to start earning $GEODE right after setting up your account, Geode Surveys is your move. Here's how it works: Someone in the community creates a short survey — 1, 3, or 5 questions max They set a reward in $GEODE for each response You take the survey, answer honestly, and the $GEODE lands in your account when you finish That's it. No minimum payout threshold. No waiting period. You answer, you earn. But Surveys isn't just about taking them — you can CREATE them too: Got a business idea and want feedback? Create a survey. Want to know what the community thinks about something? Create a survey. Need market research? Create a survey and download the results as a CSV file for analysis. It's opinion-as-a-service, powered by smart contracts. No middleman collecting your data. The person who asked the question pays you directly. Your Assignment This Week Create your Geode account using the link above Try Geode Surveys — take one and earn your first $GEODE Save your seed phrase somewhere safe That's three things. Five minutes total. And just like that, you're part of a community that spans ages 10 to 88, six continents, and a shared belief that the internet should work FOR you, not against you. Next week, we'll dive deep into the Geode Marketplace and show you how to sell your products and services with zero platform fees. But first — go make that account and take your first survey. We'll be here when you get back. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: $GEODE, BitMart, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Listing, News This milestone marks GEODE's trading debut, opening the doors for broader adoption and liquidity in a project that has been quietly revolutionizing decentralized applications since its inception almost four years ago. Tampa, FL – December 15, 2025 – The Geode Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to fostering economic opportunity and community empowerment through blockchain innovation, today proudly announces the primary exchange listing of its native cryptocurrency, GEODE, on BitMart. com. This milestone marks GEODE's trading debut, opening the doors for broader adoption and liquidity in a project that has been quietly revolutionizing decentralized applications since its inception almost four years ago. As the crypto market continues to evolve amid a pro-crypto regulatory landscape in the United States, Geode Chain stands out as a beacon of long-term sustainability and real-world utility. Built on a foundation of volunteer-driven development and a mission to "set humanity free," Geode Chain integrates a robust Layer 1 blockchain with a fully deployed suite of native apps, enabling seamless access to the entire "Internet of Chains" in one unified ecosystem. This listing on BitMart – a trusted exchange serving millions of users worldwide – is not just a trading event; it's a gateway for everyday people, the crypto curious, creators, and innovators to join a movement that's been operating and building for years. A Proven Foundation: MainNet Excellence and Native App Ecosystem Launched in February 2023, Geode Chain's MainNet has achieved an extraordinary record of zero downtime over 34 months of continuous operation – a testament to its resilient Nominated Proof of Stake (NPoS) consensus mechanism, which consumes 99% less energy than Proof of Work alternatives. This eco-friendly architecture allows users to participate using everyday devices like laptops, desktops, or even smartphones, democratizing access to blockchain technology without the need for specialized hardware. Complementing the chain is Geode's native app suite, already fully built and deployed, empowering users to register intellectual property (IP) on-chain for immutable timestamps, endorse expertise among peers, and monetize creative works directly. The Life and Work App, for instance, lets users post work history, education, and "good deeds" while facilitating endorsements and IP protection. Additional Geode apps include social, private messaging, marketplace, and cross-chain dApp discovery – all designed to create a complete user-owned economy where value flows back to individuals, not intermediaries. "Geode isn't just another blockchain; it's a 50-year vision for economic sovereignty," said Dr. Kathryn Messegee, Founder at Geode. "With our MainNet's unwavering reliability and apps already in users' hands, we are proving that decentralization can be practical, and transformative from day one. " Surging User Growth: A Thriving Community of Over 6,500 Active Participants Geode Chain's grassroots momentum is undeniable, with over 6,500 registered users and counting – a figure that reflects not just sign-ups, but active engagement. Remarkably, 40% of account holders contribute as ambassadors, product testers, or innovation team members, far surpassing typical blockchain retention rates. This organic growth stems from Geode's "post-to-earn" programs, onboarding incentives and more which reward participation in everything from content creation to validator nominations. The project's all volunteer global team, spanning developers, marketers, and governance experts, has fueled this expansion without relying on venture capital or fiat funding. Instead, Geode operates as a self-sustaining and self-funded project, promoting long-term tokenomics health. As users flock to the platform for its low-barrier to entry and real utility, Geode is positioning itself as the go-to hub for cross-chain interactions, where one app unlocks the decentralized world.   Leadership and Vision: Purpose-Driven Innovation for Generations At the helm is the husband-wife team of Thomas and Kathryn Messegee. Thomas Messegee - hardware and software prototyping expert - serves as the technical team lead overseeing development. Dr. Kathryn Messegee, PhD – a mathematician, behavioral expert, former DARPA Program Manager – serves as the CEO, whose visionary leadership has guided Geode from concept to a mature ecosystem. With expertise in blockchain, smart contracts, and human-centered design, Dr. Messegee has assembled a distributed team of volunteers passionate about replacing centralized gatekeepers with user-governed tools. This includes on-chain governance for treasury decisions, code upgrades, and runtime parameters, ensuring the chain evolves with its community. Geode's long-term roadmap extends far beyond today's listing: a 50-year commitment to building an "entirely new economy" where GEODE can pay rent, buy groceries, and fuel global collaboration. By converging AI and blockchain, Geode envisions a decentralized future that accelerates innovation while prioritizing privacy, IP rights, and the Individual. As the project eyes expansions into AI-OS integrations, this listing accelerates the marathon toward a world where individuals – not corporations – control their digital destiny. About The Geode Foundation The Geode Foundation is a US based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on a mission to promote economic opportunity for all by increasing innovation, awareness, and access to decentralized applications (dApps) and on-chain activities. Founded in February of 2022 and headquartered in Florida, the Foundation oversees the development of Geode Chain – a Layer 1 blockchain and native app suite designed to bring the Internet of Chains into one accessible place for everyday people. With a focus on volunteer-driven progress and community governance, Geode empowers creators, educators, businesses, and individuals worldwide to thrive in a decentralized economy. For more information, visit geodechain. com or follow @GeodeChain on X at X. com/GeodeChain. About BitMart BitMart is the premier global digital asset trading platform. With millions of users worldwide and ranked among the top crypto exchanges on CoinGecko, it currently offers 1,000+ trading pairs with competitive trading fees. Constantly evolving and growing, BitMart is interested in cryptoʼs potential to drive innovation and promote financial inclusion. To learn more about BitMart, visit their website, follow their Twitter, or join their Telegram for updates, news, and promotions. Be sure to download the BitMart App to easily trade your favourite crypto anytime, anywhere. Media Contacts For more information, please contact: Geode: news@geodechain. com BitMart: press@bitmart. com Disclaimer The information provided is for informational purposes only and should not be considered a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any financial assets. All information is provided in good faith. However, we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability or completeness of such information. All crypto investments, including earnings, are highly speculative in nature and involve substantial risk of... --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: $GEODE, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved, Post-To-Earn Geode's Post-To-Earn Program got a high tech makeover this week with more automation, and CPM based payouts. Geode's Post-To-Earn Program got a high tech makeover this week with more automation, and CPM based payouts. Factors driving this upgrade are: (1) GEODE's listing price for December 15th on BitMart. com is now set. (2) Geode's Post To Earn program is attracting a LOT of interest and scaling rapidly. Geode has upgraded the Post-To-Earn program to achieve several objectives: (1) Align post payments with a CPM model so that posts with higher views get more. (2) Align payments with a $1-2 USD CPM rate based on list price of GEODE, the length of the post, positivity and any media attachments. That CPM rate is 2x to 4x what is typically paid for X ads. Example: a sufficiently long post with a video and 100K views would get $200 USD worth of GEODE. (3) Reward at most two posts per day per account, to allow broader participation. (4) Update the system to keep that CPM rate in GEODE in line with the USD value of GEODE as it changes. (5) Remove the need for payment tags in the replies, saving team time and speeding up the payment process; Opting instead for posting a thank you message tagging participants when they are paid out. (6) Keep payouts at once a week until we can automate the payout process to once a day in Q1 2026. Post to Participate... Tag @GeodeChain so our system can find it. Include your personal referral link in the main post, or your Geode Public Key (your referral link has your public key in it so that's the smartest thing to use, because you also get coin for referrals! ) Say something nice about @GeodeChain! Tell the world what you like about it, or send us good ideas. Keep it positive! Original Posts, Replies, and Quote Retweets are all eligible. Posts with images or video, and longer text earn more. Each account can be paid for up to 2 of their highest performing posts each day. Geode's Post-To-Earn Payout Algorithm For each post: - Check if it contains a valid 48-character alphanumeric Geode public key starting with 5 (in the text, in any link in the post, or currently in the author’s bio). - Analyze sentiment and assign a positivity score 0–100 toward @GeodeChain - Record exact character count (C), views, and any attached media (image/video). Then filter: - Keep only posts with ≥180 characters AND positivity ≥80. - If one user has multiple qualifying posts, keep only their 2 highest-payout posts. CPM = 1. 00 + (MIN(C, 1000) / 180 – 1) × 0. 20 + IIF(Image = Yes, 0. 50, 0) + IIF(Video = Yes, 1. 00, 0) PRICE = 0. 003600 PAYOUT = (VIEWS/1000) × (CPM / PRICE) YOUR REFERRAL CODE Copy your personal referral code from the Geode Portal home page When someone uses your referral code to join Geode, you get: an instant referral bonus of 50 GEODE when they make an account and click the GET FREE COIN button. referral bonuses every time they do a task in the Airdrop App (see the airdrop app for current payouts) more referral bonuses every time THEIR FRIENDS do tasks in the airdrop too! (the airdrop has two layers of referral bonuses) --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: $GEODE, BitMart, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, GEODE/USDT, Graphs, infographic, Listing, Tokenomics It's the information everyone has been waiting for! Geode Chain is the layer one chain plus native suite of apps bringing the entire decentralized world into one place for everyday people. Our first exchange listing for GEODE, our native coin, is scheduled for Monday, December 15th on BitMart.com. If you don't have a BitMart account yet, you can make one through our referral link to get a bonus! https://www.bitmart.com/en-US/invite/GeodeChain It's the information everyone has been waiting for! Geode Chain is the layer one chain plus native suite of apps bringing the entire decentralized world into one place for everyday people. Our first exchange listing for GEODE, our native coin, is scheduled for Monday, December 15th on BitMart. com. If you don't have a BitMart account yet, you can make one through our referral link to get a bonus! https://www. bitmart. com/en-US/invite/GeodeChain Listing Information GEODE will be listed with a valuation of $41 Million USD, and one trading pair (GEODE/USDT), giving a listing price of $0. 003600 USD per GEODE at opening. Here are all the stats: Listing on: BitMart. com (make a BitMart account: https://www. bitmart. com/en-US/invite/GeodeChain) Listing Date: Monday, December 15th 2025 Market Cap $41 Million USD Listing Price $0. 003600 USD/GEODE Listing Pair GEODE/USDT Please be aware that this is GEODE's first official listing. GEODE seen on any other exchange, CEX or DEX is FAKE and cannot be used on the Geode network or its app suite. Always check announcements here on GeodeChain. com for official exchanges and other critical information. When in doubt, DM us on x. com/geodechain. Token Emissions and Tokenomics Data Make A Geode Account: https://geodeapps. com/#/accounts/onboarding/? ref=5CdBAavjhgyvvfDQGgA7K753aHG1mYCy2xqjwUQpoEWF8Lcc Make a BitMart Account: https://www. bitmart. com/en-US/invite/GeodeChain Contact Us (DMs): https://x. com/GeodeChain --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: $GEODE, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved, Post-To-Earn We will be updating the the Post to Earn program and its automation processes by November 30th (or sooner) Factors:(1) GEODE's listing price for December 15th on BitMart. com is now set. (2) Geode's Post To Earn program is attracting a LOT of interest and scaling rapidly. We will be updating the the Post to Earn program and its automation processes by November 30th (or sooner) to: (1) Align post payments with a CPM model so that posts with higher views get more. (2) Align payments with a $1-2 USD CPM rate based on list price of GEODE, the length of the post, positivity and any media attachments. That CPM rate is 2x to 4x what is typically paid for X ads. Example: a sufficiently long post with a video and 100K views would get $200 USD worth of GEODE. (3) Reward at most one post per day per account, to allow broader participaton. (4) Update the system to keep that CPM rate in GEODE in line with the USD value of GEODE as it changes. (at least weekly, if not daily) (5) Remove the need for payment tags in the replies, saving team time and speeding up the payment process; Opting instead for posting a thank you message tagging participants when they are paid out. (6) Keep payouts at once a week until we can automate the payout process to once a day in Q1 2026. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: $GEODE, BitMart, Blockchain, coin, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Announcing our exclusive partnership with BitMart, one of the leading global cryptocurrency exchanges, for the primary listing of the GEODE coin! Geode is thrilled to share a monumental update. Today, we're announcing our exclusive partnership with BitMart, one of the leading global cryptocurrency exchanges, for the primary listing of the GEODE coin! The Big Reveal This marks GEODE's FIRST AND ONLY exchange listing, set to go live on Monday, December 15th, 2025. Starting then, you'll be able to trade GEODE seamlessly on BitMart, opening up new avenues for growth, liquidity, and adoption in our mission to empower everyday people with true digital ownership and freedom. Geode is incredibly proud to team up with BitMart, a platform known for its user-friendly interface, robust security, and commitment to innovative projects. This partnership aligns perfectly with our values of accessibility and community-driven progress, making it easier than ever for newcomers and veterans alike to join the Geode ecosystem. Words from Our Founder Dr. Kathryn Messegee, Geode's Founder, shared her excitement: "The greatest chapter in Geode's story is about to begin. " Reflecting on the journey, she added, "We have been working towards this for a long time. I am so proud of the Geode community for their persistent dedication to the mission of Setting Humanity Free. " And looking ahead, Dr. Messegee emphasized the ongoing adventure: "This is not the finish line. This is the beginning of mile 2 of the marathon, and we are equal to the task. " Why This Matters Geode is a volunteer-led, decentralized Layer 1 blockchain ecosystem built to replace middlemen with smart contracts. Our native suite of apps—including Social (where ads pay YOU directly), Private Messaging (encrypted and ephemeral), Marketplace (P2P buying/selling with 100% profits to you), Life and Work (for resumes and IP registration), Surveys, DNS, and more—lets users own their data, monetize their time and attention, and access the entire internet of chains in one place. Founded by Dr. Kathryn Messegee (PhD in Math, ex-DARPA) and Tom Messegee (Navy vet and UI expert), Geode is a self-funded 501(c)(3) foundation with no VCs involved. We've achieved 100% mainnet uptime since launch in February 2023, organic growth across continents, and tools like conviction voting to ensure the community always outvotes whales. Our principles? True ownership, uncensored freedom, community governance, and easy onboarding with free coins on signup. This BitMart listing is a game-changer, boosting our real-world impact and helping more people break free from centralized censorship and data theft. Whether you're earning through referrals, surveys, or marketplace sales, GEODE's community is about to soar as we hit this milestone. Stay Connected Want to dive deeper? Follow us on X at x. com/geodechain for real-time updates, earning tips, and more. If you haven't joined yet, create your Geode account today and grab some free GEODE to explore our apps—plus, use your referral code to bring friends aboard and earn bonuses! Let's keep building the future together. Onward to freedom! The Geode Team About BitMart BitMart is the premier global digital asset trading platform. With millions of users worldwide and ranked among the top crypto exchanges on CoinGecko, it currently offers 1,700+ trading pairs with competitive trading fees. Constantly evolving and growing, BitMart is interested in crypto’s potential to drive innovation and promote financial inclusion. To learn more about BitMart, visit their website, follow their Twitter, or join their Telegram for updates, news, and promotions. Be sure to download the BitMart App to easily trade your favorite crypto anytime, anywhere. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, News Welcome to a roundup edition of the Geode Newsletter. There is so much to share so here we go!... Welcome to a roundup edition of the Geode Newsletter. There is so much to share so here we go! Geode is Decentralizing Marketing Geode is decentralizing marketing. We are innovating ways for the community to make posts, imagery, ads and video to boost Geode and get paid for it! Community members are already contributing high quality posts, imagery and threads. Volunteer Ambassadors, Product Testers & More! Geode's Volunteer Internship program has accepted more than 125 people from around the world as ambassadors, product testers and marketing innovators. They see the vision and are spreading the word to their local communities and people worldwide. Geode Has The Most Engaged Community In Crypto Investors are looking at Geode now and it is no wonder. 40% of all Geode account holders are actively engaged in the Geode community, as ambassadors, product testers, innovation team, and more. The large majority of new accounts don't just come onboard to use the apps, they join and become actively engaged. The Geode mission is attracting people who get involved. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain Geode is partnering with Northeastern University's Masters in Computer Science Program, welcoming co-op students for our Summer Sprint! Geode is partnering with Northeastern University's Masters in Computer Science Program, welcoming co-op students for our Summer Sprint! Students will be working on real Geode roadmap projects that users have requested the most, as well as challenging projects that offer brand new apps like cross-chain dApp search and AI user agents that take action across apps and chains. Students in our Summer Sprint program learn critical skills in blockchain, smart contracts and crypto that they cannot learn anywhere else, while the Geode community benefits from their knowledge and creativity. We can't wait to show you what they are building! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain The Geode Foundation has been granted 501c3 Public Charity status by the US Government! This status gets us major benefits that other foundations do not have. The Geode Foundation has been granted 501c3 Public Charity status by the US Government! This status gets us major benefits that other foundations do not have and we are excited to make the most of it! We have worked so hard to get this, we cannot tell you how much the whole Geode community is celebrating this win! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Join us each Wednesday at 10am to learn more about what we are building, the latest community news, and to listen to our team live! This meeting replaces our previous community calls on Discord, and the ambassador team meetings all in one! See you there. https://x.com/GeodeChain Join us each Wednesday at 10am to learn more about what we are building, the latest community news, and to listen to our team live! This meeting replaces our previous community calls on Discord, and the ambassador team meetings all in one! See you there. https://x. com/GeodeChain --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be… TODAY @ 7PM Eastern on X Spaces @GeodeChain Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be... TODAY @ 7PM Eastern on X Spaces @GeodeChain  TOPICS: Geode Hiring has Moved On-Chain Get paid to take surveys Spotlight on Geode community members Geode’s role shaping upcoming legislation and the US crypto landscape --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain The US Government’s attitude towards new cryptos has shifted completely to a positive and encouraging take that will last for at least the next 4 years. We now have a very pro-crypto president, house, senate and regulatory bodies including the CFTC, and SEC. This is the best possible legal and regulatory environment for launching a coin and preference is given to US based coins like GEODE. The US Government’s attitude towards new cryptos has shifted completely to a positive and encouraging take that will last for at least the next 4 years. We now have a very pro-crypto president, house, senate and regulatory bodies including the CFTC, and SEC. This is the best possible legal and regulatory environment for launching a coin and preference is given to US based coins like GEODE. The president himself also recommends that coins based in Florida in particular (like GEODE) should get the most favor. Further, the legislature is expected to pass laws in the next 6 months clarifying and encouraging the creation and use of new coins. This is an incredible time for US cryptos. Pro-Crypto actions already in place from the current administration have included: The President has ordered a Bitcoin strategic reserve and a National Stockpile of Cryptocurrencies that should favor American cryptos The President has made it policy for every level of the executive branch to end anti-crypto activities and promote activities that encourage American crypto projects. We are already seeing action on that. The SEC reassigned their crypto lawyers to other units to end prosecution of crypto projects The Justice Department has disbanded their crypto unit for the same reason Upcoming pro-crypto and pro-blockchain legislation that affects Geode includes: HR 1664 that directs the Secretary of Commerce to create programs to encourage the development and deployment of blockchain in the United States and to form a board of advisors including chain operators like Geode’s Founders. An upcoming legislative bill to definitively define cryptocurrency as a commodity, not a security How Geode is Creating Advantage In The Current US Government Climate To take full advantage of the US’s new pro-crypto environment, we are becoming active in federal government efforts related to crypto and blockchain. Specifically, we are meeting with members of congress in districts relevant to Geode, offering expertise in blockchain and crypto to help shape new laws, and asking for a seat at the table where blockchain and crypto policy is being discussed with industry leaders like us; such as government advisory boards, future crypto summits at the Whit House, and similar opportunities. Our deep background in federal government and military service (Navy, DARPA And NRO) gives us a unique perspective on how to work with Congress and the White House, and how to network our way into the most influential rooms and we are doing just that. Being a part of these discussions will not only help us to shape definitions, legislation and regulations in ways that favor Geode, but will also bring significant attention to Geode.   How The US Is Encouraging Foreign Investment Foreign investment in US projects is highly encouraged at all levels of this administration. Specifically: The US Government encourages foreign investment (including crypto) Federal U. S tax policy is friendly to foreign investors Foreign investors at large and investors from nations like India, the UK and others with strong positive ties in particular, stand to benefit from tax policies that boost foreign investment coupled with crypto friendly policies that expand opportunities for US projects like Geode. Trump’s executive order aims to create a crypto stockpile, potentially using seized assets, which boosts market confidence. The U. S. is moving toward a lighter regulatory approach, with the SEC withdrawing investigations into crypto firms like Coinbase, the largest U. S. crypto exchange. A pro-crypto environment could encourage foreign investors, who are already active in U. S. crypto to increase investments due to reduced regulatory risks. Indian investors in particular, facing high domestic crypto taxes (30% on profits, 1% TDS), may find the U. S. ’s crypto-friendly policies appealing for investing in American projects, especially given the strong U. S. -India economic ties. Favorable Tax Policies For Foreign Investors The Trump administration’s policies encourage foreign-owned companies to expand U. S. manufacturing to avoid tariffs, with tax incentives like the Foreign-Derived Intangible Income (FDII) regime offering deductions for export sales. Safe harbor thresholds for foreign-parented corporations suggest a stable tax environment for foreign investors. While not crypto-specific, these policies create a favorable climate for Indian investors in U. S. crypto firms or blockchain startups, as the U. S. remains a global crypto hub. Indian, UK and other foreign investors could leverage these incentives to invest in U. S. crypto and blockchain ventures, benefiting from a tax regime that supports foreign participation. No current proposals target tax hikes on foreign investors; instead, policies like FDII and safe harbors aim to attract investment. The U. S. corporate tax rate (21% plus state taxes) is competitive, and there’s no indication of changes specifically affecting foreign crypto investors. The focus on tariffs rather than corporate tax increases under Trump’s administration suggests stability for foreign investors in crypto markets. Indian Investment in US Blockchain and Crypto  Indian investors are already engaging with U. S. -based crypto assets, and the U. S. ’s pro-crypto policies could amplify this trend. Indian investors, wary of India’s high crypto taxes (30% on gains, 1% TDS), may find the U. S. ’s stable tax environment attractive for investing in American crypto assets. Overall, the absence of tax hike discussions and a pro-crypto regulatory shift could encourage Indian investors to explore U. S. crypto platforms, especially given India’s restrictive tax regime. Women investors in India rose in 2024, with a 300% increase in female crypto participation, broadening the investor base. There is even discussion around the potential for India to create a strategeic crypto reserve of its own.   Sources Articles “Trump names cryptocurrencies in strategic reserve, sending prices up” - https://www. reuters. com/world/us/trump-says-cryptocurrency-strategic-reserve-includes-xrp-sol-ada-2025-03-02/ - Reuters, March 3, 2025 “How foreign investors in US businesses can navigate US tax policy uncertainty” - https://rsmus. com/insights/services/business-tax/foreign-investors-navigate-us-business-tax-policy. html - RSM US March 26, 2025 “Crypto wrap 2024: Bitcoin, altcoins remain popular among Indian investors” - https://www. business-standard. com/finance/investment/crypto-wrap-2024-bitcoin-altcoins-remain-popular-among-indian-investors-124122600788_1. html# - Business Standard, December 26, 2024 “Why India needs a strategic cryptocurrency reserve, before it’s too late” - https://economictimes. indiatimes. com/markets/cryptocurrency/crypto-news/why-india-needs-a-strategic-cryptocurrency-reserve-before-its-too-late/articleshow/119377642. cms? from=mdr# - The Economic Times, March 23,... --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved, X-Spaces The Geode monthly Community Call is moving to X Spaces! Join us Wednesday April 2nd at 7pm EASTERN on X spaces @GeodeChain. Follow Geode on X here so you don't miss a thing... https://x.com/GeodeChain The Geode monthly Community Call is moving to X Spaces! Join us Wednesday April 2nd at 7pm EASTERN on X spaces @GeodeChain. Follow Geode on X here so you don't miss a thing... https://x. com/GeodeChain TOPICS: Latest Alpha Team Spotlight User Shoutout Open Discussion See you on X Spaces on April 2nd! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved If you missed the March community call, you missed some great news! The Geode Foundation is now a registered Nonprofit. We have welcomed some awesome new team members as Ambassadors and Product Testers and more. Here are the notes... If you missed the March community call, you missed some great news! The Geode Foundation is now a registered Nonprofit. We have welcomed some awesome new team members as Ambassadors and Product Testers and more. Here are the notes... --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved TOPICS: Results From Our Early Adopter Interviews Updates: Onboarding, Conversion & Feedback Loop DISCUSSION: What Have You Noticed When Onboarding? TEAM SPOTLIGHT MONTHLY COMMUNITY QUEST Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be... WEDNESDAY MARCH 5th @ 8PM Eastern 5pm WEDNESDAY Pacific Time 6pm WEDNESDAY Mountain Time 6:45AM THURSDAY for Nepal, 11:30AM THURSDAY for Adelaide  TOPICS: Results From Our Early Adopter Interviews Updates: Onboarding, Conversion & Feedback Loop DISCUSSION: What Have You Noticed When Onboarding? TEAM SPOTLIGHT MONTHLY COMMUNITY QUEST We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. Make sure your voice is heard on the important community topics we will be covering. Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/ryMvuWMnbt Come and be heard, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved, Jobs Things are happening at Geode and this is your chance to get in early in a big way! Help Geode grow and earn GEODE crypto currency at the same time. Things are happening at Geode and this is your chance to get in early in a big way! Help Geode grow and earn GEODE crypto currency at the same time. We are looking for the following roles: Product Tester Software Researcher Brand Ambassador Innovation Intern Click here to explore all the opportunities and apply! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain Don't have a Geode account yet? Follow this link to get an account and get PAID to set up your username and other info in the apps! https://geodechain.com/ref/5DnfaNLDTkQwRBCRV95cfkRf3Hymaqbd13Bh9ZwMkkFkCptc Check it out! Now, you can stay up on the latest announcements from Geode, right in the portal! When a new announcement comes out, you will immediately see the red notification dot in the top right of the screen. This is just one of many new features in the our latest deployments! Don't have a Geode account yet? Follow this link to get an account and get PAID to set up your username and other info in the apps! https://geodechain. com/ref/5DnfaNLDTkQwRBCRV95cfkRf3Hymaqbd13Bh9ZwMkkFkCptc --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Don't have a Geode account yet? Follow this referral link to try it out! https://geodechain.com/ref/5DnfaNLDTkQwRBCRV95cfkRf3Hymaqbd13Bh9ZwMkkFkCptc Geode has a new version of the airdrop where you and your friends can do all the tasks right there in one page! Super convenient and you get paid on every single task as you do them! Get paid when you set up your username and other info in the apps like Social, Private Messaging, Profile and your resume in Life and Work. Then, share it with your friends. You earn GEODE when you do the tasks, when your friends you referred to the task AND when THEIR friends do the tasks. That's TWO LEVELS of referral bonuses! Don't have a Geode account yet? Follow this referral link to try it out! https://geodechain. com/ref/5DnfaNLDTkQwRBCRV95cfkRf3Hymaqbd13Bh9ZwMkkFkCptc --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain Valentine's day is Geode day! Today, Geode as a project is 3 years old and the MainNet is 2 years old. It has been an amazing ride and we cannot wait to see where it goes next! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Here is our community quest for this month!... remember to report back on how it goes! Feedback is everything! Here is our community quest for this month! ... remember to report back on how it goes! Feedback is everything! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved It was another great community call with SO MUCH happening now. Here are the notes... --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved 📣 TOPICS: Results From Our Early Adopter Interviews FOCUS: Onboarding, Conversion & Feedback Loop DISCUSSION: What Have You Noticed When Onboarding Friends? AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT MONTHLY COMMUNITY QUEST New ONE-PAGE AIRDROP IS OUT NOW! New requested features in the portal! New LOGO and color update out now! and more! Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be... WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 5th @ 10AM AND 3PM Eastern 7AM and NOON WEDNESDAY Pacific Time 8AM and 1PM WEDNESDAY Mountain Time 8:45PM WEDNESDAY and 1:45AM THURSDAY for Nepal, 1:30AM and 6:30AM THURSDAY for Adelaide  TOPICS: Results From Our Early Adopter Interviews FOCUS: Onboarding, Conversion & Feedback Loop DISCUSSION: What Have You Noticed When Onboarding Friends? AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT MONTHLY COMMUNITY QUEST New ONE-PAGE AIRDROP IS OUT NOW! New requested features in the portal! New LOGO and color update out now! and more! We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. Make sure your voice is heard on the important community topics we will be covering. Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/ryMvuWMnbt Come and be heard, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved It was another great Community Call! We are making important decisions as a community and I feel they were spot on. ⭐️ Here are the notes. … It was another great Community Call! We are making important decisions as a community and I feel they were spot on. ⭐ Here are the notes... . A new one-page version of the airdrop is coming this month along with re-vamped content on our social channels! 2025 will be very marketing focused and your voice is an important part of that! There is an open Marketing and Messaging meeting every Tuesday at 9am eastern in the Hangout room on our Discord where you can get involved,. Very exciting to see everything that is happening! Make sure you are at the next community call to be heard and to help us make Geode what you need it to be! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be... WEDNESDAY JANUARY 8th @ 10AM AND 3PM Eastern 7AM and NOON WEDNESDAY Pacific Time 8AM and 1PM WEDNESDAY Mountain Time 8:45PM WEDNESDAY and 1:45AM THURSDAY for Nepal, 1:30AM and 6:30AM THURSDAY for Adelaide  TOPICS: New Marketing Strategy and Testing Underway! New EASIER AIRDROP Coming! We will be in the “Amphitheater Room” on our Discord. Make sure your voice is heard on the important community topics we will be covering. Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/ryMvuWMnbt Come and be heard, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain We just keep building! Our latest update to the Geode portal uses your Default Account to make all the apps simpler, with fewer clicks to send messages, endorse social posts, and more! Set your default account on the Accounts page and change it anytime you like. Your default account is who you are showing up as for each app, and is used to make your personal referral code. Stay tuned for an updated airdrop bounty app where we pay YOU and your REFERRERS to set up your apps on Geode! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved It was another great community call! Here are the notes. A new marketing makeover is in the works New scams are popping up - be careful everyone! See the new "KNOWN SCAMS" page on the GeodeChain. com to report scams and see the ones we know about. New portal update - again! Making our native suite of apps easier and more fun to use. Try it out! Based on community feedback from this call, we will be moving the Staking and Voting menus to the main menu, instead of using the checkbox to activate them. We will keep the Advanced menu options behind the checkbox. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved 📣 TOPICS: - New Marketing Strategy and Testing Underway! - More Portal Updates! - New Scammers On The Rise - What To Look Out For Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be... WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4th @ 10AM AND 3PM Eastern 7AM and NOON WEDNESDAY Pacific Time 8AM and 1PM WEDNESDAY Mountain Time 8:45PM WEDNESDAY and 1:45AM THURSDAY for Nepal, 1:30AM and 6:30AM THURSDAY for Adelaide  TOPICS: New Marketing Strategy and Testing Underway! More Portal Updates! New Scammers On The Rise - What To Look Out For We will be in the “Amphitheater Room” on our Discord. Make sure your voice is heard on the important community topics we will be covering. Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/ryMvuWMnbt Come and be heard, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements, Scams - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain 🔴 MULTIPLE VERIFIED SCAMS - NEVER BUY GEODE ON A DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE. IT IS FAKE. Fake GEODE coin listings are starting to appear in droves on decentralized exchanges. Scammers are listing GEODE for everything from USDT to ETH and everything else. You know these listings are fake because Geode is a Layer One chain and GEODE is a native token. Any fake GEODE listed on another chain is NOT REAL GEODE, and cannot be used on the Geode Blockchain or in any of the Geode Apps. NEVER BUY GEODE ON A DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE. IT IS FAKE. Every single DEX listing you see here is a scam. The ONLY official listing of GEODE coin is on BitMart: https://www. bitmart. com/en-US/invite/GeodeChain --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, infographic Imagine you have on app where you can access a native suite of useful apps AND search to find apps on other chains! Find one you like? Add it to your Home Screen. Let's put Geode's vision in one simple image... . Imagine you have on app where you can access a native suite of useful apps AND search to find apps on other chains! Find one you like? Add it to your Home Screen. Share Geode's vision with your favorite people and make sure you use your personal referral link to sign them up! Your personal referral links are automatically included in the social share buttons on the Geode portal. Don't have an account yet? Sign up here: https://GeodeChain. com/ref/5DnfaNLDTkQwRBCRV95cfkRf3Hymaqbd13Bh9ZwMkkFkCptc --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain Check it out and make an account today... Use my referral link: https://GeodeChain.com/ref/5DnfaNLDTkQwRBCRV95cfkRf3Hymaqbd13Bh9ZwMkkFkCptc Geode's new portal is a major makeover from our previous UI and sports so many new features. Easy onboarding: make an account and get coin in 3 clicks! Beautiful new look! Use your personal referral link to onboard your friends! Set your Default Account that will be use for your referral link and many more features to come! Completely new menu structure makes it easy to find everything and most importantly... EVERYTHING WORKS AND LOOKS GREAT ON MOBILE! This new mobile-first portal looks and works so well on your phone that you don't even need an app! Check it out and make an account today... Use my referral link: https://GeodeChain. com/ref/5DnfaNLDTkQwRBCRV95cfkRf3Hymaqbd13Bh9ZwMkkFkCptc --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved If you have not made a Geode account yet, do it NOW! In three clicks you can make an account and get some coin to start your Geode journey! Try it now at GeodeChain.com/ref/5DnfaNLDTkQwRBCRV95cfkRf3Hymaqbd13Bh9ZwMkkFkCptc When you are finished, use the social share links on the home page to tell your friends. Your personal referral link is automatically included! If you have not made a Geode account yet, do it NOW! In three clicks you can make an account and get some coin to start your Geode journey! Try it now at GeodeChain. com/ref/5DnfaNLDTkQwRBCRV95cfkRf3Hymaqbd13Bh9ZwMkkFkCptc When you are finished, use the social share links on the home page to tell your friends. Your personal referral link is automatically included! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved, infographic It was another great community call. So many important things are happening. Here are the notes for now and I will send out further announcements with more detail this month! It was another great community call. So many important things are happening. Here are the notes for now and I will send out further announcements with more detail this month! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved 📣 TOPICS: New Marketing Strategy and Testing Underway! New Portal Makeover Launch! Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be... WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6th @ 10AM AND 5PM Eastern 7AM and 2PM WEDNESDAY Pacific Time 8AM and 3PM WEDNESDAY Mountain Time 8:45PM WEDNESDAY and 3:45AM THURSDAY for Nepal, 1:30AM and 8:30AM THURSDAY for Adelaide  TOPICS: New Marketing Strategy and Testing Underway! New Portal Makeover Launch! We will be in the “Amphitheater Room” on our Discord. Make sure your voice is heard on the important community topics we will be covering. Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/ryMvuWMnbt Come and be heard, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain Check it out! We are working on a dramatic makeover for Geode's main portal and it's more than just a new look. Massively easier onboarding, simpler pages, fewer clicks, and MOBILE FOCUSED. Check it out! We are working on a dramatic makeover for Geode's main portal and it's more than just a new look. Massively easier onboarding, simpler pages, fewer clicks, and MOBILE FOCUSED. The new portal looks and works so well on mobile that you don't even need an app! We can't wait to unveil the new portal soon, but in the meantime here's a little peek at the new homepage on mobile... --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved It was another great Geode community call! Here are the notes. We are actively working on a makeover for the front end, and are incorporating AI elements into our development and future plans! It was another great Geode community call! Here are the notes. We are actively working on a makeover for the front end, and are incorporating AI elements into our development and future plans! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, upgrades Great news! It is now easier than ever to make a Geode account. Go to the Geode Portal using the button below. Make an account by clicking on the +Account button on the Accounts page. Great news! It is now easier than ever to make a Geode account. Go to the Geode Portal using the button below. Make an account by clicking on the +Account button on the Accounts page. Keep your 12 word seed phrase and password safe, and store your JSON file for recovery and use in other wallets. So easy! Welcome to Geode! Check out the super short video here to see just how simple it can be! https://youtu. be/0Qg5j6ob-_o --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved It was another great community call day with lots of discussion about the role of AI in Geode going forward, and new connections to be found everywhere! Here are the notes... It was another great community call day with lots of discussion about the role of AI in Geode going forward, and new connections to be found everywhere! Here are the notes... Easier onboarding is in the works and rolling out FAST with light nodes and mobile apps on the horizon! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved 📣 TOPICS: Using AI to Accelerate Marketing and Development, & Whatever else you would like to talk about! Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be... WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 4th @ 10AM AND 5PM Eastern 7AM and 2PM WEDNESDAY Pacific Time 8AM and 3PM WEDNESDAY Mountain Time 7:45PM WEDNESDAY and 2:45 AM THURSDAY for Nepal, 11:30PM and 6:30 AM THURSDAY for Adelaide  TOPICS: Using AI to Accelerate Marketing and Development Whatever else you would like to talk about! We will be in the “Amphitheater Room” on our Discord. Make sure your voice is heard on the important community topics we will be covering. Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/ryMvuWMnbt Come and be heard, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain Geode's new native DNS app is live! - Search for available domains - Register your new domain for no extra charge - Point your domain to any Geode account Public Key - Transfer your domain to anyone else (sell it or just give it away!) Geode's new native DNS app is live! Search for available domains Register your new domain for no extra charge Point your domain to any Geode account Public Key Transfer your domain to anyone else (sell it or just give it away! ) Why is this so exciting? Because Geode is preparing to make the Internet of Chains searchable and linkable and your Geode domain will become the way people in the web2 world find you on-chain. The possibilities are endless so get your domain now! Go to the Geode Portal, make an account and register your domains of choice today. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved It was another great community call! We are so grateful for all the ideas, connections and openness that our community provides all the time. Geode's community is the BEST! Here are the notes... It was another great community call! We are so grateful for all the ideas, connections and openness that our community provides all the time. Geode's community is the BEST! Here are the notes... Progress so far Get involved! Early mobile app sketches Early mobile app sketches Early mobile app sketches --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved 📣 TOPICS: New mobile app designs w/ easy onboarding Geode Airdrop is ON!! What to do NOW VC fundraising has started & how you can help Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be... WEDNESDAY AUGUST 7th @ 10AM AND 5PM Eastern 7AM and 2 PM WEDNESDAY Pacific Time 7:45PM WEDNESDAY and 2:45 AM THURSDAY for Nepal, 11:30PM and 6:30 AM THURSDAY for Adelaide  TOPICS: New mobile app designs w/ easy onboarding Geode Airdrop is ON! ! What to do NOW VC fundraising has started & how you can help We will be in the “Amphitheater Room” on our Discord. Make sure your voice is heard on the important community topics we will be covering. Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/ryMvuWMnbt Come and be heard, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, speaking Dr. Messegee was recently on the HackHERZ Podcast - check it out! Follow @HackHERZPodcast on YouTube and see hackherz.co for more! Check out the whole show at https://youtu.be/Ly6syaHp-Qw. Dr. Messegee was recently on the HackHERZ Podcast - check it out! Follow @HackHERZPodcast on YouTube and see hackherz. co for more! Check out the whole show at https://youtu. be/Ly6syaHp-Qw.   https://youtu. be/Ly6syaHp-Qw --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: appearances, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, podcasts In the 16th episode of the Web Vision Podcast (https://youtu.be/smOSkyTffDo), hosts Schlomo and Vik welcomed a special guest, Dr. Kathryn Messegee, from Geode Blockchain. Kathryn shared insights into Geode's unique approach to blockchain technology, its focus on practical applications, and its plans for the future. https://youtu. be/smOSkyTffDo In the 16th episode of the Web Vision Podcast (https://youtu. be/smOSkyTffDo), hosts Schlomo and Vik welcomed a special guest, Dr. Kathryn Messegee, from Geode Blockchain. Kathryn shared insights into Geode's unique approach to blockchain technology, its focus on practical applications, and its plans for the future. Geode Blockchain is creating its own Layer 1 (L1) blockchain, which is the base layer of a blockchain network. Kathryn explained the difference between L1 and Layer 2 (L2) chains, with L1 chains being the base layer (like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana) and L2 chains being extensions of the L1 chain. Geode chose to create an L1 chain to control governance and keep costs low, demonstrating a strategic approach to blockchain development.   What sets Geode apart from other blockchain projects is its focus on practical applications. They have replaced Amazon, LinkedIn, and various social media apps with smart contracts, demonstrating the potential of blockchain technology to disrupt traditional digital platforms. Geode aims to create a new economy with a basic set of utilities, including a coin for transactions, a marketplace for buying and selling, and a platform for finding work.   This vision of a decentralized economy is both ambitious and exciting. Geode is not just about technology; it's about community. Geode has a connected community and a council that listens to its members. The governance model is based on nominated proof of stake, where anyone with coin has a right to vote. They also use conviction voting, which allows smaller coin holders to amplify their vote by locking up their coins for a longer period. This democratic approach to governance ensures that all members of the community have a voice.   Looking ahead, Geode has big plans for the future. They are in the middle of their first airdrop to grow the community. Kathryn also shared her wishlist for future developments, including replacing Spotify, creating a decentralized exchange, and improving construction permitting.   Geode is open to developers and offers mentorship to those who want to build on their platform, inviting innovation and collaboration.   In conclusion, Katherine invites listeners to join the Geode community via their website and Discord. She emphasizes that Geode is about real people making real connections and creating practical, truly useful apps. Geode Blockchain is not just building a blockchain; it's building a future where technology serves the people, not the other way around. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, OMA3, partnerships We are thrilled to announce that Geode Blockchain, a project dedicated to setting humanity free via practical apps and interoperability, has joined the Open Metaverse Alliance for Web3 (OMA3). We are thrilled to announce that Geode Blockchain, a project dedicated to setting humanity free via practical apps and interoperability, has joined the Open Metaverse Alliance for Web3 (OMA3). This partnership marks a significant step forward in our shared mission to foster an interoperable, user-owned digital world. OMA3, a consortium of leading metaverse companies in Web3, is committed to building standards and infrastructure that enable a user-owned and user-controlled metaverse. The organization's goal is to make virtual land, digital assets, ideas, and services highly interoperable and transparent to all communities. Geode Blockchain, with its focus on user freedom, and cross-app and cross-chain interoperability, aligns perfectly with OMA3's mission. Geode's commitment to a minimum 50-year service to humanity's long-term interests further underscores its dedication to the user-centric ethos of Web3. By joining OMA3, Geode Blockchain will bring its expertise in blockchain and smart contracts to the table, contributing to the development of standards and infrastructure for a user-owned metaverse. We are excited about the potential of this partnership and look forward to seeing how Geode Blockchain's contributions will help shape the future of the metaverse. For more information, please visit our websites at oma3. org and GeodeChain. com. About OMA3 OMA3, the Open Metaverse Alliance for Web3, is a consortium of the top metaverse companies in Web3. It aims to create a metaverse without walls or barriers, where individual projects are fully interconnected and interoperable. For more information, visit oma3. org. About Geode Blockchain Geode Blockchain is the Layer One chain for practical apps that are setting humanity free. For more information, visit GeodeChain. com. Contact Dr. Kathryn Messegee, Founder at Geode Blockchain. DM on X: https://x. com/GuruKathryn --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: appearances, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, podcasts In a recent appearance on the Living On Blockchain podcast (https://youtu.be/oR4yXMg7Prc), Dr. Kathryn Messegee, founder of Geode Blockchain, shared her journey into the world of blockchain and her vision for a decentralized internet. https://youtu. be/oR4yXMg7Prc In a recent appearance on the Living On Blockchain podcast (https://youtu. be/oR4yXMg7Prc), Dr. Kathryn Messegee, founder of Geode Blockchain, shared her journey into the world of blockchain and her vision for a decentralized internet. With a PhD in Math and a career in defense technology prototyping, Kathryn's path to blockchain was unconventional, yet her passion for the technology is undeniable. Kathryn was introduced to cryptocurrency in 2010, but it wasn't until the emergence of smart contracts that she began actively participating in the space. Together with her husband and co-founder, they embarked on the challenging journey of learning programming from scratch to build Geode Blockchain. Geode is a layer one blockchain project with a lofty goal: to replace centralized giants like Amazon and social media platforms with smart contracts. Built by an all-volunteer community using Substrate, a blockchain development framework, Geode Blockchain has developed a suite of seven apps that offer decentralized alternatives to LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Amazon, the patent office, the copyright office, and email/text messaging. Building a community around a project is no small feat. Kathryn emphasizes the importance of having a cause that's bigger than oneself to attract volunteers. The Geode community is a testament to this, with members contributing their diverse skills to the project. Kathryn personally assists anyone interested in learning how to code, set up a validator node, or stake as a nominator.   Like any ambitious project, Geo has faced its share of challenges. The steep learning curve at the beginning was a significant hurdle. Another challenge is getting the coin on exchanges, a goal Kathryn hopes to achieve in the next year or two. Looking to the future, Kathryn envisions making blockchain-based phones and affordable hardware. She believes that the future of the internet lies in decentralization and that projects like Geode are paving the way for this future.   For those aspiring to build in the Web 3. 0 space, Kathryn has some advice. For technical individuals, she advises choosing one development kit to specialize in and getting involved in projects to gain hands-on experience. For non-technical individuals, she suggests getting involved in projects and contributing their skills. For polymaths, Kathryn encourages them to embrace their diverse interests and not hold back. She emphasizes the importance of self-perception and confidence in managing others' perceptions.   In conclusion, Geo Web 3. 0 is a promising project that aims to revolutionize the internet by replacing centralized giants with smart contracts. The journey of Kathryn and her team is a testament to the power of determination, learning, and community collaboration. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: airdrop, appearances, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, podcasts The conversation, hosted by JChains on the Web3 Breakfast Club (https://youtu.be/2YfCl54IWQ0), revolved around the launch of the Geode Blockchain, its unique features, and the newly opened airdrop event. https://youtu. be/2YfCl54IWQ0 In a recent podcast, Dr. Kathryn Messegee, the founder of Geode blockchain, shared some exciting insights about the project and officially opened the 2024 airdrop to the world. The conversation, hosted by JChains on the Web3 Breakfast Club (https://youtu. be/2YfCl54IWQ0), revolved around the launch of the Geode Blockchain, its unique features, and the newly opened airdrop event.   Geode is not just another blockchain; it's a layer one chain with a baseline set of apps built from day one. It includes utilities for everyone: a marketplace for direct buying and selling, a social app where advertisers pay users directly, and a resume app where users can register their intellectual property and work history. The Geode Blockchain aims to provide economic freedom by enabling direct transactions between users, eliminating the need for middlemen.   This approach is a game-changer in the blockchain world, where the focus is often on the technology rather than the people.   The newly opened airdrop event is another exciting aspect of the Geode project. Unlike many airdrops that reward past actions, Geode's airdrop is designed to be forward-looking. Users are rewarded for performing tasks over the next six months. The airdrop is open to everyone, including US residents. The rewards are considered as payment for a job, thus avoiding legal and regulatory issues. The airdrop also includes referral bonuses, coin giveaways, and merch giveaways. There will be additional coin giveaways for the most supportive users on Geode social and the resume app.   Geode has big plans for the future. They plan to start their first VC round to fund marketing efforts, improve the user interface, and develop mobile apps. The long-term vision for Geode includes becoming an entry point for regular people to the entire internet of chains. In the next few years, they plan to preload Geode software on affordable phones, tablets, and nodes to make blockchain even more accessible.   Geode is also attracting third-party apps and projects from other major chains due to its open approach and supportive community. The conversation also touched on the current state of the crypto market, the potential impact of the FIT 21 bill on the crypto industry, and the importance of community in blockchain projects.   Dr. Kathryn compared the current web3 and crypto movement to the hippie movement of the late 60s, emphasizing the shared desire for freedom and liberty.   In conclusion, Geode is a promising project that aims to revolutionize the world by focusing on people and economic freedom. The newly opened airdrop event and future plans make it an exciting project to watch out for. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved It was another great community call, this time focused on the Geode Blockchain 2024 Airdrop that spans 6 months of coin giveaways to onboard Geode's first 5 Million users. Here are the notes! It was another great community call, this time focused on the Geode Blockchain 2024 Airdrop that spans 6 months of coin giveaways to onboard Geode's first 5 Million users. Here are the notes! Airdrop app out now! Let's get to work! All we have to do it NOT STOP! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Do the work, get the coin! The 2024 Geode Blockchain airdrop is 6 months of awesome coin giveaways! See all the details at https://GeodeChain.com/airdrop. Do the work, get the coin! The 2024 Geode Blockchain airdrop is 6 months of awesome coin giveaways! See all the details at https://GeodeChain. com/airdrop. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved 📣 TOPICS: Geode Airdrop is ON!! What to do NOW Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be... WEDNESDAY JULY 3rd @ 10AM AND 4PM Eastern 7AM and 1 PM WEDNESDAY Pacific Time 3PM and 9 PM WEDNESDAY for London,  7:45PM WEDNESDAY and 1:45 AM THURSDAY for Nepal, 11:30PM and 5:30 AM THURSDAY for Adelaide  TOPICS: Geode Airdrop is ON! ! What to do NOW We will be in the “Amphitheater Room” on our Discord. Make sure your voice is heard on the important community topics we will be covering. Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/ryMvuWMnbt Come and be heard, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, merch, TeePublic Geode merch at TeePublic just got a major makeover to give you upgraded designs and a ton more colors to choose from! From stickers to magnets, cups, pillows, flags, and even kids clothes we have something for everyone and at really great prices! Check out the store at TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/geodechain Geode merch at TeePublic just got a major makeover to give you upgraded designs and a ton more colors to choose from! From stickers to magnets, cups, pillows, flags, and even kids clothes we have something for everyone and at really great prices! Check out the store at TeePublic: http://tee. pub/lic/geodechain --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Consensus, Geode, Geode Blockchain We had a great time at Consensus 2024. It was well worth the time and expense and massive effort involved. It was our first crypto conference for the project ever after more than two years of building. Here are some pics of Kathryn and Tom leading the way. We met lots of great people who will be building on Geode, integrating Geode into their projects, as well as market makers and VCs. Exciting things are coming for Geode Blockchain and this year is one not to miss! If you don't have a wallet already, go make one now and use the faucet to get some coin. Go to https://GeodeChain.com and get it done! The airdrop is coming! We had a great time at Consensus 2024. It was well worth the time and expense and massive effort involved. It was our first crypto conference for the project ever after more than two years of building. Here are some pics of Kathryn and Tom leading the way. We met lots of great people who will be building on Geode, integrating Geode into their projects, as well as market makers and VCs. Exciting things are coming for Geode Blockchain and this year is one not to miss! If you don't have a wallet already, go make one now and use the faucet to get some coin. Go to https://GeodeChain. com and get it done! The airdrop is coming! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved It was another great set of Geode Community calls where some very important things were discussed. I cannot print them all here in text but here is what I can tell you. First, the Geode 2024 Airdrop starts July 1st! Check out the details here: https://geodechain.com/airdrop/. Do the tasks, bring in your friends and get rewarded with GEODE coin! It's time to spread the love and let the world in! While you are at it, join the Geode Social Media army and help us get the word out. See all the notes attached... It was another great set of Geode Community calls where some very important things were discussed. I cannot print them all here in text but here is what I can tell you. First, the Geode 2024 Airdrop starts July 1st! Check out the details here: https://geodechain. com/airdrop/. Do the tasks, bring in your friends and get rewarded with GEODE coin! It's time to spread the love and let the world in! While you are at it, join the Geode Social Media army and help us get the word out. See all the notes attached... Airdrop is ready to go! Geode is in the top 5% by longevity Join in and help! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord.gg/ryMvuWMnbt Come and be heard, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be! Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be... WEDNESDAY JUNE 5th @ 10AM AND 4PM Eastern 7AM and 1 PM WEDNESDAY Pacific Time 3PM and 9 PM WEDNESDAY for London,  7:45PM WEDNESDAY and 1:45 AM THURSDAY for Nepal, 11:30PM and 5:30 AM THURSDAY for Adelaide  Midnight and 6AM THURSDAY for Sydney TOPICS: OPEN CALL FOR THE GEODE SOCIAL MEDIA ARMY Report out from Consensus 2024 Airdrop launches JULY 1st! We will be in the “Amphitheater Room” on our Discord. Make sure your voice is heard on the important community topics we will be covering. Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/ryMvuWMnbt Come and be heard, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Geode Merch, Get Involved, TeePublic Geode tee shirts, hoodies, stickers, magnets, pins, phone cases, and even pillows are now available on TeePublic at http://tee.pub/lic/geodechain Check it out and get yours today! Geode tee shirts, hoodies, stickers, magnets, pins, phone cases, and even pillows are now available on TeePublic at http://tee. pub/lic/geodechain Check it out and get yours today! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain Geode Blockchain MainNet is 15 months old this month! It may not seem like much, 95% of all blockchain projects are GONE by now due to poor financial planning, disconnected community and other factors. Geode Blockchain is still here thanks to our grassroots all-volunteer methodology, 50 year runway, and connected community. And years from now, Geode will STILL be here! Fascinating stuff! 90% of all blockchain projects fail in the first year before they ever get to MainNet launch. After MainNet, the average lifespan is less than 15 months. Geode Blockchain MainNet is 15 months old this month! It may not seem like much, 95% of all blockchain projects are GONE by now due to poor financial planning, disconnected community and other factors. Geode Blockchain is still here thanks to our grassroots all-volunteer methodology, 50 year runway, and connected community. And years from now, Geode will STILL be here! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: airdrop, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Geode Blockchain, where smart contracts replace centralized giants, advertisers pay you directly, and an all-volunteer community is dedicated to helping you thrive online, is thrilled to announce the July 1st launch of its highly anticipated 2024 Airdrop campaign. For Immediate Release - Geode Blockchain, where smart contracts replace centralized giants, advertisers pay you directly, and an all-volunteer community is dedicated to helping you thrive online, is thrilled to announce the July 1st launch of its highly anticipated 2024 Airdrop campaign. This unique initiative aims to reward the Geode community and engage new users by distributing free Geode tokens to participants who complete specific tasks in the Geode dApps, refer their friends, and have fun on-chain. Because this airdrop pays for completing specific tasks, and because users are NOT required to buy coin or bridge coin to participate, this airdrop will be available worldwide including in the United States. The Geode 2024 Airdrop will be 6 months of the best Altcoin airdrop ever with: Over a BILLION Coin Being Paid Out EVERYONE who joins and sets up their account on all the Geode dApps, gets a bounty of 100 GEODE PLUS 2 layers of referral bonuses of 50 GEODE each PLUS bonus bounties for the top app users at the end of the aidrop campaign PLUS coin and merch giveaways PLUS surprise bonuses for daily app users on specific apps The Geode 2024 Airdrop presents an exceptional opportunity for individuals to become part of the Geode ecosystem and experience the benefits of its dApp suite to take back their economic destiny, monetizing their own time, attention, creativity and productivity. It is a testament to Geode's vision of setting humanity free by creating a decentralized future, where individuals can take back their economic power with ease and confidence.   Guru Kathryn, Geode’s Founder, notes that, “Geode has been built and maintained by an all-volunteer community with zero investment. We have been quietly building for more than two years and now it’s time to open the doors. This airdrop is the next step in a long term vision that makes Geode Blockchain the Layer One chain for practical apps, the hub of finding and using dApps across the internet of chains, and setting humanity free along our 50+ year runway. We are so excited to welcome the world in. ”  Geode invites cryptocurrency enthusiasts and newcomers alike to take part in the 2024 Airdrop and join the growing Geode community. Join Geode in shaping the future of how humanity works and lives and be part of the exciting journey towards a decentralized tomorrow. To learn more about the Geode 2024 Airdrop and how to participate, please visit the official campaign page at https://geodechain. com/airdrop/. The official Geode 2024 Airdrop dApp will open on-chain on July 1st, 2024. Follow @GuruKathryn on X to be the first to know when it opens up. For media inquiries or further information, please contact: Dr. Kathryn Messegee Founder, Geode Blockchain DM me on Twitter @GuruKathryn About Geode Geode Blockchain: Setting Humanity Free... Where smart contracts replace centralized giants, advertisers pay you directly, and an all-volunteer community is dedicated to helping you thrive online. Geode is a Layer 1 blockchain platform built on Substrate with a starting suite of practical apps that is revolutionizing the way individuals worldwide take back their economic destiny.   Disclaimer: This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to buy or sell any securities or tokens. For more information about Geode, please visit https://geodechain. com. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Another great Community Call! Here are the notes. Not in the notes was a great discussion about social media management. Lets GO!! Another great Community Call! Here are the notes. Not in the notes was a great discussion about social media management. We will be following up with job descriptions for social media managers that will be paid in coin for maintaining Geode Social Media channels across various platforms (posting, replying, etc). Lets GO! ! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be… ➡️ WEDNESDAY MAY 1st @ 10AM AND 4PM Eastern on the Geode Discord. TOPICS: OPEN CALL FOR THE GEODE SOCIAL MEDIA ARMY Faucet dApp is open and paying out high until July 1st Minimum Geode account balance is now ONE GEODE New Geode Merch is out now at TeePublic! Geode Blockchain is now in the top 5% of blockchain projects by lifespan Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be... WEDNESDAY MAY 1st @ 10AM AND 4PM Eastern 7AM and 1 PM WEDNESDAY Pacific Time 3PM and 9 PM WEDNESDAY for London,  7:45PM WEDNESDAY and 2:45 AM THURSDAY for Nepal, 12:30AM and 6:30 AM THURSDAY for Adelaide  1AM and 7AM THURSDAY for Sydney We will be in the “Amphitheater Room” on our Discord. Make sure your voice is heard on the important community topics we will be covering. Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/ryMvuWMnbt Come and be heard, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Wallets Did you know that there are FIVE third party wallets that work with Geode Blockchain? Some let you sign actions on the apps and some are just for coin transfers but all are awesome in their own way. Check them out and tell us what your favorite wallet is! Did you know that there are FIVE third party wallets that work with Geode Blockchain? Some let you sign actions on the apps and some are just for coin transfers but all are awesome in their own way. Check them out and tell us what your favorite wallet is! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain Geode's new alpha version of their basic dApp suite known for practical apps that set Humanity free just rolled out with some amazing new features! Geode's new alpha version of their basic dApp suite known for practical apps that set Humanity free just rolled out with some amazing new features! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, forkless upgrade, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved, runtime update, vote Reducing the Existential Deposit to 1 GEODE is up for vote. The vote closes SATURDAY APRIL 13TH at 10AM EASTERN TIME. If it passes, it will be implemented immediately and automatically via forkless upgrade! Reducing the Existential Deposit to 1 GEODE is up for vote. The vote closes SATURDAY APRIL 13TH at 10AM EASTERN TIME. If it passes, it will be implemented immediately and automatically via forkless upgrade! Remember to NOT BOND everything you have unless you really feel that strongly becuase voting bonds are 30 days before they are released to be used again. The Existential Deposit is the minimum an account must maintain or be deleted Current existential deposit = 10 GEODE Proposed existential deposit = 1 GEODE WHY? To make it easier for anyone to have a Geode account, and make our faucet work harder for more users --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved At the April community call we rolled out the new ALPHA version of Geode's dApp suite with some great new features. Next up is a Faucet app and then back to Light Nodes! At the April community call we rolled out the new ALPHA version of Geode's dApp suite with some great new features. Next up is a Faucet app and then back to Light Nodes! Did you know that there are 5 third party wallets that work with Geode? ! ? ! Stay tuned for more details on the new dApp suite, third party wallets and more! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be… ➡️ WEDNESDAY APRIL 3rd @ 10AM AND 4PM TOPICS: New onboarding process in place New messaging in place New alpha version of apps deploying! Faucet app in the works And more! Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be... WEDNESDAY APRIL 3rd @ 10AM AND 4PM 7AM and 1 PM WEDNESDAY Pacific Time 3PM and 9 PM WEDNESDAY for London,  7:45PM WEDNESDAY and 2:45 AM THURSDAY for Nepal, 12:30AM and 6:30 AM THURSDAY for Adelaide  1AM and 7AM THURSDAY for Sydney We will be in the “Amphitheater Room” on our Discord. Make sure your voice is heard on the important community topics we will be covering. Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/ryMvuWMnbt Come and be heard, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved In our last Geode Blockchain Community Call, we worked on a new onboarding process for new users. This new process will help new users get onboard more easily while promoting increasing connection in the community. We intend to have this new onboarding process in place in the next couple of months prior to the upcoming first airdrop. In our last Geode Blockchain Community Call, we worked on a new onboarding process for new users. This new process will help new users get onboard more easily while promoting increasing connection in the community. We intend to have this new onboarding process in place in the next couple of months prior to the upcoming first airdrop. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved In our last Geode Blockchain Community Call we worked to get Geode's messaging down to the WHY, HOW and WHAT and the results are spot on! Check it out... In our last Geode Blockchain Community Call we worked to get Geode's messaging down to the WHY, HOW and WHAT and the results are spot on! Check it out... --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain Check out these recent quotes about Geode Blockchain! Geode is starting to get attention and it is incredible positive! Check out these recent quotes about Geode Blockchain! Geode is starting to get attention and it is incredible positive! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved This Community Call will be 100% focused on MESSAGING (how we describe Geode to others) and creating a COHERENT ONBOARDING PROCESS. This Community Call will be 100% focused on MESSAGING (how we describe Geode to others) and creating a COHERENT ONBOARDING PROCESS.   Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be... TUESDAY MARCH 5th @ 4pm Eastern time 1 PM TUESDAY Pacific Time 9 PM TUESDAY for London,  2:45 AM WEDNESDAY for Nepal, 7:30 AM WEDNESDAY for Adelaide  8:00 AM WEDNESDAY for Sydney TOPICS:  Messaging Onboarding Process We will be in the “Amphitheater Room” on our Discord. Make sure your voice is heard on the important community topics we will be covering. Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/ryMvuWMnbt Come and be heard, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain Light nodes are a big nerdy deal and Geode Blockchain is working nonstop to integrate this fantastic feature that will be the key to scaling users without additional web service infrastructure. Light nodes are a big nerdy deal and Geode Blockchain is working nonstop to integrate this fantastic feature that will be the key to scaling users without additional web service infrastructure. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain It's Geode Blockchain's 1st Birthday!! We could not be more proud of this community and all they have accomplished! It's Geode Blockchain's 1st Birthday! ! We could not be more proud of this community and all they have accomplished! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved It was another great Geode Community Call with SO MUCH to talk about. Here are the notes... It was another great Geode Community Call with SO MUCH to talk about. Here are the notes... --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be… ➡️ WEDNESDAY February 7th @ 4pm Eastern time February 2024 Community Call - WEDNESDAY February 7th @ 4pm Eastern on the Geode Discord Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be... WEDNESDAY February 7th @ 4pm Eastern time 1 PM WEDNESDAY Pacific Time 9 PM WEDNESDAY for London,  2:45 AM THURSDAY for Nepal, 7:30 AM THURSDAY for Adelaide  8:00 AM THURSDAY for Sydney We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. Make sure your voice is heard on the important community topics we will be covering. Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/ryMvuWMnbt TOPICS:  SUDO removed! Plans for Light Nodes Global Grassroots Movement So come and be heard, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, sudo On January 11th, 2024 at 11:09am, less than 11 months after MainNet launch, Geode Blockchain seamlessly upgraded its runtime to remove the SUDO. The chain is now officially fully decentralized and community led! On January 11th, 2024 at 11:09am, less than 11 months after MainNet launch, Geode Blockchain seamlessly upgraded its runtime to remove the SUDO. The chain is now officially fully decentralized and community led! Not only does the original SUDO account no longer have any of those super user powers, but the code upgrade ensures that no account will ever have super user privileges in the future either. This historic upgrade was voted on by the Geode community using our built in democracy features that allow the community to decide on upgrades and have those upgrades applied immediately and automatically after community approval. Upgrades to the chain runtime on Geode Blockchain are "forkless" - that is, seamless and easy, without the need for the complex and coordinated node upgrades seen on Ethereum's chain and other major chains. Moving forward, the community is in charge and governing itself. Guru Kathryn, Geode's Founder, who maintained the original SUDO account noted that, "This is a massively important moment in the growth of Geode Blockchain as a blockchain infrastructure and even more so as a connected community. I could not be more proud and excited to see it happen and I am equally excited to put this power in the hands of the Geode community at large. " --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, vision Check out the new infographic for Geode's long term vision. We are on our way! Check out the new infographic for Geode's long term vision. We are on our way! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Thank you, everyone, for another great Community Call! Here are the slides and some extra notes … Thank you, everyone, for another great Community Call! Here are the slides and some extra notes ... We will be voting as a community to REMOVE THE SUDO! The referendum with the new runtime code will go up for vote Friday or Saturday and will be up for one week in the Governance > Democracy page. Do NOT bond all your coin when you vote - pay attention to how much you bond when you vote and leave yourself some to play with. Be a part of this historic moment! Removing the sudo means Geode will be officially decentralized and fully community driven! There are open seats on the council. Here is an article that includes how to run for council, how to vote for council and all about the different types of treasury proposals that come through. https://geodechain. com/get-involved-proposals-funding-voting-and-more/ There are global leadership positions open. Check out the slide on that and let me know what territory you would like to claim as your own! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved, referendum, vote REFERENDUM UP FOR VOTE! Be a part of this historic occasion as we remove the SUDO! REFERENDUM UP FOR VOTE! Be a part of this historic occasion as we remove the SUDO! Go To Go. GeodeChain. com and go to the GOVERNANCE > DEMOCRACY page. Click VOTE. IMPORTANT: DO NOT BOND ALL YOUR COIN (Leave yourself some to play with). Coin is bonded in a vote for 30 days (or longer if you choose a different option from the dropdown menu in the form). You can bond as little or as much as you like for your vote. More coin bonded means a stronger vote with more power. If you have any trouble voting, put in a help request at the Geode Discord support forum. See you on chain! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, infographic The Geode Marketplace takes ZERO. Products and services are bought and sold directly between users. This is a remarkable demonstration of what only decentralized systems and smart contracts can do. Geode Blockchain's latest app aims to set people free by allowing users to buy and sell products and services with no middle man taking a cut of the profits. Selling on Amazon means giving 40% or more of your revenue to Amazon for the joy of selling on their marketplace. The Geode Marketplace takes ZERO. Products and services are bought and sold directly between users. This is a remarkable demonstration of what only decentralized systems and smart contracts can do. Powerful features make it all the more exciting including: Fill your cart with products and services from multiple sellers and check out the entire cart at once Got a problem? Let the seller know. Seller can refund, replace or use other methods to resolve it Seller AND Buyers receive ratings making sure that you know who you are doing business with a little better Messaging features allow buyers and sellers to communicate about tracking, feedback and more! My Account and Seller Account pages have everything you need to know in once place Digital downloads show in your My Account page to make it easy to find and download And so much more! https://youtu. be/gKs9E8lN3Jc --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord.gg/ryMvuWMnbt 📣TOPICS: Marketplace App Deployment For Public Testing Plans for Sudo Removal & Light Nodes Global Grassroots Movement Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be... WEDNESDAY January 3rd @ 4pm Eastern time 1 PM WEDNESDAY Pacific Time 9 PM WEDNESDAY for London,  2:45 AM THURSDAY for Nepal, 7:30 AM THURSDAY for Adelaide  8:00 AM THURSDAY for Sydney We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. Make sure your voice is heard on the important community topics we will be covering. Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/ryMvuWMnbt TOPICS:  Marketplace App Deployment For Public Testing Plans for Sudo Removal & Light Nodes Global Grassroots Movement So come and be heard, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain This is a big step in the maturity of the blockchain and its community and ensures that anything enacted on the chain is voted on by the entire community, making Geode fully decentralized and community-led. Look for this important change in January 2024. Here is the detailed plan for how it will all happen! The SUDO is a special account with root privileges that allows the SUDO to do anything anytime on the system. The SUDO is an important safety aspect in the beginning of a chain's life to help guard against mistakes and vulnerabilities. Now that the Geode Blockchain Community is stable and we have enough validator nodes for security, it is time to remove the SUDO so that no one account will have these kinds of powers. The Council will take over proposing and enacting code changes in the future, as voted on by the entire community. This is a big step in the maturity of the blockchain and its community and ensures that anything enacted on the chain is voted on by the entire community, making Geode fully decentralized and community-led. Look for this important change in January 2024. Here is the detailed plan for how it will all happen! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, partners DAOsign (https://daosign.org) is a decentralized platform for agreements with publicly verifiable and authorized cryptographic proofs-of-signature. Their apps allow anyone to create, sign, and verify agreements with authorized proofs-of-signature, ensuring the authenticity and integrity of their contracts. DAOsign (https://daosign. org) is a decentralized platform for agreements with publicly verifiable and authorized cryptographic proofs-of-signature. Their apps allow anyone to create, sign, and verify agreements with authorized proofs-of-signature, ensuring the authenticity and integrity of their contracts. With their platform's extensible Agreement Management System, workstream automation, and Smart Contracts integration, as well as flexible Signer Identity Verification System and NFT-based Signer Authority Verification System, DAOsign provides a reliable and efficient way for anyone to manage their agreements. This is ideal for corporate agreements with vendors and subcontractors, the construction space, real estate transactions, commodities and other international trade and so much more. Wherever this is a signed agreement between people, organizations or nations, the DAOsign app offers security, and publicly verifiable and authorized cryptographic proofs-of-signature. Geode Blockchain is honored to be providing a coin grant for DAOsign to integrate with Geode, opening the doors to on chain trade agreements, corporate agreements, personal agreements and so much more. DAOsign users will be able to choose Geode Blockchain as their chain of record for storing agreements and their verified signature proofs. Geode Blockchain is THE Layer 1 chain for practical applications that empower individuals and communities worldwide. See more at GeodeChain. com. DAOsign joins a list of amazing Geode Blockchain partners that bring practical apps that harness real value for users. See all the Geode Blockchain partners at https://geodechain. com/partners/. Geode Blockchain --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Thank you, @everyone for another great Community Call! We are making important decisions as a community and what an epic call that was! SO many topics covered. Here are the slides and some extra notes … Thank you, @everyone for another great Community Call! We are making important decisions as a community and what an epic call that was! SO many topics covered. Here are the slides and some extra notes ... There are open seats on the council. Here is an article that includes how to run for council, how to vote for council and all about the different types of treasury proposals that come through. https://geodechain. com/get-involved-proposals-funding-voting-and-more/ We need an overall technical evolution strategy long term for the chain itself and chain interconnectivity. We will be working on that. Ideas welcome. There are global leadership positions open. Check out the slide on that and let me know what territory you would like to claim as your own! The Geode VIP program doors are closing DECEMBER 31st. Get yourself and your friends onboard as Validators and Nominators while you can still get in for FREE and get lots of COIN. Starting January 1st, new Validators and Nominators will have to buy coin from someone in the community to stake. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved This program offers Monthly coin bonuses for any validator or nominator started in 2023. Start yours while you can and get your friends in too! This program offers Monthly coin bonuses for any validator or nominator started in 2023. Start yours while you can and get your friends in too! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be… ➡️ WEDNESDAY December 6th @ 4pm Eastern time Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be... WEDNESDAY December 6th @ 4pm Eastern time 1 PM WEDNESDAY Pacific Time 9 PM WEDNESDAY for London, 2:45 AM THURSDAY for Nepal, 7:30 AM THURSDAY for Adelaide 8:00 AM THURSDAY for Sydney We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. Make sure your voice is heard on the important community topics we will be covering. Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/ryMvuWMnbt TOPICS:  Plans for Marketplace and Light Nodes Global Grassroots Movement 15 Year Vision! Spreading The Word! So come and be heard, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, infographic We spoke about our new 5, 10 and 15 year vision at the most recent Community Call. Here it is in all its glory. It started out as an analysis of how far we have come, and what we did right so that we can keep doing it. But then we started to look forward. What could Geode become? How could we really empower the individual? Check it out in the infographic below... We spoke about our new 5, 10 and 15 year vision at the most recent Community Call. Here it is in all its glory. It started out as an analysis of how far we have come, and what we did right so that we can keep doing it. But then we started to look forward. What could Geode become? How could we really empower the individual? Check it out in the infographic below... --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved, infographic Thank you, everyone for another great Community Call! We are making important decisions as a community and what an epic call that was! SO many topics covered. Here are the notes… remember to share Geode with your favorite people! Send them to GeodeChain.com! Thank you, everyone for another great Community Call! We are making important decisions as a community and what an epic call that was! SO many topics covered. Here are the notes... remember to share Geode with your favorite people! Send them to GeodeChain. com! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be… ➡️ TUESDAY, November 7th @ 4pm Eastern time 1 PM TUESDAY Pacific Time 9 PM TUESDAY for London, 2:45 AM WEDNESDAY for Nepal, 7:30 AM WEDNESDAY for Adelaide 8:00 AM WEDNESDAY for Sydney We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be... TUESDAY, November 7th @ 4pm Eastern time 1 PM TUESDAY Pacific Time 9 PM TUESDAY for London,  2:45 AM WEDNESDAY for Nepal, 7:30 AM WEDNESDAY for Adelaide  8:00 AM WEDNESDAY for Sydney We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. Make sure your voice is heard on the important community topics we will be covering. Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/ryMvuWMnbt TOPICS:  New App Out - Private Messaging Plans for Marketplace and Light Nodes Global Grassroots Movement 15 Year Vision! So come and be heard, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain Geode Blockchain's founders, Tom and Kathryn, have taken a step in the right direction for Team Human in a new patent: Proof Of Unique Personhood For User Authentication, Bot Detection, and Quantum Safe Encryption. The patent pending concept combines zero knowledge proofs, machine learning and art (yes, art) to help you prove you are the human you say you are, and to keep bots and AI entities from making fake accounts, as well as keeping your real accounts Quantum-safe. After long careers inventing and working with prototype technologies for other people, this is the first patent for each of the power couple founders. They are very excited, to say the least, and eager to see the patent-pending ideas come to life. Contact them directly for more details. Geode Blockchain's founders, Tom and Kathryn, have taken a step in the right direction for Team Human in a new patent: Proof Of Unique Personhood For User Authentication, Bot Detection, and Quantum Safe Encryption. The patent pending concept combines zero knowledge proofs, machine learning and art (yes, art) to help you prove you are the human you say you are, and to keep bots and AI entities from making fake accounts, as well as keeping your real accounts Quantum-safe. After long careers inventing and working with prototype technologies for other people, this is the first patent for each of the power couple founders. They are very excited, to say the least, and eager to see the patent-pending ideas come to life. Contact them directly for more details. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be… ➡️ SUNDAY, October 14th @ 4pm Eastern time Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be...  SATURDAY, October 14th @ 4pm Eastern time 1 PM SATURDAY Pacific Time 9 PM SATURDAY for London,  1:45 AM SUNDAY for Nepal, 6:30 AM SUNDAY for Adelaide  7:00 AM SUNDAY for Sydney We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. Make sure your voice is heard on the important community topics we will be covering. Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/ryMvuWMnbt TOPICS:  New App Out - Private Messaging Plans for Marketplace and Light Nodes Global Grassroots Movement Partnerships  So come and be heard, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain Geode Blockchain now has its own YouTube channel. Check it out for videos on how to make an account, how to vote for council, how to make your own token and so much more! We will keep adding videos to this channel as we get requests for demos and How-tos. Check it out at https://www.youtube.com/@GeodeBlockchain and subscribe! Geode Blockchain now has its own YouTube channel. Check it out for videos on how to make an account, how to vote for council, how to make your own token and so much more! We will keep adding videos to this channel as we get requests for demos and How-tos. Check it out at https://www. youtube. com/@GeodeBlockchain and subscribe! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Geode's global movement is getting started and there are leadership opportunities available around the world. Take the lead in your home country or region! Message us in the Discord group and we can discuss all the details. Geode's global movement is getting started and there are leadership opportunities available around the world. Take the lead in your home country or region! Message us in the Discord group and we can discuss all the details. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved It has been another great Community Call! 🎉 We are making important decisions as a community and I feel they were spot on. ⭐️ Here are the notes. … It has been another great Community Call! We are making important decisions as a community and I feel they were spot on. ⭐ Here are the notes... . our focus will be organic community growth through real people sharing Geode with real people in the real world. Focus on the Life and Work app and let them discover the rest of the awesome apps as they go. Leadership will be key and we have spots open for Regional and Country leads in the Geode Global Grassroots Movement right now! This is the time to get more involved! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, exchanges, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved, global movement, leadership opportunities, partnerships Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be… ➡️ SUNDAY, September 3RD @ 5pm Eastern time Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be... SUNDAY, September 3RD @ 5pm Eastern time 2 PM Sunday Pacific Time 10 PM Sunday for London,  2:45 AM Monday for Nepal, 6:30 AM Monday for Adelaide  7:00 AM Monday for Sydney We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. Make sure your voice is heard on the important community topics we will be covering. Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/ryMvuWMnbt TOPICS:  Global Grassroots Movement Leadership Opportunities  Exchanges Partnerships  So come and be heard, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved, partners Geode partners with projects around the world to support their efforts to empower individuals and communities worldwide. Here are three new partner program that you should check out. They might be just what you need! Check out and link to all the Geode Partners at http://geodechain.com/partners/. Geode partners with projects around the world to support their efforts to empower individuals and communities worldwide. Here are three new partner program that you should check out. They might be just what you need! Check out and link to all the Geode Partners at http://geodechain. com/partners/. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved (1) Help 2 people make accounts (2) Pay it forward: give them coin using the Referrals app. (3) Show them how to use the Life & Work App (ask them to endorse!) (4) 2 Level Rewards: get coin for each person you bring on AND for every person THEY bring on. The Referrals app is out now! Referrals does TWO great things. First, Referrals is where you can claim credit for people you have personally helped onboard into the Geode ecosystem... Help 2 people make accounts Pay it forward: give them coin using the Referrals app. Show them how to use the Life & Work App (ask them to endorse! ) 2 Level Rewards: get coin for each person you bring on AND for every person THEY bring on. If that wasn't enough, you can also create unique referral programs for your own business, event or products! Check it out... --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Thank you, @everyone for another great Community Call! Here are the notes. … Thank you, @everyone for another great Community Call! In the last month we have put out THREE NEW APPS and connected with THREE NEW PARTNERS! Here are the notes... . --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Geode's Private Exchange app is out now where you can find people with GEODE coins and other coins for sale and contact them directly to finalize the transaction. Geode's Private Exchange app is out now where you can find people with GEODE coins and other coins for sale and contact them directly to finalize the transaction. Make sure you trust who you are working with before you buy from them! This app provides the Geode community a way to trade commodity cryptocurrencies within the community which benefits us all! List coins for sale (GEODE, BTC, ETH, DOT, and more! ) Exchange coins for any fiat currency or coin Handle the discussion, sale and transfer off line in any way you like --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Our next Geode Blockchain Community Hangout will be… ➡️ SUNDAY, August 6th @ 5pm Eastern time Our next Geode Blockchain Community Hangout will be... SUNDAY, August 6th @ 5pm Eastern time 2 PM Sunday Pacific Time 10 PM Sunday for London,  2:45 AM Monday for Nepal, 6:30 AM Monday for Adelaide  7:00 AM Monday for Sydney We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. Drop in when you can. We want your thoughts, ideas and opinions so don’t miss it!   Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/ACAhBYbEFT TOPICS: THREE NEW APPS out now!   Plans for Upcoming Apps THE BIG USER REFERRAL PROGRAM STARTS NOW! So come and hang out with us, give us your feedback and ideas, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved, infographic With the Geode Reporting App, anyone in the Geode Community can report illegal activity in the Geode ecosystem & document evidence. Access to reports is granted for verified law enforcement entities that register with the Legal Team. With the Geode Reporting App, anyone in the Geode Community can report illegal activity in the Geode ecosystem & document evidence. Access to reports is granted for verified law enforcement entities that register with the Legal Team. By creating a way for verified law enforcement entities to access reports, we make it easy for the existing legal systems worldwide to prosecute illegal activity on the system without the need for centralized policing in the community. We caution users to only report activities that you can PROVE and that are illegal in THE LOCALITY OF THAT USER. What is illegal in one place may be perfectly legal in another place. Please be certain that the activity is illegal in the accused user's locality AND that you have evidence to prove your accusation. If you are certain of these two things, please use the Reporting app to report the illegal activity to verified law enforcement entities. If you are a law enforcement entity, please follow the instructions to register. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Another great Community Call is in the books! 🎉 THAT is how it is done. We made decisions as a community and I feel they were spot on. ⭐️ Here are the notes. … The biggest takeaway is that, when the referral program starts, the focus for bringing people on will be the Life and Work app. That's where the deep value will be found. As the community grows, they will naturally discover the other great apps. But we need to focus on the primary app where the most value may be found. I am so grateful to be a part of such an awesome community. 💜 Another great Community Call is in the books! THAT is how it is done. We made decisions as a community and I feel they were spot on. ⭐ Here are the notes... . The biggest takeaway is that, when the referral program starts, the focus for bringing people on will be the Life and Work app. That's where the deep value will be found. As the community grows, they will naturally discover the other great apps. But we need to focus on the primary app where the most value may be found. I am so grateful to be a part of such an awesome community. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. Drop in when you can. We want your thoughts, ideas and opinions so don’t miss it! Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord.gg/2v4DPxDQXt Our next Geode Blockchain Community Hangout will be... SUNDAY, July 2nd @ 5pm Eastern time 2 PM Sunday Pacific Time 10 PM Sunday for London,  2:45 AM Monday for Nepal, 6:30 AM Monday for Adelaide  7:00 AM Monday for Sydney We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. Drop in when you can. We want your thoughts, ideas and opinions so don’t miss it!   Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/2v4DPxDQXt TOPICS: The latest updates to existing app UIs Plans for Upcoming Apps Plans for the BIG USER REFERRAL PROGRAM! So come and hang out with us, give us your feedback and ideas, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Check it out! We made a short 2-minute video to introduce Geode Blockchain to anyone and everyone. Share it with your favorite people! Let's help each other! https://youtu.be/lb2gmLX6tn8 Check it out! We made a short 2-minute video to introduce Geode Blockchain to anyone and everyone. Share it with your favorite people! Let's help each other! https://youtu. be/lb2gmLX6tn8 Welcome To Geode Blockchain! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Geode Social is OUT NOW! Check it out and start posting. Geode Social is what we all knew social media could be. You have 2 feeds: a pure feed of everything from your favorite people, and a PAID feed where advertisers pay you directly for your time and attention. Try it out! Make an account and give it a try at Go.GeodeChain.com. Geode Social is OUT NOW! Check it out and start posting. Geode Social is what we all knew social media could be. You have 2 feeds: a pure feed of everything from your favorite people, and a PAID feed where advertisers pay you directly for your time and attention. Try it out! Make an account and give it a try at Go. GeodeChain. com. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Another great Community Call! Here are the notes. … Big plans coming up and a new app out now (Social). Private Messaging is in development next along with so many other great practical apps and an amazing referral program for the community coming this Fall! Another great Community Call! Here are the notes... . Big plans coming up and a new app out now (Social). Private Messaging is in development next along with so many other great practical apps and an amazing referral program for the community coming this Fall! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord.gg/2v4DPxDQXt Our next Geode Blockchain Community Hangout will be... SUNDAY, June 4th @ 6pm Eastern time 3 PM Sunday Pacific Time 11 PM Sunday for London, 3:45 AM Monday for Nepal, 7:30 AM Monday for Adelaide 8:00 AM Monday for Sydney We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. Drop in when you can. We want your thoughts, ideas and opinions so don’t miss it!   Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/2v4DPxDQXt TOPICS: The latest updates to existing app UIs Plans for Upcoming Apps Plan sfor the BIG USER REFERRAL PROGRAM! So come and hang out with us, give us your feedback and ideas, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, updates The homepage on the Geode Portal (see it at go.geodechain.com) just enjoyed a major overhaul! The new look offer simple steps to get started and a list of all the apps out now and some that are in development. It is a great way to get an overview of how Geode apps empower the individual, and a great way to access those apps! Check it out. The homepage on the Geode Portal (see it at go. geodechain. com) just enjoyed a major overhaul! The new look offer simple steps to get started and a list of all the apps out now and some that are in development. It is a great way to get an overview of how Geode apps empower the individual, and a great way to access those apps! Check it out. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved, infographic Wow! Things are happening so fast that this graphic from the first week of May is already outdated as the Social app has launched and we are incorporating some fantastic user feedback to make it even more awesome! Check out the status update image to see everything we are working on and let us know what you want to see on Geode apps! Wow! Things are happening so fast that this graphic from the first week of May is already outdated as the Social app has launched and we are incorporating some fantastic user feedback to make it even more awesome! Check out the status update image to see everything we are working on and let us know what you want to see on Geode apps! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain The Geode Mainnet, which launched February 14th of this year, has passed one million blocks! We took a minute to celebrate this milestone at the last Community Call. Our community and ecosystem of apps are growing, our message is starting to find its audience, and Geode is on the road to empowering individuals everywhere! The Geode Mainnet, which launched February 14th of this year, has passed one million blocks! We took a minute to celebrate this milestone at the last Community Call. Our community and ecosystem of apps are growing, our message is starting to find its audience, and Geode is on the road to empowering individuals everywhere! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Our next Geode Blockchain Community Hangout will be… ➡️ FRIDAY, May 5th @ 10am Eastern time Our next Geode Blockchain Community Hangout will be... FRIDAY, May 5th @ 10am Eastern time 7 AM Friday Pacific Time 3 PM Friday for London, 7:45 PM Friday for Nepal, 11:30 PM Friday for Adelaide 12:00 AM Friday/Saturday for Sydney We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. Our format will be more informal so drop in when you can, hear all the big news and let’s talk about what comes next! We want your thoughts, ideas and opinions so don’t miss it!   Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/2v4DPxDQXt TOPICS: Plans for Upcoming Apps: SOCIAL, and PRIVATE MESSAGING Open call for Validators (Nodes), Nominators, and Council So come and hang out with us, give us your feedback and ideas, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, life and work, new app This is a very exciting step as Geode launches its first app - Life And Work! This is a very exciting step as Geode launched its first app - Life And Work! This app has already seen its first major upgrade based on user feedback for a simple and productive experience! Register your claims of expertise, work history, education/training, good deeds and original intellectual property to the Geode Blockchain. Endorse the authenticity of other users’ claims. Look up resumes by account. Search claims by keyword to discover people and their contributions to the world. With the Geode Profile app, we created what will be the gateway to find all the ways people use Geode. Populate a profile page for your account including your bio, website links, tags, your photo, accounts you use for other Geode Apps, and more! This infinitely flexible profile page is a jumping off point to help people find you on other Geode apps like Social, Private Messaging, Life and Work, Market, and more. Make separate profiles for each account, or remain anonymous. Hide your profile from the search feature Update your profile anytime Explore the apps at Go. GeodeChain. com. Make an account and try it out! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved, infographic As we onboard new people into the world of blockchain and decentralized applications, we noticed that it requires a new way of thinking, and THAT is the only challenge. Everything else is easy. Moving your thinking from typical Web2 thinking to decentralized blockchain thinking is pretty easy though. We made this infographic to help out. Please feel free to share this with anyone you think would enjoy it! Let's help people everywhere learn to think decentralized! As we onboard new people into the world of blockchain and decentralized applications, we noticed that it requires a new way of thinking, and THAT is the only challenge. Everything else is easy. Moving your thinking from typical Web2 thinking to decentralized blockchain thinking is pretty easy though. We made this infographic to help out. Please feel free to share this with anyone you think would enjoy it! Let's help people everywhere learn to think decentralized! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Community Call, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Lots of big news in this month's hangout. Here is the latest... Lots of big news in this month's hangout. Here is the latest... Major updates to our Help and Documentation site at GeodeChain. com brought all of our documentation up to date and added 15 new explained videos, language translation for more than 100 languages, and other neat features. A major update to the Geode Portal added several new features including out first application: Life & Work! and that's the biggest news of all... Geode's first app LIFE AND WORK is OUT NOW for beta testing. More on that in another announcement later! Over the next month... we will keep developing new apps like Profiles, Social, Private Messaging, Marketplace and MORE! Kathryn will be a featured speaker at VON: Evolution in NYC on April 18th And beta testing will officially begin! If you don't have an account yet, now is a great time to make one. Go to go. geodechain. com and follow the instructions! We have coin available for beta testers, nominators and validators so just ask! See you there! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Events, Geode, Geode Blockchain, speaking Guru Kathryn will be speaking at VON: Evolution in a fireside chat with Jeff Pulver! Join us April 18th in NYC! Kathryn will be joining none other than Jeff Pulver for a fireside chat on How Blockchain is Changing User Behavior. So many other great speakers will be there too. This meeting is worth your time to explore the intersection of telecom and blockchain. Get Tickets HERE: https://www. eventbrite. com/e/von-evolution-the-intersection-tickets-522928411957 See you there! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved So come and hang out with us, give us your feedback and ideas, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be! Our next Geode Blockchain Community Hangout will be... WEDNESDAY, April 5th @ 4pm Eastern time 1 PM Wednesday Pacific Time 9 PM Wednesday for London,  1:45 AM Thursday for Nepal, 5:30 AM Thursday for Adelaide  6:00 AM Thursday for Sydney We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. Our format will be more informal so drop in when you can, hear all the big news and let’s talk about what comes next! We want your thoughts, ideas and opinions so don’t miss it!   Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/2v4DPxDQXt TOPICS: Plans for Upcoming Apps Open call for Validators (Nodes), Nominators, and Council So come and hang out with us, give us your feedback and ideas, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, documentation, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved The Geode Documentation Site at GeodeChain.com just got a MAJOR update (screenshot below)! All the documentation is now up to date, There are 15 new video demonstrations that make it easy to do just about anything, AND the site text is now translatable into 104 different languages! (Alas, the videos are still in english only). CHECK IT OUT at GeodeChain.com! The Geode Documentation Site at GeodeChain. com just got a MAJOR update (screenshot below)! All the documentation is now up to date, There are 15 new video demonstrations that make it easy to do just about anything, AND the site text is now translatable into 104 different languages! (Alas, the videos are still in english only). CHECK IT OUT at GeodeChain. com! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, conferences, Geode, Geode Blockchain, speaking Hello all! Guru Kathryn will be speaking in a fireside chat with the incredible Jeff Pulver at VON: Evolution on April 18th in New York City at the City Winery. Hello all! Guru Kathryn will be speaking in a fireside chat with the incredible Jeff Pulver at VON: Evolution on April 18th in New York City at the City Winery. The theme of this year's VON is "The Intersection" Where Telecom, AI, 5G and Blockchain Minds Gather. Guru Kathryn will be discussing how blockchain is changing user behavior. If you will be in the NYC area or are looking for a good reason to visit the Big Apple, VON: Evolution is the best reasons you will find! Check out this unique one day event and get your tickets! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved On our last community call, we shared our latest progress AND the details on the best incentive programs for validators and nominators IN THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY! On our last community call, we shared our latest progress AND the details on the best incentive programs for validators and nominators IN THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY! Check it all out in the image gallery here... --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved It has been a long and joyous road to this announcement. The Geode Blockchain MainNet is LIVE! It has been a long and joyous road to this announcement. The Geode Blockchain MainNet is LIVE! The Geode MainNet went live on Tuesday, February 14th, 2023 at 10:08am and has been running beautifully. You can interact with Geode at go. geodechain. com. Our first apps are in front-end development right now and will be posted soon! We are busy onboarding validator nodes, so now is the time to set up your validator. Head over to the Geode Discord server and let Kathryn know. She will send you the code package and instructions! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Our next Geode Blockchain Community Hangout is SO IMPORTANT that we will have TWO sessions!   WEDNESDAY, March 8th @ 10-11:30am Eastern time 7AM Wednesday Pacific Time 3PM Wednesday for London,  1:30am Thursday for Adelaide  2:00am Thursday for Sydney  AND WEDNESDAY, March 8th @ 6-7:30pm Eastern Time 3PM Wednesday Pacific Time 11PM Wednesday for London,  9:30am Thursday for Adelaide  10:00am Thursday for Sydney We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. Our format will be more informal so drop in when you can, hear all the big news and let’s talk about what comes next! We want your thoughts, ideas and opinions so don’t miss it!   Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/2v4DPxDQXt TOPICS: BIG NEWS! ! Plans for Upcoming Apps Open call for Validators (Nodes), Nominators, and Council So come and hang out with us, give us your feedback and ideas, and let’s make Geode what YOU need it to be!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved, Gropo TestNet, TestNet Thank you, @everyone for another great Community Call! Here are the notes. We are on track for MainNet launch and making exciting headway on smart contracts and the front end. Be sure to invite your favorite people to our community. Things are happening quickly! Thank you, @everyone for another great Community Call! Here are the notes. We are on track for MainNet launch and making exciting headway on smart contracts and the front end. Be sure to invite your favorite people to our community. Things are happening quickly! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be ... ➡️ MONDAY, February 6th at 4pm Eastern time. We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. (1pm Friday Pacific, 9pm Friday for London, 7:30am February 7th for Adelaide, and 8:00am February 7th for Sydney). Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be ... MONDAY, February 6th at 4pm Eastern time.   We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. (1pm Friday Pacific, 9pm Friday for London, 7:30am February 7th for Adelaide, and 8:00am February 7th for Sydney). Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/2v4DPxDQXt AGENDA: Updates on our progress Goals for the next month MainNet Launch Process Q&A How you can help Community discussion --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved, infographic Hello, all! We have been super busy for the last couple of months and have made great progress on smart contracts for Geode's first applications. Edging closer to MainNet launch! If you have not officially signed up to be a validator, nominator or beta tester, NOW IS THE TIME! Please make sure to contact us on Discord to put your name in, or write back to this email. Hello, all! We have been super busy for the last couple of months and have made great progress on smart contracts for Geode's first applications. Edging closer to MainNet launch! If you have not officially signed up to be a validator, nominator or beta tester, NOW IS THE TIME! Please make sure to contact us on Discord to put your name in, or write back to this email. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be Friday, January 6th at 4pm Eastern time. We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. (1pm Friday for the US West Coast, 9pm Friday for London, 7:30am January 7th for Adelaide, and 8:00am January 7th for Sydney). Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be Friday, January 6th at 4pm Eastern time. We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. (1pm Friday for the US West Coast, 9pm Friday for London, 7:30am January 7th for Adelaide, and 8:00am January 7th for Sydney). Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/2v4DPxDQXt AGENDA: Updates on our progress Goals for the next month MainNet Launch Process Coin FAQ How you can help Community discussion WE ARE SEEKING VALIDATOR NODES FOR LAUNCH: if you know people who are comfortable with command line interface, please invite them along!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be Wednesday, December 7th at 4pm Eastern time. We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. (Morning of November 10th for Australia) Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord.gg/2v4DPxDQXt Our next Geode Blockchain Community Call will be Wednesday, December 7th at 4pm Eastern time. We will be in the “Events Room” on our Discord. (Morning of December 8th- 7. 30am ACDT - for Australia) Join the community, the event, and invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/2v4DPxDQXt AGENDA: Updates on our progress Goals for the next month MainNet Launch Schedule!   How you can help Community discussion WE ARE SEEKING VALIDATOR NODES FOR LAUNCH: if you know people who are comfortable with command line interface, please invite them along!   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, CRC, Crypto Ratings Council, Geode, Geode Blockchain, infographic, News, Securities Analysis As projects cannot request review by the CRC, we undertook the scorecard ourselves to assess our own rating. This rating is accurate as of November 13th, 2022. The results? 🎉 GEODE scored a 1 making the GEODE token "Least Likely To Be A Security". 🎉 For a look at the details of the analysis and our answers to all of the CRC criteria, join the Geode Discord at https://discord.gg/2v4DPxDQXt and download the PDF in the Links And Files channel. You might be asking what in the world that means. This is big news! In an industry when so many cryptocurrencies are acting as securities and subsequently being prosecuted for that, GEODE wants to play by the book. The CRC Scorecard offers a way to dive much deeper into the question of whether your token is a security by analyzing more than thirty criteria. This is how Geode’s scorecard would look IF the Crypto Ratings Council’s Securities Law Framework and Scorecard template (found at https://assets. website-files. com/5d766f847039d787f8a99a02/609998f89636a3f99c8429c6_CRC%20Securities%20Law%20Framework. pdf) were used to review the GEODE Token and associated blockchain. As projects cannot request review by the CRC, we undertook the scorecard ourselves to assess our own rating. This rating is accurate as of November 13th, 2022. The results? GEODE scored a 1 making the GEODE token "Least Likely To Be A Security". Check out our Howey Prong totals. For a look at the details of the analysis and our answers to all of the CRC criteria, join the Discord and download the PDF in the Links And Files channel. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Gropo TestNet, infographic, Sandbox, TestNet Only our THIRD Community Call and we already have 3 countries and 6+ time zones on board! The momentum is taking off and things are happening! After months chasing chain stability, we are excited to announce that the Gropo TestNet, the official TestNet for the Geode Blockchain Network is LIVE and running beautifully. Only our THIRD Community Call and we already have 3 countries and 6+ time zones on board! The momentum is taking off and things are happening! After months chasing chain stability, we are excited to announce that the Gropo TestNet, the official TestNet for the Geode Blockchain Network is LIVE and running beautifully. This is a major milestone as this means we have a permanent TestNet and are moving closer to MainNet launch. The Gropo TestNet is available for community members to experiment with setting up a validator node, playing with governance concepts, runtime upgrades, and generally offers a sandbox with no pressure where we can try out new features and settings without risking the MainNet. To access the TestNet for experimentation, join the Discord and contact Kathryn or Tom. Meanwhile, we are ramping up efforts recruiting validator nodes for launch and community members worldwide for all roles. Join us! --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved Please join us for our next Community Call on Wednesday, November 9th at 4pm Eastern time. We will be in the “Events Room”. (Morning of November 10th for Australia) Invite others with this link: https://discord.gg/2v4DPxDQXt Please join us for our next Community Call on Wednesday, November 9th at 4pm Eastern time. We will be in the “Events Room”. (Morning of November 10th for Australia) Invite others with this link: https://discord. gg/2v4DPxDQXt AGENDA: - Updates on our progress (Big News! ) - Goals for the next month & How you can help - Community discussion WE ARE SEEKING VALIDATORS (NODES): if you know people with Linux server administration experience that might like what we are doing, please invite them to this call.   If you have not joined already, follow this link to join the Geode Blockchain Community Server: https://discord. gg/2v4DPxDQXt Explore the Discord space for links to the latest version of the whitepaper, documentation, roadmap and more.   --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain, Get Involved, infographic Check out our cool new infographic for all the ways to get involved in the Geode Blockchain! Whether you are technical, artistic, or all about people, there is something for everyone to contribute. Join the Discord server to connect with the community and we will help you get started! The early stages of a project are so exciting and our community is growing with the most amazing people! We can't wait to meet you! If you are already in the community, feel free to share this infographic with your favorite people. Check out our cool new infographic for all the ways to get involved in the Geode Blockchain! Whether you are technical, artistic, or all about people, there is something for everyone to contribute. Join the Discord server at https://discord. gg/2v4DPxDQXt to connect with the community and we will help you get started! The early stages of a project are so exciting and our community is growing with the most amazing people! We can't wait to meet you! If you are already in the community, feel free to share this infographic with your favorite people. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain Please join us for our next Community Call on Tuesday, October 11th at 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific (10am Wednesday Oct 12th for Sydney). We will be in the “Events Room”. Invite others with this link: https://discord.gg/6JwhktmbRc?event=1026845556057833616 Please join us for our next Community Call on Tuesday, October 11th at 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific (10am Wednesday Oct 12th for Sydney). We will be in the “Events Room”.   https://discord. gg/6JwhktmbRc? event=1026845556057833616 AGENDA: - Chain & Frontend Demos! ! See first hand how we are coming along with the basic chain and basic front end.  - The NEW Validator Incentive Program- Goals for the next month- Community discussion WE ARE SEEKING VALIDATORS (NODES): if you know people with Linux server administration experience that might like what we are doing, please invite them to this call.   If you have not joined already, follow this link to join the Geode Blockchain Community Server: https://discord. gg/2v4DPxDQXt Explore the Discord space for links to the latest version of the whitepaper, documentation, roadmap and more.   --- - Categories: Documentation, Validator Guide Archive Nodes ⚛︎ Full Nodes ⚛︎ Light Nodes (In Development) Nodes, also known as validators, make blocks. When a validator makes block #1, it takes the blockchain's state at block 0 and applies all pending changes on top of it, and emits the events that are the result of these changes. Later, the state of the chain at block #1 is used in the same way to build the state of the chain at block #2, and so on. Once two thirds of the validators agree on a specific block being valid, it is finalized. Archive Nodes An archive node keeps ALL the past blocks. An archive node makes it convenient to query the past state of the chain at any point in time. Finding out what an account's balance at a certain block was, or which extrinsics resulted in a certain state change are fast operations when using an archive node. Archive nodes are used by utilities that need past information - like block explorers, council scanners, discussion platforms, and others. They need to be able to look at past on-chain data. However, an archive node takes up a lot of disk space. 12 million blocks in, Geode might take up 600GB or more and it only gets larger over time. VALIDATOR NODES ARE AUTOMATICALLY ARCHIVE NODES UNLESS YOU SPECIFY OTHERWISE AT STARTUP. Full Nodes A full node is pruned: it discards all finalized blocks older than a configurable number except the genesis block. A node that is pruned this way requires much less space than an archive node. If you need to query historical blocks past what you pruned, you need to purge your database and re-sync your node starting in archive mode. Alternatively you can use a backup or snapshot of a trusted source to avoid needing to sync from genesis with the network, and only need the blocks past that snapshot. Full nodes allow you to read the current state of the chain and to submit and validate extrinsics directly on the network without relying on a centralized infrastructure provider. To start your node as a full, pruned node, you will use the --unsafe-pruning and --pruning NUMBER flags in your startup code where NUMBER is the number of blocks you want to keep. Depending on your hard drive, you might keep 256, or 15,000 or even 100,000. Light Nodes (In Development) NOTE: FOR LIGHT NODES, GEODE REQUIRES SOME DEVELOPMENT TIME. PUT IN A BOUTY PROPOSAL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE LIGHT CLIENTS WORK FOR GEODE AS SEEN BELOW. Another type of node is a light node. A light node has only the runtime and the one current state (block), but does not store past blocks and so cannot read historical data without requesting it from a node that has it. Light nodes are useful for resource restricted devices like smart phones. An interesting use-case of light nodes is a browser extension, which is a node in its own right, running the runtime in WASM format as well as a full or light node that is completely encapsulated in WASM and can be integrated into webapps: https://github. com/paritytech/smoldot#wasm-light-node. Parity's smoldot light node should be able to connect with Geode, as Geode is written in Substrate. We will be experimenting with making this easier in the future.   Substrate Connect provides a way to interact with substrate based blockchains like Geode, in the browser without using an RPC server. It is a light node that runs entirely in Javascript. Substrate Connect uses a smoldot WASM light client to securely connect to the blockchain network without relying on specific 3rd parties. Substrate Connect is available as a browser extension on both Chrome and Firefox. We will be experimenting with this as well. --- - Categories: Documentation, Validator Guide High Availability ⚛︎ Key Management ⚛︎ Monitoring Tools ⚛︎ Linux Best Practices These best practices are an ideal, if you can manage it. If not, do your best. Validators in a Proof of Stake network are responsible for keeping the network in consensus and verifying state transitions. As the number of validators is limited, validators in the set have the responsibility to be online and faithfully execute their tasks. This means that validators: Must have high availability. Must have infrastructure that protects the validator's signing keys so that an attacker cannot take control and commit slashable behavior. High Availability High availability set-ups that involve redundant validator nodes may seem attractive at first. However, they can be very dangerous if they are not set up perfectly. The reason for this is that the session keys used by a validator should always be isolated to just a single node. Replicating session keys across multiple nodes could lead to equivocation slashes which can make you lose 100% of your staked funds. The good news is that 100% uptime of your validator is not really needed, as it has some buffer within eras in order to go offline for a little while to upgrade. For this reason, we advise that you only attempt a high availability set-up if you're confident you know exactly what you're doing. Many expert validators have made mistakes in the past due to the handling of session keys. Remember, even if your validator goes offline for some time, the offline slash is much more forgiving than the equivocation slash. Secure Key Management The keys that are of primary concern for validator infrastructure are the Session keys. These keys sign messages related to consensus. Although Session keys are not account keys and therefore cannot transfer funds, an attacker could use them to commit slashable behavior. Session keys are generated inside the node via RPC call. These should be generated and kept within your client. When you generate new Session keys, you must submit an extrinsic (a Session certificate) from your Controller key telling the chain your new Session keys. Session keys can also be generated outside the client and inserted into the client's keystore via RPC. For most users, we recommend using the key generation functionality within the client. Signing Outside the Client - In the future, Geode may support signing payloads outside the client so that keys can be stored on another device, e. g. a hardware security module (HSM) or secure enclave. For the time being, however, Session key signatures are performed within the client only. Monitoring Tools The Geode Portal which has all kinds of stats on your node at the Network > Staking > Targets page. (More advanced) Prometheus-based monitoring stack, including Grafana for dashboards and log aggregation. It includes alerting, querying, visualization, and monitoring features and works for both cloud and home based systems. The data from your node can be made available to Prometheus through exporters like this. Linux Best Practices For Cloud VMs Never use the root user. Make another user with similar privileges. Always update the security patches for your OS. Enable and set up a firewall. Never allow password-based SSH, only use key-based SSH. Disable non-essential SSH subsystems (banner, motd, scp, X11 forwarding) and harden your SSH configuration (reasonable guide to begin with). Back up your storage regularly. Conclusions Keys At the moment, Geode can't interact with HSM/SGX, so we need to provide the signing key seeds to the validator machine. This key is kept in memory for signing operations and persisted to disk (encrypted with a password). Given that HA setups would always be at risk of double-signing and there's currently no built-in mechanism to prevent it, we propose having a single instance of the validator to avoid slashing. Slashing penalties for being offline are much less than those for equivocation. Validators Validators should only run the Geode binary, and they should not listen on any port other than the configured p2p port. Session keys should be generated and provided in a secure way like using SubKey. Geode should be started at boot and restarted if stopped for any reason (supervisor process). Geode should run as a non-root user. Monitoring There should be an on-call rotation of team members for managing the alerts. There should be a clear protocol with actions to perform for each level of each alert and an escalation policy. --- - Categories: Documentation, Validator Guide All You Need: A Dedicated Computer And A Validator Package ⚛︎ Setting Up Your Node In Less Than 1 Hour ⚛︎ Responsibility For Yourself And Your Nominators What You Need - A Dedicated Computer & These Geode Validator Instructions Linux Cloud/VM/VPS Linux Standalone MacOS Standalone To run a Geode Validator Node, you do NOT need to know how to program. You need only 2 things: A DEDICATED COMPUTER: MacOS or Linux (Ubuntu v20 or v22, NOT v24, standalone or cloud VM), in your home or in a data center, anywhere in the world) that you do not plan to use for anything other than running your node.   8 GB RAM 4 cores or more 500GB Hard Drive recommended The OFFICIAL GEODE VALIDATOR INSTRUCTIONS (CLICK THE APPROPRIATE BUTTON ABOVE TO DOWNLOAD) https://youtu. be/B7qJhvWG9sw Setting Up Your Node The process of setting up your node looks like this: Decide which computer you want to use Download the Validator instructions above Follow the instructions in your package (most of these steps are as easy as copying and pasting a command from your instruction sheet). The instructions guide you through these steps... Git clone the Geode Blockchain code and pick the instruction file that matches your operating system Install Rust, and a few extra bits of support software Compile the runtime code on your computer Make your keys and accounts using SubKey (included with the code! ) Put your keys in the keystore folder Start the node in "Validator" mode  Use your web browser (chrome or firefox) to see your node and the blockchain working together. Here you will connect your accounts, and declare yourself as a validator node. It is fairly easy and really pretty exciting! PLUS the community is here to guide you through it in our Discord Server so don't be shy to ask for help! ⭐ One on one video calls to help you set up your validator are available. Just ask! Your node will have to catch up with the chain by syncing with the chain data from other nodes. It can take some time. It is possible to almost quadruple synchronization speed when you first start up by using an additional flag: --wasm-execution Compiled. Note that this uses much more CPU and RAM, so it should be turned off after the node is in sync. You can also just be patient and let your node catch up naturally (that is preferred and much easier). Responsibility For Yourself & Your Nominators Running a validator on a live network comes with a level of responsibility! You will be accountable for not only your own stake of coins, but also for the stake of the users who nominated you. If your node is up and running and making good blocks, both you and your nominators receive coin rewards for your effort. If you act maliciously to the system or fail to keep your node running, both you and your nominators may be slashed (lose coin). However, running a validator can also be very rewarding, earning newly minted coin, earning transaction fees, and knowing that you contribute to the security of the decentralized network community while growing your stash. Getting Payouts https://youtu. be/IfVVrlJFzxg Chilling Your Validator Temporarily for Upgrades, Maintenance or even Vacations https://youtu. be/5WywK4ofGjc --- - Categories: Documentation, Validator Guide Key Components ⚛︎ Step By Step Instructions Validators perform critical functions for the network, and as such, have strict uptime requirements. Validators may have to go offline for short-periods of time to upgrade Geode software or to upgrade the host machine. Usually, standard client upgrades will only require you to stop the node, replace the code and restart the service. This operation can be executed within one session (4 hours) and if performed correctly will not produce a slashable event. Validators may also need to perform long-lead maintenance tasks that will span more than one session. Under these circumstances, an active validator may (option 1) chill their validator and be removed from the active validator set.   https://youtu. be/5WywK4ofGjc Alternatively (option 2), the validator may substitute the active validator server with another allowing the former to undergo maintenance activities.  This guide will provide an option for validators to seamlessly substitute an active validator server to allow for maintenance operations (option 2).   The process can take several hours, so make sure you understand the instructions first and plan accordingly. Key Components Session Keys Session keys are stored in the client and used to sign validator operations. They are what link your validator node to your Controller account. If you change them within a session you will have to wait for the current session to finish and a further two sessions to elapse before they are applied. Keystore Each validator server contains essential private keys in a folder called the keystore. These keys are used by a validator to sign transactions at the network level. If two or more validators sign certain transactions using the same keys, it can lead to an equivocation slash. For this reason, it is advised that validators DO NOT CLONE or COPY the keystore folder and instead generate session keys for each new validator instance. Steps The following steps require a second validator which will be referred to as Validator B; the original server that is in the active set will be referred to as Validator A. Session N Start a second node. Once it is synced, use the --validator flag. This is now "Validator B. " Generate Session keys for Validator B. Submit a set_key extrinsic from your Controller account with the session key generated from Validator B. Take note of the Session # that this extrinsic was executed in. Allow the current session to elapse and then wait for two full sessions.   It is imperative that you keep Validator A running during this time becuase set_key does not have an immediate effect and requires two full sessions to elapse before it does. If you do switch off Validator A too early you may risk being chilled. Session N+3 Validator B is now acting as your validator - you can safely perform update operations on Validator A. When you are ready to restore Validator A: Start Validator A, sync the database and ensure that it is operating with the --validator flag. Generate new Session keys for Validator A. Submit a set_key extrinsic from your Controller account with the session key generated from Validator A. Take note of the Session # that this extrinsic was executed in. Again, it is imperative that Validator B is kept running until the current session finishes and two further full sessions have elapsed. Once this time has elapsed, Validator A will take over. You can safely stop Validator B. NOTE: To verify that the Session has changed, make sure that a block in the new Session is finalized. You should see log messages like the ones below to confirm the change: 2019-10-28 21:44:13 Applying authority set change scheduled at block #450092 2019-10-28 21:44:13 Applying GRANDPA set change to new set with 20 authorities --- - Categories: Documentation, Technical Details Key Security ⚛︎ Obtaining And Managing An Address ⚛︎ Balance Types ⚛︎ Existential Deposit and Reaping ⚛︎ Indices ⚛︎ Identities ⚛︎ Proxy Accounts An address is the public part of a Geode account. The private part is the key used to access this address. The public and private parts together make up a Geode account. You can think of the public address of your account like your mailbox and the private key like the key to open that mailbox. Anybody can send mail to your mailbox, but only you can access them as only you have access to its key. In the context of Geode accounts, anybody can send tokens to your public address but only you can transact with them using your private key or password. That is why you should keep your private key and password secret. DISCLAIMER: Key Security The only ways to get access to your account are via your secret seed (your secret 12 word phrase) or your account's JSON file in combination with a password. You must keep them all secure and private. If you share them with anyone they will have full access to your account, including all of your funds, and no one will be able to help you. This information is a target for hackers and others with bad intentions. See the section on How To Protect Yourself From Scams. Obtaining and Managing an Address The most user-friendly way to create a Geode address is through Geode Portal. Remember to back up the seed phrase used to generate your account - the accounts are stored only in your browser, so purging the cache will wipe your accounts as well. You would then have to recreate them using the seed phrase given to you by the UI - this will also restore all your previously held balances. A more convenient and recommended method of keeping the accounts stored on your computer is using the Polkadot{. js} extension. This extension remembers your accounts and allows you to clear your browser cache without fear. Still, don't forget to back up your seed phrase - if you lose access to this computer or the extension somehow crashes beyond repair, the phrase will come in handy. Please note that as this keeps your accounts in the browser, it is not safe to keep significant holdings. By definition, a browser is a "hot wallet" and susceptible to a wide range of attacks, so keep your funds in cold storage when dealing with non-trivial amounts. For improved security, you can securely stash away the seed phrase for your accounts and remove all traces of the accounts from your computer after creating them. Besides the extension and the Geode Portal, Geode addresses can also be created with the Subkey tool. Subkey is intended for users comfortable with using the command line and can seem intimidating but is quite approachable. Follow the instructions in the Subkey documentation. When used properly, Subkey is the most secure method available for creating an account. There is also the very secure Parity Signer. This keeps your keys on an air-gapped mobile phone. However, it does require obtaining an old Android or iOS-compatible phone that you are comfortable using only for Parity Signer. *** This wallet is still in Beta pending an audit. We recommend waiting until it is in its first release. *** Balance Types On Geode, four different balance types indicate whether your balance can be used for transfers, to pay fees, or must remain frozen and unused due to an on-chain requirement. The AccountData struct defines the balance types in Substrate.   The four types of balances include free, reserved, misc_frozen (miscFrozen in camel-case), and fee_frozen (feeFrozen in camel-case). In general, the usable balance of the account is the amount that is free minus any funds that are considered frozen (either misc_frozen or fee_frozen), depending on the reason for which the funds are to be used. If the funds are to be used for transfers, then the usable amount is the free amount minus any misc_frozen funds. However, if the funds are to be used to pay transaction fees, the usable amount would be the free funds minus fee_frozen. The total balance of the account is considered to be the sum of free and reserved funds in the account. Reserved funds are held due to on-chain requirements like bonding and can usually be freed by taking some on-chain action. For example, the "Identity" pallet reserves funds while an on-chain identity is registered, but by clearing the identity, you can unreserve the funds and make them free again. Existential Deposit and Reaping When you generate an account (address), you only generate a key that lets you access it. The account does not exist yet on-chain. For that, it needs the existential deposit of 10 GEODE. Having an account go below the existential deposit causes that account to be reaped. The account will be wiped from the blockchain's state to conserve space, along with any funds in that address. You do not lose access to the reaped address - as long as you have your private key or recovery phrase, you can still use the address - but it needs a top-up of another existential deposit to be able to interact with the chain. Transaction fees cannot cause an account to be reaped. Since fees are deducted from the account before any other transaction logic, accounts with balances equal to the existential deposit cannot carry out a valid transaction. Additional funds will need to be added to cover the transaction fees. Your address is removed from the chain when nothing is in it but gets put back when it has the existential minimum deposit. Indices A Geode address can have an index. An index is like a short and easy-to-remember version of an address. Like a display name for your address. Claiming an index requires a deposit that is released when the index is cleared. Any index can be claimed as long as it is not taken by someone else. But what if an account gets reaped as explained above? In that case, the index is emptied. In other words, the slot frees up again, making it available for anyone to claim it. It is possible to freeze an index and permanently assign it to an address. This action... --- - Categories: Documentation, Validator Guide Building a Community & Attracting Nominations ⚛︎ Gaining Visibility ⚛︎ Establishing Trust Building a Community and Attracting Nominations After setting up a validator, nominations will not come in without a little extra work. The community of nominators will need to know about the validator in order to trust staking with them, and thus the validator must distinguish themselves in order to attract nominations. The following gives some general guidance on different approaches to take in building a community and attracting nominations. Being a high quality validator entails not only effectively running nodes, but also building a brand, reputation, and community around your validation services. The responsibilities of a quality validator additionally include marketing oneself and participating in the greater community. Becoming a known participant throughout the ecosystem is a great way to attract nominations and solidify longevity and sustainability as a validator. One thing to keep in mind is there is a risk involved in staking for both validators and nominators, as both can lose up to 100% of their funds if a validator gets slashed. This means it is paramount for nominators to only nominate validators that they trust, as well as for validators to do their best to instill confidence in their ability to provide validation services. Validators should do their best to build a reputation through many different means, as this is one of the most important factors in how nominators should pick whom they stake with. Gaining Visibility Nominators should be able to know whom they are staking with. If nominators stake with a bunch of pseudo-anonymous addresses because it seems profitable, they expose themselves to more risks than nominating validators that follow best practices who they know the addresses belong to. Establishing a clear identity in multiple places can help gain visibility across the ecosystem. This includes setting an on-chain identity and making a known presence throughout various community channels. Setting Identity All validators should set an on-chain identity and get a judgement on the identity so that nominators can find nodes when browsing through various dashboards and UIs. When someone interacts with the chain, it ensures that an address they may come across belongs to the validator. The actions of your identity throughout various parts of the ecosystem (staking, governance, block explorers, etc) form a cohesive representation of your participation. WHEN RUNNING MULTIPLE VALIDATOR NODES, THE BEST WAY TO SCALE AN IDENTITY IS TO USE MULTIPLE SUB-IDENTITIES FROM A SINGLE VERIFIED IDENTITY It's recommended to fill out as many fields in the identity as possible, so Nominators have ample means of reaching out. Nominators may wish to know more about the Validator, the particular setup, future staking plans, tooling used, or a number of additional topics. Having a dedicated website additionally to provide this sort of information is ideal. Website Presence One thing that can help get some visibility is setting up a dedicated site for your validator, which includes details such as Geode Validator addresses, commission, and so forth. After setting up a website, a validator should include this website in the corresponding field in their on-chain identity so nominators can find it easily. Transparency & Establishing Trust Considering the risks involved for both Validators and Nominators, establishing trust is one of the most important factors in running quality validator services. Self Stake Validators should have skin in the game in their operations in the form of stake that is self-bonded to their validator stash. As slashing applies to the total stake of a Validator, having a high self stake shows confidence in operations, and that they have skin in the game and a lot to lose if they mess up. Having very little self stake can be a signal to nominators that they have nothing to lose in the case of failures. Additionally, it can help nominators to get a sense of how validators manage their own stake. Defining a self allocation strategy is also helpful in seeing how efficiently a validator's stake can be utilized. Commission What does your validator charge as commission and how did you come to this number? It can be helpful to be transparent about the long term plans around the business models of running a validator, including the costs for infrastructure and hours involved in maintaining operations. As many validators will charge low commissions that often do not cover costs, outlining what commission is charged and why can help justify higher commission rates. Besides the current commission, it would be helpful to describe the range of commission charged, as nominators can know what to expect in the case that the rate goes up or down. Nominators may want to nominator a validator with a very narrow commission percent range, as this signals stability in a validator's operations and business plans. Many validators will charge 0% or near 0% commission to bootstrap themselves at first, with plans to raise that over time. It can be helpful to elaborate on these plans in the future. For example "after x amount of months in the active set with 0% commission, we plan to increase it to 1%. " Rewards Another factor to consider is that claiming rewards for both the validator and nominator is not automatic. Rewards must be claimed manually. Validators are suggested to claim rewards on behalf of their nominators, and be transparent about how often claiming will happen. A nominator may be more likely to stake with a validator that claims rewards daily instead of one that doesn't claim rewards at all. Architecture One aspect of building trust is being transparent about your validator infrastructure. If nominators know that you are running a tight ship that is focused on security, they are more likely to trust you compared to those that do not disclose their infrastructure. Some factors of architecture to highlight include the following: Servers Outlining how a validator runs their servers helps nominators get a sense of how diversified a validator is. Does the Validator run in the cloud, on dedicated machines, in a co-located datacenter, or in a home residential setup? Do they run multiple nodes on the same machine? If every... --- - Categories: Documentation, Technical Details Uses: 2FA, Group Council Seats, Biz & Foundation Treasuries ⚛︎ Generating Multi-Sig Accounts ⚛︎ Multi-Sig Transactions https://youtu. be/zWFtMtsj1II It is possible to create a multi-signature account in Geode. A multi-signature account is composed of one or more addresses and a threshold. The threshold defines how many signatories (participating addresses) need to agree on submitting an extrinsic for the call to be successful. For example, Alice, Bob, and Charlie set up a multi-sig with a threshold of 2. This means Alice and Bob can execute any call even if Charlie disagrees with it. Likewise, Charlie and Bob can execute any call without Alice. A threshold is typically a number smaller than the total number of members but can also be equal to it, which means they all have to agree. Multi-signature accounts have several uses: Securing your own stash: use additional signatories as a 2FA mechanism to secure your funds. One signer can be on one computer, and another can be on another or in cold storage. This slows down your interactions with the chain but is orders of magnitude more secure. Board decisions: legal entities such as businesses and foundations use multi-sigs to govern over the entity's treasury collectively. Group participation in governance: a multi-sig account can do everything a regular account can. A multi-sig account could even win a single seat on the Council in Geode's governance, allowing a set of community members to vote as one entity. Multi-signature accounts cannot be modified after being created.  Changing the set of members or altering the threshold is not possible and instead requires the dissolution of the current multi-sig and creation of a new one. As such, multi-sig account addresses are deterministic, i. e. you can always calculate the address of a multi-sig by knowing the members and the threshold, without the account existing yet. This means one can send tokens to an address that does not exist yet, and if the entities designated as the recipients come together in a new multi-sig under a matching threshold, they will immediately have access to these tokens. Generating Addresses of Multi-signature Accounts ADDRESSES THAT ARE PROVIDED TO THE MULTI-SIG WALLETS MUST BE SORTED. The below methods for generating will sort the accounts for you, but if you are implementing your own sorting, then be aware that the public keys are compared byte-for-byte and sorted ascending before being inserted in the payload that is hashed. Addresses are deterministically generated from the signers and threshold of the multisig wallet. For a code example (in TypeScript) of generating you can view the internals of @w3f/msig-util here. The @w3f/msig-util is a small CLI tool that can determine the multi-signature address based on your inputs. $ npx @w3f/msig-util@1. 0. 7 derive --addresses 15o5762QE4UPrUaYcM83HERK7Wzbmgcsxa93NJjkHGH1unvr,1TMxLj56NtRg3scE7rRo8H9GZJMFXdsJk1GyxCuTRAxTTzU --threshold 1 npx: installed 79 in 7. 764s -------------------------------- Addresses: 15o5762QE4UPrUaYcM83HERK7Wzbmgcsxa93NJjkHGH1unvr 1TMxLj56NtRg3scE7rRo8H9GZJMFXdsJk1GyxCuTRAxTTzU Threshold: 1 Multisig Address (SS58: 0): 15FKUKXC6kwaXxJ1tXNywmFy4ZY6FoDFCnU3fMbibFdeqwGw -------------------------------- The Geode Portal also supports multi-sig accounts, as documented in the Account Generation page. This is a lot easier than generating them manually. Making Transactions with a Multi-signature Account There are three types of actions you can take with a multi-sig account: Executing a call. Approving a call. Cancelling a call. In scenarios where only a single approval is needed, a convenience method as_multi_threshold_1 should be used. This function takes only the other signatories and the raw call as its arguments. However, in anything but the simple one approval case, you will likely need more than one of the signatories to approve the call before finally executing it. When you create a new call or approve a call as a multi-sig, you will need to place a small deposit. The deposit stays locked in the pallet until the call is executed. The deposit is to establish an economic cost on the storage space that the multi-sig call takes up on the chain and discourage users from creating dangling multi-sig operations that never get executed. The deposit will be reserved in the caller's accounts, so participants in multi-signature wallets should be sure to have spare funds available. The deposit is dependent on the threshold parameter and is calculated as follows: Deposit = DepositBase + threshold * DepositFactor Where DepositBase and DepositFactor are chain constants set in the runtime code. --- - Categories: Documentation, Validator Guide Era Points ⚛︎ Payout Scheme ⚛︎ Running Multiple Validators ⚛︎ Slashing ⚛︎ Payments https://youtu. be/IfVVrlJFzxg Era Points For every era (approximately 24 hours), validators are paid proportionally to the amount of era points they have collected. Era points are reward points earned for payable actions like: producing a non-uncle block in the Chain. producing a reference to a previously unreferenced uncle block. producing a referenced uncle block. NOTE - An uncle block is a Geode Chain block that is valid in every regard, but which failed to become canonical. This can happen when two or more validators are block producers in a single slot, and the block produced by one validator reaches the next block producer before the others.  We call the lagging blocks uncle blocks. Payments occur at the end of every era. Era points create a probabilistic component for staking rewards. If the mean of staking rewards is the average rewards per era, then the variance is the variability from the average staking rewards. Analyzing the expected value of staking rewards will paint a better picture, as the weight of era points of validators in the reward average are taken into consideration. Payout Algorithm No matter how much total stake is behind a validator, all validators split the block authoring payout essentially equally. The payout of a specific validator, however, may differ based on era points, as described above. Although there is a probabilistic component to receiving era points, and they may be impacted slightly depending on factors such as network connectivity, well-behaving validators should generally average out to having similar era point totals over a large number of eras. Validators may also receive "tips" from senders as an incentive to include transactions in their produced blocks. Validators will receive 100% of these tips directly. Validators will receive staking rewards in the form of GEODE tokens. For simplicity, the examples below will assume all validators have the same amount of era points, and received no tips. Validator Set Size (v): 4 Validator 1 Stake (v1): 18 tokens Validator 2 Stake (v2): 9 tokens Validator 3 Stake (v3): 8 tokens Validator 4 Stake (v4): 7 tokens Payout (p): 8 GEODE Payout for each validator (v1 - v4): p / v = 8 / 4 = 2 tokens Note that this is different than most other Proof-of-Stake systems. As long as a validator is in the validator set, it will receive the same block reward as every other validator. Validator v1, who had 18 tokens staked, received the same reward (2 tokens) in this era as v4 who had only 7 tokens staked. Running Multiple Validators It is possible for a single person, organization or entity to run multiple validators. Running multiple validators may provide a better risk/reward ratio. Assuming you have enough GEODE, or enough stake nominates your validator, to ensure that your validators remain in the validator set, running multiple validators will result in a higher return than running a single validator. For the following example, assume you have 18 GEODE to stake. For simplicity's sake, we will ignore nominators. Running a single validator, as in the example above, would net you 2 GEODE in this era. Validator Set Size (v): 4 Validator 1 Stake (v1): 18 GEODE --- - Categories: Documentation, Technical Details Geode Token Units ⚛︎ What You Can Do With Geode Tokens (Governance, Consensus, Vesting) ⚛︎ Making Your Own Tokens & NFTs The Geode Token GEODE is the native token of the Geode network. The smallest unit of account in Geode is the Zeolite (a reference to the very small mineral structures in many crystal geodes #NerdFun).   GEODE UNITS UnitDecimal PlacesExampleZeolite-120. 000000000001MicroGeode (uGEODE) -60. 000001000000MilliGeode (mGEODE) -30. 001000000000Geode (GEODE) 01. 000000000000Million Geode (MGEODE)61,000,000. 0000 What You Can Do With GEODE Tokens GEODE serves three key functions in the Geode Network: to be used for governance of the network, to be staked for the operation of the network, to be used for claims and endorsements and other app activities in the application ecosystem. GEODE can also serve other functions by virtue of being a transferrable token. For example, GEODE stored in the Treasury can be sent to teams working on relevant projects for the Geode network. GEODE for Governance The first function of GEODE is to entitle holders to control the governance of the platform. Some functions that are included under the governance mechanism include determining the fees of the network and exceptional events such as upgrades and fixes to the Geode platform. The Geode interface will enable any holder of GEODE tokens to participate in governance. For details on how holders can participate in governance, as well as their rights and responsibilities, see the documentation on how to Get Involved.   GEODE for Consensus GEODE will be used to facilitate the consensus mechanism that underpins the Geode Network. For the platform to function and allow for valid transactions to be carried out, Geode will rely on holders of GEODE tokens to play active roles. Participants will put their GEODE at risk (via staking) to perform these functions. The staking of GEODE acts as a disincentive for malicious participants who will be punished by the network by getting their GEODE slashed. The GEODE required to participate in the network will vary depending on the activity that is being performed, the duration the GEODE will be staked for, and the total number of GEODE staked. Vesting GEODE may have a lock placed on them for vesting funds. Like other types of locks, these funds cannot be transferred while locked, but can be used in other parts of the network such as for voting in governance or being staked as a validator or nominator. Vesting funds are on a linear release schedule and unlock a constant number of tokens at each block. Although the tokens are released in this manner, it does not get reflected on-chain automatically since locks are lazy and require an extrinsic to update. That means, someone must explicitly call an extrinsic to update the lock that is placed on an account. The vest extrinsic will update the lock that is placed on the caller. The vest_other will update the lock that is placed on another "target" account's funds. These extrinsics are exposed from the Vesting pallet. If you are using Polkadot-JS (Node version of GEODE), when there are GEODE available to vest for an account, then you will have the ability to unlock GEODE which has already vested from the Accounts page. There are two ways that vesting schedules can be created. One way is as part of the genesis configuration of the chain.   A second way is through an extrinsic type available in the Vesting pallet, vested_transfer. The vested transfer function allows anyone to create a vesting schedule with a transfer of funds, as long as the account for which the vesting schedule will be created does not already have one and the transfer moves at least MinVestedTransfer funds, which is specified as a chain constant. Vesting schedules have three parameters, locked, per_block, and starting_block. The configuration of these three fields dictate the amount of funds that are originally locked, the slope of the unlock line and the block number for when the unlocking begins. Calculating When Vesting GEODE Will Be Available Generally, you should be able to see by looking at your accounts. However, some GEODE vest with "cliffs" - a single block where all the GEODE are released, instead of vesting over time. In this case, you will have to query the chain state directly to see when they will be available (since technically, the vesting has not yet started - all of the vesting will occur in a single block in the future). Navigate to the Chain State page on Geode Portal Query chain state for vesting. vesting(ACCOUNT_ID) Note the startingBlock where the unlock starts, and how much GEODE is unlocked per block (perBlock). You will have to translate the result yourself into “human time" given that each block is 6 seconds. --- - Categories: Documentation, Validator Guide Chilling ⚛︎ Purging Session Keys ⚛︎ Unbonding Tokens If you wish to remain a validator or nominator (e. g. you're only stopping for planned downtime or maintenance), CHILLING your validator should suffice. It is only if you wish to unbond funds or reap an account that you should continue with the following. To ensure a smooth stop to validation, make sure you do the following actions: Chill your validator Purge validator session keys Unbond your tokens These can all be done with the Geode Portal or, if you prefer, with extrinsics (but why? ). Chill The Validator To chill your validator or nominator, go to the Network > Staking > Accounts page on the Geode Portal and click the Stop button for that validator. You can also claim any available rewards at this time. https://youtu. be/5WywK4ofGjc Purge Validator Session Keys Purging the validator's session keys by deleting the keystore folder on your machine for this validator node. Unbond your tokens Unbonding your tokens can be done through the Geode Portal by clicking the corresponding stash account dropdown and selecting "Unbond funds" on the Network > Staking > Accounts page. This can also be done through the staking. unbond extrinsic with the controller account. --- - Categories: Documentation, Technical Details NPoS Consensus ⚛︎ Probabilistic vs Provable Finality ⚛︎ Hybrid Consensus Consensus is a method for coming to agreement over a shared chain state. In order for the state of the blockchain to continue to build and move forward, all nodes in the network must agree and come to consensus. Consensus is the way that the nodes in a decentralized network are able to stay synced with each other. Without consensus for the decentralized network of nodes in a blockchain, there is no way to ensure that the state one node believes is true will be shared by the other nodes. Consensus aims to provide the objective view of the state amid participants who each have their own subjective views of the network. It is the process by which these nodes communicate and come to agreement, and are able to build new blocks. Nominated Proof of Stake Consensus In traditional PoS systems, block production participation is dependent on token holdings as opposed to computational power. While PoS developers usually have a proponent for equitable participation in a decentralized manner, most projects end up proposing some level of centralized operation, where the number of validators with full participation rights is limited. These validators are often seen to be the most wealthy, and, as a result, influence the PoS network as they are the highest staked. Usually, the number of candidates to maintain the network with the necessary knowledge (and equipment) is limited; this can directly increase operational costs as well. Systems with a large number of validators tend to form pools to decrease the variance of their revenue and profit from economies of scale. These pools are often off-chain. One way to alleviate this is to implement pool formation on-chain and allow token holders to vote for validators to represent them. Geode uses NPoS (Nominated Proof-of-Stake) as its mechanism for selecting the validator set. It is designed with the roles of validators and nominators to maximize chain security. Anyone interested in maintaining the network can run a validator node. Validators assume the role of producing new blocks and guaranteeing finality. Nominators, on the other hand, can choose to back select validators with their stake. In other words, nominators can approve validator candidates that they trust and back them with their tokens. Probabilistic vs. Provable Finality A pure Nakamoto consensus blockchain that runs PoW (Proof of Work) is only able to achieve the notion of probabilistic finality and reach eventual consensus. Probabilistic finality means that under some assumptions about the network and participants, if we see a few blocks building on a given block, we can estimate the probability that it is final. Eventual consensus means that at some point in the future, all nodes will agree on the truthfulness of one set of data. This eventual consensus may take a long time and we will not be able to be determine how long it will take ahead of time. However, finality gadgets such as GRANDPA (GHOST-based Recursive ANcestor Deriving Prefix Agreement) or Ethereum's Casper FFG (the Friendly Finality Gadget) are designed to give stronger and quicker guarantees on the finality of blocks - that means that they can never be reverted after some process of Byzantine agreements has taken place. The notion of irreversible consensus is known as provable finality. Hybrid Consensus There are two protocols we use when we talk about the consensus protocol of Geode: GRANDPA and BABE (Blind Assignment for Blockchain Extension). We talk about both of these because Geode uses what is known as hybrid consensus. Hybrid consensus splits up the finality gadget from the block production mechanism. This is a way of getting the benefits of probabilistic finality (the ability to always produce new blocks) and provable finality (having a universal agreement on the canonical chain with no chance for reversion) in Geode. It also avoids the corresponding drawbacks of each mechanism (the chance of unknowingly following the wrong fork in probabilistic finality, and a chance for "stalling" - not being able to produce new blocks - in provable finality). By combining these two mechanisms, Geode allows for blocks to be rapidly produced, and the slower finality mechanism to run in a separate process to finalize blocks without risking slower transaction processing or stalling. --- - Categories: Documentation, Technical Details Referenda ⚛︎ Proposing & Voting ⚛︎ Tallying ⚛︎ Adaptive Quorum Biasing ⚛︎ Conviction Voting ⚛︎ The Council ⚛︎ Running For Council ⚛︎ The Technical Committee To make any changes to the network, the idea of governance is to compose active token holders and the council together to administrate a network upgrade decisions. No matter whether the proposal is proposed by the public (token holders) or the council, it finally will have to go through a referendum to let all token holders, weighted by stake, to make the decision. Referenda Referenda are simple, inclusive, stake-based voting schemes. Each referendum has a specific proposal associated with it that takes the form of a privileged function call in the runtime (that includes the most powerful call: set_code, which can switch out the entire code of the runtime, achieving what would otherwise require a "hard fork"). Referenda are discrete events, have a fixed period where voting happens, and then are tallied and the function call is made if the vote is approved. Referenda are always binary; your only options in voting are "aye", "nay", or abstaining entirely. Referenda can be started in one of several ways: Publicly submitted proposals; Proposals submitted by the council, either through a majority or unanimously; Proposals submitted as part of the enactment of a prior referendum; Emergency proposals submitted by the Technical Committee and approved by the Council. All referenda have an enactment delay associated with them. This is the period between the referendum ending and, assuming the proposal was approved, the changes being enacted.  A referendum is considered baked if it is closed and tallied. Again, assuming the proposal was approved, it would be scheduled for enactment. A referendum is considered unbaked if it is pending an outcome, i. e. being voted on. For the first two ways that a referendum is launched, this is a fixed time of 28 days. For the third type, it can be set as desired. Emergency proposals deal with major problems with the network that need to be "fast-tracked". These will have a shorter enactment time. Proposing And Voting On A Referendum Public Referenda Anyone can propose a referendum by depositing the minimum amount of tokens for a certain period (number of blocks). If someone agrees with the proposal, they may deposit the same amount of tokens to support it - this action is called endorsing. The proposal with the highest amount of bonded support will be selected to be a referendum in the next voting cycle. Note that this may be different from the absolute number of endorsements; for instance, three accounts bonding 20 GEODE each would "outweigh" ten accounts bonding a single GEODE each. The bonded tokens will be released once the proposal is brought to a vote. There can be a maximum of 100 public proposals in the proposal queue at one time. Council Referenda There can only be one active referendum at any given time, except when there is also an emergency referendum in progress. Referenda posted by the Council come in two varieties: Unanimous Council - When all members of the council agree on a proposal, it can be moved to a referendum. This referendum will have a negative turnout bias (that is, the smaller the amount of stake voting, the smaller the amount necessary for it to pass - see Polkadot's Adaptive Quorum Biasing). Majority Council - When agreement from only a simple majority of council members occurs, the referendum can still be voted on, but it will be majority-carries (51% wins). Voting Timetable Every 28 days, a new referendum will come up for a vote, assuming there is at least one proposal in one of the queues. There is a queue for Council-approved proposals and a queue for publicly submitted proposals. The referendum to be voted upon alternates between the top proposal in those two queues. The "top" proposal is determined by the amount of stake bonded behind it. If the given queue whose turn it is to create a referendum that has no proposals (is empty), and proposals are waiting in the other queue, the top proposal in the other queue will become a referendum. Multiple referenda cannot be voted upon in the same period, excluding emergency referenda. An emergency referendum occurring at the same time as a regular referendum (either public- or council-proposed) is the only time that multiple referenda will be able to be voted on at once. Voting On A Referendum To vote, a voter generally must lock their tokens up for at least the enactment delay period beyond the end of the referendum. This is in order to ensure that some minimal economic buy-in to the result is needed and to dissuade vote selling. It is possible to vote without locking at all, but your vote is worth a small fraction of a normal vote, given your stake. At the same time, holding only a small amount of tokens does not mean that the holder cannot influence the referendum result, thanks to time-locking, also known as Conviction Voting where you volunteer to lock up your tokens for longer as a show of just how convicted you are to your vote. Example: Peter: Votes No with 10 GEODE for a 128 week lock period => 10 x 6 = 60 Votes Logan: Votes Yes with 20 GEODE for a 4 week lock period => 20 x 1 = 20 Votes Kevin: Votes Yes with 15 GEODE for a 8 week lock period => 15 x 2 = 30 Votes Even though combined both Logan and Kevin vote with more GEODE than Peter, the lock period for both of them is less than Peter, leading to their voting power counting as less. Tallying Depending on which entity proposed the referendum and whether all council members voted yes, there are three different scenarios. We can use the following table for reference. OriginatorVoting MethodPublicPositive Turnout Bias (Super-Majority Approve)Council (Complete agreement)Negative Turnout Bias (Super-Majority Against)Council (Majority agreement)Simple Majority We apply one of the formulas listed below to calculate the voting result. For example, let's use the public proposal as an example, so the Super-Majority Approve formula will be applied. There is no strict quorum, but the super-majority required increases with lower turnout. approve - the number... --- - Categories: Documentation, Validator Guide Firewall Configuration ⚛︎ Basic Log Viewing ⚛︎ NGINX Reverse Proxy Setup ⚛︎ Defining Proxy & p2p Ports ⚛︎ Starting The Validator This guide assumes that you have already configured your hardware with the appropriate specs. Because validators need to have publicly accessible IP addresses and ports to receive connections, adding a proxy may potentially reduce connectivity and result in lower era points or the inability to validate blocks. If using a proxy, it's recommended to keep an eye out on networking metrics. We will walk you through how to configure a reverse proxy using NGINX in front of your validator node. The validator uses the reverse proxy to filter traffic, whereby additional adjustments can be made to respond to a DDoS attack. 1. Firewall Configuration We will configure the firewall with ufw. There needs to be three main ports for this setup. An SSH port, commonly ssh/tcp port 22. A proxy port p2p port: must be denied at the firewall level. In this example, we will assign the port number 2435 to the proxy port and the port number 30333 to the p2p port. To enable the firewall and the use of the ports, allow SSH access. YOU WILL NEED TO ALLOW FOR BOTH INBOUND AND OUTBOUND TRAFFIC ON THE P2P PORT Since the proxy port is the public-facing port, this will need to have inbound and outbound traffic open, with the normal p2p port closed. ufw enable # ssh port ufw allow 22/tcp # proxy port ufw allow 2435/tcp # libp2p port ufw deny 30333/tcp # default port for HTTP ufw deny 9933 # default port for WS ufw deny 9944 ufw reload # double check the firewall rules ufw verbose The verbose option shows some extra information about the firewall's behavior. 2. Basic Log Viewing We use journald logs for basic log viewing. Create a file called journald. conf file inside the /etc/systemd/ directory with the following content: Storage=persistent RateLimitIntervalSec=30s RateLimitBurst=20000 SystemMaxUse=50G SystemMaxFileSize=512M SystemMaxFiles=100 Check out the example journald configuration file for more available options. Finally, run the following command to restart the journald service: systemctl restart systemd-journald 3. NGINX reverse proxy setup First, install NGINX with the following command: sudo apt-get install nginx Next, create an NGINX configuration file called nginx. conf inside the /etc/nginx/ directory with the following content: user www-data www-data; load_module /usr/lib/nginx/modules/ngx_stream_module. so; stream { include streams-enabled/*; } http { include sites-enabled/*; } events{ } This will import and make use of the NGINX stream module. In a nutshell, this module allows for continuous streaming of data in or out of the validator machine with all the benefits of having an optimized reverse proxy. Next, create a folder called /streams-enabled/ inside the /etc/nginx/ directory and remove the default NGINX site. # Create the streams-enabled folder mkdir /etc/nginx/streams-enabled # Delete the default configuration /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default Now, inside the newly created directory /etc/nginx/streams-enabled/, create the proxy service file called polkadot-proxy. confwith the following content: USE THE PREVIOUSLY DEFINED PORTS: PORT 2435 FOR THE PROXY PORT & PORT NUMBER 30333 FOR THE P2P PORT server { listen 0. 0. 0. 0:2435; location / { proxy_pass http://localhost:30333; } } Change the permissions of the file polkadot-proxy. conf accordingly: chmod 0600 polkadot-proxy. conf Finally, restart NGINX with the following command: service nginx restart 4. Defining your proxy port and p2p port in the polkadot command These are some of the flags you are going to use when executing the command. --public-addr ,  - This flag defines the validator's IP and the proxy port that all other nodes in the network will connect to. --listen-addr ,  - This flag defines the p2p port that the polkadot application will use to connect to the NGINX reverse proxy. P2P Networking Nodes will use libp2p as the networking layer to establish peers and gossip messages, but uses NGINX as a load balancer which acts as a first listener of the streaming data to help balance the load. public-addr public-addr - a flexible encoding of multiple layers of protocols into a human-readable addressing scheme. In our example, /ip4//tcp/ is a valid public-addr that specifies wanting the network to reach the validator IPv4 address with TCP packets on the pre-defined proxy port. IP_ADDRESS - the public IP address of the validator. PROXY_PORT - the port that nodes will send p2p messages over the network and are read by the NGINX reverse proxy. listen-addr listen-addr - the specification of what port the Geode application will connect to the reverse proxy. In our example, /ip4/0. 0. 0. 0/tcp/ specifies that you want to listen to NGINX on the localhost address (0. 0. 0. 0, or all interfaces), with TCP packets on the pre-defined p2p port. P2P_PORT - the port that the polkadot application connects to NGINX. Starting the validator with the NGINX proxy After retrieving the appropriate IP_ADDRESS, PROXY_PORT and P2P_PORT of the validator node, we can start the validator. Start your validator with the --validator flag: # Validator Node geode \ --name My_Validator_Name \ --validator \ --public-addr=/ip4/IP_ADDRESS/tcp/2435 \ --listen-addr=/ip4/0. 0. 0. 0/tcp/30333 \ --rpc-methods=Unsafe \ --chain=geode You should see your validator's peers, as well as the p2p port you are using to connect to NGINX. Congratulations! You have successfully set up a validator with NGINX and now have a more secure way of running your validator. --- - Categories: Documentation, Technical Details Setting An Identity ⚛︎ Judgements (Identity Verification) ⚛︎ Registrars ⚛︎ Sub-Account Identities ⚛︎ Clearing & Killing Identities Geode provides a naming system that allows participants to add personal information to their on-chain account and subsequently ask for verification of this information by REGISTRARS.   Setting an Identity https://youtu. be/8x_wGZ7q7CU Users can set an identity by registering through default fields such as legal name, display name, website, etc. along with some extra, custom fields for which they would like verification. Users must reserve funds in a bond to store their information on chain: 10 GEODE plus a bit extra GEODE per each field beyond the legal name. These funds are locked, not spent - they are returned when the identity is cleared. These amounts can also be extracted by querying constants through the Chain state constants tab on Geode Portal. Format Caveat Please note the following caveat: because the fields support different formats, from raw bytes to various hashes, a UI has no way of telling how to encode a given field it encounters. The Geode Portal currently encodes the raw bytes it encounters as UTF8 strings, which makes these values readable on-screen. However, given that there are no restrictions on the values that can be placed into these fields, a different UI may interpret them as, for example, IPFS hashes or encoded bitmaps. This means any field stored as raw bytes will become unreadable by that specific UI. As field standards crystallize, things will become easier to use but for now, every custom implementation of displaying user information will likely have to make a conscious decision on the approach to take, or support multiple formats and then attempt multiple encodings until the output makes sense. Judgements (Identity Verification - Requires An Extrinsic Call) After a user injects their information on chain, they can request judgement from a registrar. Users declare a maximum fee that they are willing to pay for judgement, and registrars whose fee is below that amount can provide a judgement. When a registrar provides judgement, they can select up to six levels of confidence: Unknown: The default value, no judgement made yet. Reasonable: The data appears reasonable, but no in-depth checks (e. g. formal KYC process) were performed (all the currently verified identities on-chain). Known Good: The registrar has certified that the information is correct (this step involves verification of state issued identity documents, and at the moment no account has known good identity, with the exception of registrars). Out of Date: The information used to be good, but is now out of date. Low Quality: The information is low quality or imprecise, but can be fixed with an update. Erroneous: The information is erroneous and may indicate malicious intent. A seventh state, "fee paid", is for when a user has requested judgement and it is in progress but not yet done.   Information that is in this state or "erroneous" is "sticky" and cannot be modified; it can only be removed by the complete removal of the identity. Registrars gain trust by performing proper due diligence and would presumably be replaced for issuing faulty judgements. To be judged after submitting your identity information, go to the Extrinsics tab in the Geode Portal and select the identity pallet, then requestJudgement. For the reg_index put the index of the registrar you want to be judged by, and for the max_fee put the maximum you're willing to pay for these confirmations. If you don't know which registrar to pick, first check the available registrars by going to Chain State tab in the Geode Portal and selecting identity. registrars to get the full list. CAUTION The set identity calls go on-chain. Hence, the contact information is available publicly, for both legitimate entities, like registrars or validators, but also scammers who might impersonate them. The strings in the identity fields are good candidates for homograph attacks, as someone could list a fraudulent website (web3. f0undation instead of web3. foundation for example) and still get verified by the registrar (if the checks are automated)! In a decentralized network, one should be cautious making transactions with accounts solely based on their identity. If an account on-chain claims to belong to The Block And Purpose Foundation, or another entity, it is wise to verify its authenticity by checking directly with that user or examining the established history of that account on-chain. Registrars Registrars can set a fee for their services and can limit their attestation to certain specific fields. For example, a registrar could charge 1 GEODE to verify one's legal name, email, and GPG key. When a user requests judgement, they will pay this fee to the registrar who provides the judgement on those specific fields. Users set a maximum fee they are willing to pay and only registrars below this amount would provide judgement. Becoming a Registrar To become a registrar, submit a pre-image and proposal, then wait for people to vote on it. For best results, write a post about your identity and intentions beforehand, and once the proposal is in the queue ask people to endorse it so that it gets ahead in the referendum queue. In your proposal... Be specific about which account you are nominating to be a registrar in the identity. setRegistrar function. Copy the preimage hash.   Submit the preimage by signing a transaction. Next, select "Submit Proposal" and enter the previously copied preimage hash.   The locked balance field needs to be a minimum.  You can find out the minimum by querying the chain state under Chain State -> Constants -> democracy -> minimumDeposit. At this point, GEODE holders can endorse the motion. With enough endorsements, the motion will become a referendum, which is then voted on. If it passes, users will be able to request judgement from this registrar. Current Registrars There are currently no registrars on Geode. As registrars are added, we will list them here.   You must reach out to specific registrars individually if you want to be judged by one specific registrar. Registrar 0:  URL:  Account: Fee: 0 GEODE To find out how to contact the registrar after the application for judgement or to learn who they are, go to their URL.   Sub Accounts  Users can also link accounts by setting "sub accounts", each with... --- - Categories: Documentation, Validator Guide Create New Unit File ⚛︎ Enable Autorstart With Delay You can run your validator as a systemd process so that it will automatically restart on server reboots or crashes (that helps to avoid getting slashed! ). Before following this guide you should have already set up your validator. First create a new unit file called geode-validator. service in /etc/systemd/system/. touch /etc/systemd/system/geode-validator. service In this unit file you will write the commands that you want to run on server boot / restart. Description=Geode Validator ExecStart=PATH_TO_GEODE_BIN --validator --name SHOW_ON_TELEMETRY Restart=always RestartSec=120 WantedBy=multi-user. target DANGER It is recommended to delay the restart of a node with RestartSecin the case of node crashes. It's possible that when a node crashes, consensus votes in GRANDPA aren't persisted to disk. In this case, there is potential to equivocate when immediately restarting. What can happen is the node will not recognize votes that didn't make it to disk, and will then cast conflicting votes. Delaying the restart will allow the network to progress past potentially conflicting votes, at which point other nodes will not accept them. To enable this to autostart on bootup run: systemctl enable geode-validator. service Start it manually with: systemctl start geode-validator. service You can check that it's working with: systemctl status geode-validator. service You can tail the logs with journalctl like so: journalctl -f -u geode-validator All done! --- - Categories: Documentation, Technical Details What Are Nominators ⚛︎ Setting Up Stash & Controller Keys ⚛︎ Bond Your Tokens ⚛︎ Nominate ⚛︎ Monitor The Bags List ⚛︎ Unbonding & Rebonding ⚛︎ Active vs Inactive Nominations ⚛︎ The Bags-List ⚛︎ Staking Election Stages ⚛︎ Minimum Stake ⚛︎ Oversubscribed Validators ⚛︎ Receiving Rewards ⚛︎ Choosing Validators To Nominate https://youtu. be/8mGuoKrRg9Q Nominators secure the Relay Chain by selecting good validators and staking GEODE on the validators they think will do a good job. You may have an account with GEODE and want to earn fresh GEODE. You could do so as validator, which requires a dedicated node running 24/7. If you do not have such a node or do not want to bother with the intricacies of being a node, you can still earn GEODE by nominating one or more validators. By doing so, you become a nominator for the validator(s) of your choice. Pick your validators carefully - if they do not behave properly, they will get slashed and you too will lose GEODE. However, if they do follow the rules of the network, then you can share in the staking rewards that those validators generate. While your GEODE are staked, by nominating a validator, they are 'locked' (bonded). You can receive new GEODE in your account but you cannot stake as validator or transfer GEODE away from that account. (Of course, you can make more accounts to do those things with). You can un-nominate those validators at any time to stop staking your funds. Keep in mind that the un-nomination is effective in the next ERA (24 hours), and that un-nominating does not automatically unbond your funds. There is an unbonding period of 28 days on Geode before bonded funds can be transferred after issuing an unbond transaction. Setting up Stash and Controller keys As a Nominator, you should set up separate stash and controller accounts. Why? Your controller account will do most of the work and have most of the risk of exposure. So you don't want large amounts of tokens to be in the Controller account. Instead, use a STASH account like a savings account and use a CONTROLLER account like a checking account for everyday transactions. These two accounts are linked to save you some effort. You can generate your stash and controller accounts via the Geode Portal, or by using the SubKey CLI tool (for those comfortable with Command Line Interface. Payouts can go to any custom address. If you would like to redirect payments to an account that is neither the controller nor the stash account, set up a third account and send your payouts there. Note that it is extremely unsafe to set a third party exchange address as the recipient of the staking rewards. So if you have an address with some third party licensed exchange, do not send your payouts there, as exchange accounts tend to be hot wallets and therefore inherently cary more risk.  Instead, transfer your coins to the exchange only when you intend to exchange them. Using The Geode Portal To Nominate Step 1: Bond your tokens On the Geode Portal, navigate to the "Network > Staking > Targets" tab. You can see all the active validators and their information - their identities, the amount of GEODE that is staked for them, how much of that is their own provided stake, how much they charge in commission, the era points they've earned in the current era, and the last block number that they produced. If you click on the chart button it will take you to the "Validator Stats" page for that validator that shows you more detailed and historical information about the validator's stake, rewards and slashes. The "Waiting" subsection lists all pending validators that are awaiting more nominations to enter the active validator set. Validators will stay in the waiting queue until they have enough GEODE backing them. It is possible that a validator can remain in the queue for a very long time if they never get enough backing. Now that you know who you would like to nominate, go to Network > Staking > Accounts and select +Nominator. On this form, you can stake and nominate.   Select a "value bonded" that is less than the total amount of GEODE you have, so you have some left over to pay transaction fees. Transaction fees are currently small, but they are dynamic and based on a variety of factors including the load of recent blocks. Also be mindful of the reaping threshold - the amount that must remain in an account lest it be burned. That amount is 10 GEODE, so it is recommended to keep at least 15-25 GEODE in your account to be on the safe side. Choose whatever payment destination that makes sense to you. If you're unsure, you can choose "Stash account (increase amount at stake)" to simply accrue the rewards into the amount you're staking and earn compound interest. Step 2: Nominate a validator You are now bonded. Being bonded means your tokens are locked and could be slashed if the validators you nominate misbehave. All of your bonded funds can now be distributed to up to 16 validators. Be careful about the validators you choose since you will be slashed if your validator commits an offence. Click on "Nominate" on an account you've bonded and you will be presented with another popup asking you to select up to 16 validators. Although you may choose up to 16 validators, due to the election algorithm your stake may be dispersed in different proportions to any subset or all of the validators your choose. Select your set of validators, confirm the transaction, and you're done - you are now nominating.   Your nominations will become active in the next era. Eras last twenty-four hours on Geode - depending on when you do this, your nominations may become active almost immediately, or you may have to wait almost the entire twenty-four hours before your nominations are active. You can check how far along Geode is in the current era on main Portal home page. Assuming at least one of your nominations ends up in the active validator set, you will start to get rewards allocated to you. In order to claim them (i. e. , add them to your account), you must manually claim them. There is more info below... --- - Categories: Documentation, Validator Guide Preparation ⚛︎ Configure Prometheus ⚛︎ Starting Prometheus ⚛︎ Installing Grafana ⚛︎ Configuring Alert Manager This guide will walk you through how to set up Prometheus with Grafana to monitor your node using Ubuntu 18. 04 or 20. 04. Any Substrate-based chain, like Geode, exposes data such as the height of the chain, the number of connected peers to your node, CPU, memory usage of your machine, and more. To monitor this data, Prometheus is used to collect metrics and Grafana allows for displaying them on the dashboard. Preparation First, create a user for Prometheus by adding the --no-create-home flag to disallow prometheus from logging in. sudo useradd --no-create-home --shell /usr/sbin/nologin prometheus Create the directories required to store the configuration and executable files. sudo mkdir /etc/prometheus sudo mkdir /var/lib/prometheus Change the ownership of these directories to prometheus so that only prometheus can access them. sudo chown -R prometheus:prometheus /etc/prometheus sudo chown -R prometheus:prometheus /var/lib/prometheus Installing and Configuring Prometheus After setting up the environment, update your OS, and install the latest Prometheus. You can check the latest release by going to their GitHub repository under the releases page. sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade wget https://github. com/prometheus/prometheus/releases/download/v2. 26. 0/prometheus-2. 26. 0. linux-amd64. tar. gz tar xfz prometheus-*. tar. gz cd prometheus-2. 26. 0. linux-amd64 The following two binaries are in the directory: prometheus - Prometheus main binary file promtool The following two directories (which contain the web interface, configuration files examples and the license) are in the directory: consoles console_libraries Copy the executable files to the /usr/local/bin/ directory. sudo cp . /prometheus /usr/local/bin/ sudo cp . /promtool /usr/local/bin/ Change the ownership of these files to the prometheus user. sudo chown prometheus:prometheus /usr/local/bin/prometheus sudo chown prometheus:prometheus /usr/local/bin/promtool Copy the consoles and console_libraries directories to /etc/prometheus sudo cp -r . /consoles /etc/prometheus sudo cp -r . /console_libraries /etc/prometheus Change the ownership of these directories to the prometheus user. sudo chown -R prometheus:prometheus /etc/prometheus/consoles sudo chown -R prometheus:prometheus /etc/prometheus/console_libraries Once everything is done, run this command to remove prometheusdirectory. cd . . && rm -rf prometheus* Before using Prometheus, it needs some configuration. Create a YAML configuration file named prometheus. yml by running the command below. sudo nano /etc/prometheus/prometheus. yml The configuration file is divided into three parts which are global, rule_files, and scrape_configs. scrape_interval defines how often Prometheus scrapes targets, while evaluation_interval controls how often the software will evaluate rules. rule_files block contains information of the location of any rules we want the Prometheus server to load. scrape_configs contains the information which resources Prometheus monitors. The configuration file should look like this below: global: scrape_interval: 15s evaluation_interval: 15s rule_files: # - "first. rules" # - "second. rules" scrape_configs: - job_name: "prometheus" scrape_interval: 5s static_configs: - targets: - job_name: "substrate_node" scrape_interval: 5s static_configs: - targets: With the above configuration file, the first exporter is the one that Prometheus exports to monitor itself. As we want to have more precise information about the state of the Prometheus server we reduced the scrape_interval to 5 seconds for this job. The parameters static_configs and targets determine where the exporters are running. The second exporter is capturing the data from your node, and the port by default is 9615. You can check the validity of this configuration file by running promtool check config /etc/prometheus/prometheus. yml. Save the configuration file and change the ownership of the file to prometheus user. sudo chown prometheus:prometheus /etc/prometheus/prometheus. yml Starting Prometheus To test that Prometheus is set up properly, execute the following command to start it as the prometheus user. sudo -u prometheus /usr/local/bin/prometheus --config. file /etc/prometheus/prometheus. yml --storage. tsdb. path /var/lib/prometheus/ --web. console. templates=/etc/prometheus/consoles --web. console. libraries=/etc/prometheus/console_libraries The following messages indicate the status of the server. If you see the following messages, your server is set up properly. level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 167Z caller=main. go:380 msg="No time or size retention was set so using the default time retention" duration=15d level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 167Z caller=main. go:418 msg="Starting Prometheus" version="(version=2. 26. 0, branch=HEAD, revision=3cafc58827d1ebd1a67749f88be4218f0bab3d8d)" level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 167Z caller=main. go:423 build_context="(go=go1. 16. 2, user=root@a67cafebe6d0, date=20210331-11:56:23)" level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 167Z caller=main. go:424 host_details="(Linux 5. 4. 0-42-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jul 10 00:24:02 UTC 2020 x86_64 ubuntu2004 (none))" level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 167Z caller=main. go:425 fd_limits="(soft=1024, hard=1048576)" level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 167Z caller=main. go:426 vm_limits="(soft=unlimited, hard=unlimited)" level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 169Z caller=web. go:540 component=web msg="Start listening for connections" address=0. 0. 0. 0:9090 level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 170Z caller=main. go:795 msg="Starting TSDB ... " level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 171Z caller=tls_config. go:191 component=web msg="TLS is disabled. " http2=false level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 174Z caller=head. go:696 component=tsdb msg="Replaying on-disk memory mappable chunks if any" level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 175Z caller=head. go:710 component=tsdb msg="On-disk memory mappable chunks replay completed" duration=1. 391446ms level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 175Z caller=head. go:716 component=tsdb msg="Replaying WAL, this may take a while" level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 178Z caller=head. go:768 component=tsdb msg="WAL segment loaded" segment=0 maxSegment=4 level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 193Z caller=head. go:768 component=tsdb msg="WAL segment loaded" segment=1 maxSegment=4 level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 221Z caller=head. go:768 component=tsdb msg="WAL segment loaded" segment=2 maxSegment=4 level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 224Z caller=head. go:768 component=tsdb msg="WAL segment loaded" segment=3 maxSegment=4 level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 229Z caller=head. go:768 component=tsdb msg="WAL segment loaded" segment=4 maxSegment=4 level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 229Z caller=head. go:773 component=tsdb msg="WAL replay completed" checkpoint_replay_duration=43. 716µs wal_replay_duration=53. 973285ms total_replay_duration=55. 445308ms level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 233Z caller=main. go:815 fs_type=EXT4_SUPER_MAGIC level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 233Z caller=main. go:818 msg="TSDB started" level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 233Z caller=main. go:944 msg="Loading configuration file" filename=/etc/prometheus/prometheus. yml level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 234Z caller=main. go:975 msg="Completed loading of configuration file" filename=/etc/prometheus/prometheus. yml totalDuration=824. 115µs remote_storage=3. 131µs web_handler=401ns query_engine=1. 056µs scrape=236. 454µs scrape_sd=45. 432µs notify=723ns notify_sd=2. 61µs rules=956ns level=info ts=2021-04-16T19:02:20. 234Z caller=main. go:767 msg="Server is ready to receive web requests. " Go to http://SERVER_IP_ADDRESS:9090/graph to check whether you are able to access the Prometheus interface or not. If it is working, exit the process by pressing on CTRL + C. Next, we would like to automatically start the server during the boot process, so we have to create a new systemd configuration file with the following config. sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/prometheus. service Description=Prometheus Monitoring Wants=network-online. target After=network-online. target User=prometheus Group=prometheus Type=simple ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/prometheus \ --config. file /etc/prometheus/prometheus. yml \ --storage. tsdb. path /var/lib/prometheus/ \ --web. console. templates=/etc/prometheus/consoles \ --web. console. libraries=/etc/prometheus/console_libraries ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID WantedBy=multi-user. target Once the file is saved, execute the command below to reload systemd and enable the service so that it will be loaded automatically during the operating system's startup. sudo systemctl daemon-reload && systemctl enable prometheus && systemctl start prometheus Prometheus should be running now, and you should be able to access its front again end by re-visiting IP_ADDRESS:9090/. Installing Grafana In order to... --- - Categories: Documentation, Technical Details Forkless Upgrades ⚛︎ New Releases ⚛︎ How Upgrades Affect Various Users ⚛︎ Monitoring Changes Runtime upgrades allow Geode to change the logic and other features of the blockchain itself, without the need for a hard fork. Forkless Upgrades You may have come across the term "hard fork" before in the blockchain space. A hard fork occurs when a blockchain's logic changes such that nodes that do not include the new changes will not be able to remain in consensus with nodes that do. Such changes are backward incompatible. Hard forks can be political due to the nature of the upgrades, as well as logistically onerous due to the number (potentially thousands) of nodes in the network that need to upgrade their software. Rather than encode the runtime (a chain's "logic") in the nodes, Geode nodes contain a WebAssembly execution host. They maintain consensus on a very low level and well-established instruction set. The Geode runtime is stored on the Geode blockchain itself. As such, Geode can upgrade its runtime by upgrading the logic stored on-chain. This removes the coordination challenge of requiring thousands of node operators to upgrade in advance of a given block number. Geode stakeholders propose and approve upgrades through the governance system which also enacts those upgrades autonomously. New Runtime Releases The existing runtime logic is followed to update the Wasm runtime stored on the blockchain to a new version. The upgrade is then included in the blockchain itself, meaning that all the nodes on the network execute it automatically. Generally, there is no need to upgrade your nodes manually before the runtime upgrade as they will automatically start to follow the new logic of the chain. Nodes only need to be updated when the runtime requires new host functions or if there is a change in networking or consensus. Transactions constructed for a given runtime version will not work on later versions. Therefore, a transaction constructed based on a runtime version will not be valid in later runtime versions. If you don't think you can submit a transaction before the upgrade, it is better to wait and construct it after the upgrade takes place. Although upgrading your nodes is generally not necessary to follow an upgrade, we recommend following the Geode releases and upgrading promptly, especially for high priority or critical releases. Runtime Upgrades for Various Users For Infrastructure Providers Infrastructure services include but are not limited to the following: Validators API services Node-as-a-Service (NaaS) General infrastructure management (e. g. block explorers, custodians) Wallets For validators, keeping in sync with the network is key. At times, upgrades will require validators to upgrade their clients within a specific time frame, for example if a release includes breaking changes to networking. It is essential to check the release notes, starting with the upgrade priority and acting accordingly. General infrastructure providers, aside from following the Geode releases and upgrading in a timely manner, should monitor changes to runtime events and auxiliary tooling. Transactions constructed for one runtime will not work for runtimes after that. If a runtime upgrade occurs before broadcasting a previously constructed transaction, you will need to reconstruct it with the appropriate runtime version and corresponding metadata. For Nominators Runtime upgrades don't require any actions by a nominator, though it is always encouraged to keep up-to-date and participate with the latest runtime upgrade motions and releases, while keeping an eye on how the nodes on the network are reacting to a new upgrade. Monitoring Changes You can monitor the chain for upcoming upgrades. The client release notes include the hashes of any proposals related to any on-chain upgrades for easy matching. Monitor the chain for: democracy(Started) events and log index and blockNumber. This event indicates that a referendum has started (although does not mean that it is a runtime upgrade). Get the referendum info*; it should have a status of Ongoing. Find the ending block number (end) and the enactment delay (delay). If the referendum passes, it will execute on block number end + delay. democracy(Passed), democracy(NotPassed), or, democracy(Cancelled) events citing the index. If Passed, you need to look at the scheduler(Scheduled) event in the same block for the enactment block. democracy(PreimageNoted) events with the same hash as the ReferendumInfoOf(index) item. This may be up to the last block before execution, but it will not work if this is missing. democracy(Executed) events for actual execution. In the case of a runtime upgrade, there will also be a system(CodeUpdated) event. You can also monitor the Geode Portal for discussions on on-chain proposals and referenda. --- - Categories: Documentation, Technical Details Fee Calculation ⚛︎ Block Limits & Transaction Priority ⚛︎ Fee Adjustment ⚛︎ Bonds, Deposits & Burns ⚛︎ Unsigned Transactions & Inherents Some resources in a blockchain network are limited, for example, storage and computation. Transaction fees prevent individual users from consuming too many resources (as an attack method or otherwise). Geode uses a weight-based fee model as opposed to a gas-metering model. As such, fees are charged prior to transaction execution; once the fee is paid, nodes will execute the transaction. Web3 Foundation Research designed the fee system , which Geode uses, with the following objectives: Each Chain block should be processed efficiently to avoid delays in block production. The growth rate of the Chain should be bounded. Each block should have space for special, high-priority transactions like misconduct reports. The system should be able to handle spikes in demand. Fees should change slowly so that senders can accurately predict the fee for a given transaction. Fee Calculation Fees on Geode are calculated based on three parameters: A Weight fee Base weight Call(s) weight A Length fee A Tip (optional). Weights are a fixed set of numbers used in all Substrate-based chains to manage the time it takes to validate a block. Each transaction has a base weight that accounts for the overhead of inclusion (e. g. signature verification) and a dispatch weight that accounts for the time to execute the transaction. All weights, even the base weight, are a measure of time to execute on some standard hardware. The runtime converts those weights into token units as part of the fee calculation. The weight fee is the sum of the base weight and the sum of the total weight consumed by call(s).   A TRANSACTION CAN INCLUDE SEVERAL CALLS. For instance, a batch can contain bond and nominate, and the weight would be one base weight and then the sum of the weights for bond and nominate. The length fee is a per-byte fee multiplier for the size of the transaction in bytes. There is also a targeted fee adjustment that serves as a multiplier which tunes the final fee based on network congestion. This can constitute an adjusted weight fee calculated as the targeted fee adjustment times the weight fee. Together, these fees constitute the inclusion fee.  The inclusion fee is the base fee plus the length fee plus the adjusted weight fee. The inclusion fee is deducted from the sender's account before transaction execution. A portion of the fee will go to the block author (validator node), and the remainder will go to the Treasury. This is 20% and 80%, respectively. Tips are an optional transaction fee that users can add. Tips are not part of the inclusion fee and are an incentive to block authors for prioritizing a transaction, and the entire tip goes directly to the block author (validator node). Block Limits and Transaction Priority Blocks in Geode have both a maximum length (in bytes) and a maximum weight. Block producers will fill blocks with transactions up to these limits. A portion of each block - currently 25% - is reserved for critical transactions that are related to the chain's operation. Block producers will only fill up to 75% of a block with normal transactions. Some examples of operational transactions: Misbehavior reports Council operations Member operations in an election (e. g. renouncing candidacy) Block producers prioritize transactions based on each transaction's total fee. Since a portion of the fee will go to the block producer, producers will include the transactions with the highest fees to maximize their reward. Fee Adjustment Transaction volume on blockchains is highly irregular, and therefore transaction fees need a mechanism to adjust. However, users should be able to predict transaction fees.  Geode uses a slow-adjusting fee mechanism with tips to balance these two considerations. In addition to block limits, Geode also has a block fullness target.  Fees increase or decrease for the next block based on the fullness of the current block relative to the target. The per-weight fee can change up to 30% in a 24 hour period. This rate captures long-term trends in demand, but not short-term spikes. To consider short-term spikes, Geode uses tips on top of the length and weight fees. Users can optionally add a tip to the fee to give the transaction a higher priority. Other Resource Limitation Strategies Transaction weight must be computable prior to execution, and therefore can only represent fixed logic. Some transactions warrant limiting resources with other strategies. For example: Bonds: Some transactions, like voting, may require a bond that will be returned or slashed after an on-chain event. In the voting example, returned at the end of the election or slashed if the voter tried anything malicious. Deposits: Some transactions, like setting an identity or claiming an index, use storage space indefinitely. These require a deposit that will be returned if the user decides to free up that storage later. Burns: A transaction may burn funds internally based on its logic. For example, a transaction may burn funds from the sender if it creates new storage entries, thus increasing the state size. Limits: Some limits are part of the protocol. For example, nominators can only nominate 16 validators. This limits the complexity of the election process. Advanced This section so far only covered transactions that come from normal users inside the chain. If you look at blocks in a block explorer, though, you may see some "extrinsics" that look different from these transactions. In Geode (and any chain built on Substrate), an extrinsic is a piece of information that comes from outside the chain. Extrinsics fall into three categories: Signed transactions Unsigned transactions Inherents This section so far only covered signed transactions, which is the way that most users will interact with Geode. Signed transactions come from an account that has funds, and therefore Geode can charge a transaction fee as a way to prevent spam and attacks. Unsigned transactions are for special cases where a user needs to submit an extrinsic from a key pair that does not control funds. For example, when users claim their GEODE tokens after genesis, their GEODE address doesn't have any funds yet, so that uses an unsigned transaction. Validators also submit unsigned transactions in the form of "heartbeat" messages... --- - Categories: Documentation, Technical Details Treasury Funding ⚛︎ Creating Proposals ⚛︎ Tipping ⚛︎ Bounties Spending ⚛︎ Automated Burns The Treasury is a pot of funds collected through a portion of block production rewards, transaction fees, slashing, staking inefficiencies, etc. The funds held in the Treasury can be spent by making a spending proposal that, if approved by the Council, will enter a waiting period before distribution. This waiting period is known as the spend period, and its duration is subject to governance, with the current default set to 28 days.  The Treasury attempts to spend as many proposals in the queue as it can without running out of funds.   Treasury payout is an automatic process: If the Treasury funds run out with approved proposals left to fund, those proposals are kept in the approved queue, and will receive funding in the following spend period. If the Treasury ends a spend period without spending all of its funds, it suffers a burn of a percentage of its funds - thereby causing deflationary pressure. This encourages the spending of the funds in the Treasury by Geode's governance system. This percentage is currently at 20% on Geode. When a stakeholder wishes to propose a spend from the Treasury, they must reserve a deposit of at least 100 GEODE or 5% of the proposed spend (see below for variations). This deposit will be slashed if the proposal is rejected, and returned if it is accepted. Proposals may consist of (but are not limited to): Infrastructure deployment and continued operation. Network security operations (monitoring services, continuous auditing). Ecosystem provisions (collaborations with friendly chains). Marketing activities (advertising, paid features, collaborations). Community events and outreach (meetups, conferences, hackerspaces). Software development (wallets and wallet integration, clients and client upgrades). The Council governs the Treasury and how the funds are spent is up to their judgment. CAUTION - The Council does not approve or deny Treasury Proposals based on the available funds. Proposals are not approved just because there are funds ready to spend but are subject to a burn. Funding the Treasury The Treasury is funded from various sources: Slashing: When a validator is slashed for any reason, the slashed amount is sent to the Treasury with a reward going to the entity that reported the offending validator (another validator). The reward is taken from the slash amount and varies per offence and by the number of reporters. Transaction fees: A portion of each block's transaction fees goes to the Treasury, with the remainder going to the block author. Staking inefficiency: Inflation is designed to be 10% in the first year, and the ideal staking ratio is set at 50%, meaning half of all tokens should be locked in staking. Any deviation from this ratio will cause a proportional amount of the inflation to go to the Treasury. In other words, if 50% of all tokens are staked, then 100% of the inflation goes to the validators as reward. If the staking rate is greater than or less than 50%, then the validators will receive less, with the remainder going to the Treasury. Creating a Treasury Proposal https://youtu. be/uYkcyrMYPaw The proposer has to deposit a minimum of 100 GEODE or 5% of the requested amount with a maximum cap of 500 GEODE as an anti-spam measure. This amount is burned if the proposal is rejected, or refunded otherwise. These values are subject to change via the governance process so they may change in the future. Please note that there is no way for a user to revoke a treasury proposal after it has been submitted. The Council will either accept or reject the proposal, and if the proposal is rejected, the bonded funds are burned. Announcing the Proposal To minimize storage on chain, proposals don't contain contextual information. When a user submits a proposal, they will probably need to find an off-chain way to explain the proposal. Most discussion takes place on the Geode Discord. Spreading the word about the proposal's explanation is ultimately up to the proposer. It is smart to get general community buy in before putting the proposal on chain.   Creating the Proposal One way to create the proposal is to use the Geode Portal. Look for the Submit Proposal button on the Governance > Treasury page. The system will automatically take the required deposit, picking the higher of the two values mentioned above. Once created, your proposal will become visible and the Council can start voting on it. Remember that the proposal has no metadata, so it's up to the proposer to create a description and purpose that the Council could study and base their votes on.   At this point, a Council member can create a motion to accept or to reject the treasury proposal. It is possible that one motion to accept and another motion to reject are both created. The threshold for accepting a treasury proposal is at least three-fifths of the Council. On the other hand, the threshold for rejecting a proposal is at least one-half of the Council. Tipping https://youtu. be/XSX_KjOAKSg Next to the proposals process, a separate system for making tips exists for the Treasury.  Tips can be suggested by anyone and are supported by members of the Council.  Tips do not have any definite value, and the final value of the tip is decided based on the median of all tips issued by the tippers. Currently, the tippers are the same as the members of the Council. However, being a tipper is not the direct responsibility of the Council, and at some point in the future, the Council and the tippers may be different groups of accounts. A tip will enter a closing phase when more than a half plus one of the tipping group have endorsed a tip. During that time frame, the other members of the tipping group can still issue their tips, but do not have to. Once the window closes, anyone can call the close_tip extrinsic, and the tip will be paid out. There are two types of tips:  Public: A small bond is required to place them. This bond depends on the tip message length, and a fixed bond constant defined on chain. Public tips carry a finder's fee of 20% which is paid out from the total amount.... --- - Categories: Documentation, Technical Details How Staking Works ⚛︎ Stash & Controller Accounts ⚛︎ Validator & Nominators ⚛︎ Slashing (In Detail) ⚛︎ Reward Distribution ⚛︎ Inflation Geode implements NPoS (Nominated Proof-of-Stake), a relatively novel and sophisticated mechanism to select the validators who are allowed to participate in its consensus protocol. The NPoS model encourages the majority of GEODE holders to participate as nominators. Nominators may back up to16 validators as trusted validator candidates. Both validators and nominators lock (bond) their tokens as collateral and receive staking rewards when they produce blocks as a validator or when their nominations were effective. The staking system pays out rewards essentially equally to all validators regardless of stake. Having more stake on a validator does not influence the amount of block rewards it receives. However, there is a probabilistic component to reward calculation (discussed below), so rewards may not be exactly equal for all validators in a given era. Distribution of the rewards are pro-rata to all stakers after the validator's commission is deducted. In this way, the network creates incentives for the nomination of lower-staked validators to create an equally-staked validator set. How does staking work? 1. Identifying which role you would like In staking, you can be either a nominator or a validator. You can also be both, as long as you have a separate stash and controller account for each. As a nominator, you can nominate validator candidates that you trust to help you earn rewards in GEODE. The earned rewards can be bonded (locked) immediately for staking on your account, which would effectively compound the rewards you receive over time from your efforts. You could also choose to have them deposited to your account or a different account as free (transferable) balance. See the details on being a nominator or validator throughout the Geode documentation. 2. Staking System Overview Any potential validators can indicate their intention to be a validator candidate. Their candidacies are made public to all nominators, and a nominator in turn submits a list of up to 16 candidates that it supports. In the next era, a certain number of validators having the most GEODE backing get elected and become active. As a nominator, a minimum of 1000 GEODE is required to submit an intention to nominate. The nomination intents are placed in a semi-sorted list called the bags-list. MINIMUM NOMINATION TO RECEIVE STAKING REWARDS - Although the minimum nomination intent is 1000 GEODE, it does not guarantee staking rewards. The nominated amount has to be greater than minimum active nomination on the system, which is a dynamic value that can be much higher than 1000 GEODE. The bags list has two primary components, bags and nodes. The list is composed of bags that each describe a range of active bonded funds (e. g. the 1st bag will have nominators with 0 → 10 GEODE, 2nd bag 11 → 20 GEODE, etc). In each bag is a list of nodes that correspond to a nominator and their staked funds. The bags-list pallet is designed to be self-maintaining, with minimal effort from the blockchain, making it extremely scalable.   Actions like bonding/unbonding tokens automatically rebags a nominator node, but events like staking rewards/slashing do not! The bags-list pallet comes with an important permissionless extrinsic: rebag. This allows anyone to specify another account that is in the wrong bag, and place it in the correct one.   This sorting functionality is extremely important for the staking/election system. The bags-list is capable of including an unlimited number of nodes, subject to the chain's runtime storage. In the current staking system configuration, the bags list keeps 50,000 nomination intents, of which, at most 22,500 come out as the electing nominators.   MINIMUM ACTIVE NOMINATION THRESHOLD TO EARN REWARDS IS DYNAMIC - Once again, submitting a nomination intent does not guarantee staking rewards. The stake of the top 22,500 nominators is applied to the validators in the active set. To avail staking rewards, ensure that the number of tokens bonded is higher than the minimum active nomination.   Once the nomination period ends, the NPoS election mechanism takes the nomination intents and their associated votes as input, and outputs a set of validators. The bags are iterated from the most staked to the least staked. This could leave the last touched bag to only be partially iterated. This means that in some edge cases, the order of members within a bag is also important. Recall that within each bag, the iteration order is simply the insertion order. If only 7 nodes have to be picked for the electing set, the nodes with 5 and 7 GEODE will be selected and the node with 8 GEODE will be left out. The bags-list pallet comes with an extrinsic: putInFrontOf which helps the node to move up in the bag.   The "election solution" has to meet certain requirements, such as maximizing the amount of stake to nominate validators and distributing the stake backing validators as evenly as possible. The objectives of this election mechanism are to maximize the security of the network, and achieve fair representation of the nominators.   We expect each nominator to carefully track the performance and reputation of the validators they back. Nominating is not a "set and forget" operation, but an active and ongoing effort by the Nominator. 3. Staking Rewards Distribution To explain how rewards are paid to validators and nominators, we need to consider validator pools. A validator pool consists of the stake of an elected validator together with the nominators backing it. If a nominator n with stake s backs several elected validators, say k, the NPoS election mechanism will split its stakes into pieces s_1, s_2, ... , s_k, so that it backs validator i with stake s_i. In that case, nominator n will be rewarded essentially the same as if there were k nominators in different pools, each backing a single validator i with stake s_i. For each validator pool, we keep a list of nominators with the associated stakes. The general rule for rewards across validator pools is that two validator pools get paid essentially the same amount of tokens for equal work, i. e. they are NOT paid proportional to the stakes in each pool. There is a probabilistic component to staking rewards in the... --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Blockchain, Community Call, Discord, Geode, Geode Blockchain Welcome to the FIRST Geode Blockchain Community Call! We will have these open forums once a month to keep everyone posted on the latest developments, and to discuss what is important to YOU as a user. Follow the link to the Geode Discord Server where all of our group video calls will happen. We can't wait to see you there! https://discord. gg/2v4DPxDQXt Welcome to the FIRST Geode Blockchain Community Call! We will have these open forums once a month to keep everyone posted on the latest developments, and to discuss what is important to YOU as a user. Follow the link to the Geode Discord Server where all of our group video calls will happen. We can't wait to see you there! --- - Categories: Documentation, Simple Guide Is Geode An Electricity Hog? ⚛︎ Does Geode Need Expensive Equipment? ⚛︎ What is Geode & Why Use It? ⚛︎ How Does Geode Work? Blockchain? Doesn't That Use A Ton Of Electricity And Require Expensive Equipment? - Not Geode!   Some blockchains use a lot of electricity and that is a cause for concern. That's why we based Geode on a method called Nominated Proof of Stake. Nominated Proof of Stake blockchains use 99% less electricity than Proof of Work blockchains. Because we use Nominated Proof of Stake, users can participate with their own laptops, desktops, and even their phones.  No expensive or specialized extra equipment is needed. What Is Geode And Why Should You Use It? The Geode Blockchain Network is a decentralized platform and ecosystem of apps for the builders, the makers, and the creative minds of all kinds:  EngineersScientistsResearchersTech DevelopersMathematicians ArtistsMusiciansDesignersWritersPodcastersProducersFandomsEducatorsBusinessesContractors Geode is on a mission to measure the extrinsic and intrinsic value of what real people make and do every day and to return that value to those same users.   We want users to profit from their own time and attention and creativity without any middleman taking a big piece of the revenue. Blockchain and smart contracts to the rescue! Geode blockchain applications offer the ability to register unique intellectual property and track scientific and creative works of all kinds. More than that, Geode offers the opportunity for more direct licensing, distribution and propagation of that IP and productivity to consumers and collaborators, and automated incentives to find and share the best undiscovered gems.   Here are some specific use cases that the Geode blockchain will be hosting as they are developed...   Life & Work The Life and Work app offers users a way to register their intellectual property to the blockchain and for others to endorse the authenticity of that claim. Life and Work also offers a way for users to register the things you might find in your resume to the blockchain and have those endorsed for authenticity as well. See more on these two parts of Life And Work below... Register Original IP Geode makes it possible for engineers, scientists, musicians, artists and other creators to register their unique IP to the blockchain for an immutable timestamp and hash of the content that can prove the original state of their work. Once they have that claim in the system, a separate app will let users offer downloads of their work to anyone for free or for a price. They can even offer incentives to their patrons and customers to spread the word through a mechanism we call Xeno’s Incentive that gives early discovery and early adoption an edge, encouraging users to find the undiscovered gems and share them. Automation of these types of distribution and royalty systems is perfectly suited to blockchain and smart contracts. A Resume Revolution Your resume is just a list of all the expertise you have picked up along the way from jobs, personal projects, acts of service, and educational milestones. What if you could record your expertise, experience, projects and educational milestones to the blockchain and have it endorsed by your school, coworkers, customers, and others? Imagine if the keywords from each of your experiences and projects formed a simple but surprisingly accurate view of your expertise? Understanding the whole picture of what you have accomplished personally and professionally over the course of your life is the key to replacing that key person with someone very similar or to finding the perfect collaborator or freelancer with just the right combination of perspectives. Future Use Cases - Social, Private Messaging, Marketplace and more! Our ideas don’t stop with the initial release. For future upgrades to the Geode Application Ecosystem, we are already developing applications that let you: Post publicly on the blockchain, follow and unfollow, and reply to social media posts publicly Get paid directly for your time and attention to paid posts Incentivize your ideal market directly for looking your public and private ads and responding Privately message with other accounts Get paid directly for your time and attention to paid private messages Buy and sell products and services of all kinds in the Geode Marketplace Incentivize People Directly For Responding To Surveys Offer Temporal NFTs Like Art That Changes Over Time or Event Tickets That Become Memberships and Discounts ... and we are just getting started!   How Does Geode Work? https://youtu. be/U6mxB4hwq9c The Geode Blockchain is fully decentralized and governed by its users who propose how to spend the treasury, when to update the code, and other important actions. Some Geode users run validator nodes and nominate each other to produce blocks, keeping the underlying node architecture secure and running smoothly.   The Geode Blockchain is built on Substrate, open source, audited, stable and well thought out code that removes a number of vulnerabilities and challenges seen in previous blockchain architectures. Substrate is a modular system of pallets written in Rust. It offers the security of the Rust programming language (no memory leaks! ), with the ability to do forkless upgrades to the network.  You can explore Substrate's GitHub repository at this link.   Geode uses a "kitchen sink" node cloned straight from Polkadot’s Substrate repository with appropriate changes to specific constants to make it just right for Geode. Geode is using the BABE consensus algorithm and GRANDPA (Byzantine Fault Tolerant! ) finality. BABE consensus is a Nominated Proof of Stake (NPoS) consensus algorithm, while the finality is handled separately through the GRANDPA pallet using a Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT) algorithm with an important distinction in that the algorithm can finalize several blocks at a time (see more at this Medium article). This ensures one single chain of record upon finality and a robust system to keep bad actors at bay. The baseline substrate code is so well thought out that for the Geode Blockchain, we left it unchanged other than updating appropriate constants. To customize Geode for our intended styles of applications, and to ensure smoother upgrades as time goes on, we opted to build our custom capabilities within several smart contracts using the ink! smart contracts language. Applications on the Geode Blockchain are achieved through novel smart contracts, rather than through hard coded changes to the Substrate runtime. Smart contracts are coded in ink! , a... --- - Categories: Documentation, Simple Guide Access Geode ⚛︎ Create An Account ⚛︎ Set Your Identity ⚛︎ Get Tokens ⚛︎ Transfer Tokens ⚛︎ What Is Staking ⚛︎ Fees & Security Quick Start Guide How To Access The Geode Blockchain The easiest way is to access it through the Geode Portal: FOLLOW THIS LINK. If you would like a more decentralized and independent way to access it, and you are comfortable with server administration and command line interfaces, see the technical guide to becoming a validator node. How To Create An Account You can create a Geode account using the GEODE PORTAL.  Here is a video that shows you two ways to do it. https://youtu. be/80zmIXO4Qmo IMPORTANT: These accounts are stored in your browser on your device and not on anyone's servers. That means that you need to write down your SEED PHRASE and KEYS and keep them somewhere INCREDIBLY SAFE.  It is up to you to keep your account safe. Because we do not store it, we are not responsible for it and cannot retrieve it for you if you lose your seed phrase or keys. If you accidentally purge your browser cache, you can recreate your account using the seed phrase given to you by the UI - this will also restore all your previously held balances. How To Set Your Identity You do not have to set any identity on chain, if you don't want to. But if you want to, you can fill out a small profile form in the interface to set your identity. We recommend that you operate under your legal identity, and use your display name to have fun with pen names and other names. On-Chain identity it useful if you are running for council, setting up a validator node or otherwise in the spotlight of the community. In those situations, it helps to build trust if people know who you are. https://youtu. be/8x_wGZ7q7CU IMPORTANT: Identity theft is a crime and will be reported to your local authorities. Make sure that your profile is genuine and provable.   How To Get Geode Tokens The simplest and most reliable way to get GEODE coin is through a third party exchange licensed to serve people in your locality. Until GEODE is available on exchanges, however, you must buy them privately and directly from someone who has them. You are on your own for such private transactions. Please be sure to buy from someone you trust as the network cannot help you if you are defrauded.   How To Transfer Tokens You can transfer tokens between your own accounts, or to others as payment for goods and services, using the transfer form on the Geode Portal.   https://youtu. be/qNYVzwKecdo IMPORTANT: If you use this feature for money transmission from one party to a third party, or as defined by your local or national government, you must be licensed to do so. In general, a money transmitter is someone who takes in currency (or something that substitutes for currency) from one party with the intention of transmitting it to a third party. Acting as a money transmitter or a money services business without proper licensing is illegal worldwide. Please follow your local laws.   What Is Staking? Staking is when you set aside some tokens in order to become a Validator, Nominator, Council member or to use features like conviction voting or proposing treasury spending of various kinds. You will also see the terms Locked and Bonded which are similar ideas. For example, if you want to make a treasury proposal, you will need to bond 100 GEODE or 5% of the proposed payout to prove you are serious and to prevent spam on the system. If you want to be a Nominator (to nominate validator nodes), you stake at least 1000 GEODE and you stake GEODE on each validator that you want to nominate. When you stake, lock or bond your tokens, there is a chance that you will lose some or all of them. If you nominate a validator and they act maliciously, you will lose some of your staked tokens (so will the validator - that's called slashing). Likewise, if you put forth a proposal and it is not approved, you may lose the GEODE that you bonded to that proposal. Ouch! It helps to socialize an idea with other users and with the Council to avoid that. It also helps to research validator nodes before your nominate them and only nominate validator nodes that seem like they would do a good job. Ultimately, it's your responsibility. So choose carefully. Does EVERY Action Cost Something? Yes ... and Here Is Why. Every action you could take on the network costs at least a tiny little something. At a minimum, there is a transaction fee. This fee pays for the time, effort and space you are taking up on the chain and subsequently on the computers that are running the chain as nodes. Transaction fees are used to reward the validator nodes, the nominators who staked them, and to replenish the Treasury. Having transaction fees up front for every action on the network helps to prevent bad actors from attacking the network by sending tens of thousands of actions at once. Such an attack would be really expensive and therefore unlikely. Transaction fees tend to be small. Specific applications may ask for additional fees to use the application. Minimum Tokens Required For Various Actions On The Blockchain GEODE is the native token of the Geode Network. GEODE can be used for transaction fees, staking, governance, and for enabling several key functionalities on the Geode Network. 10 GEODE: The minimum balance required to have an active account on The Geode Network. If your account balance drops below 10 GEODE, your account will be reaped (deleted and unrecoverable) 1000 GEODE: the minimum stake required to become a Nominator. But, to earn staking rewards, your stake should not be less than the minimum stake among the active nominators which is a dynamic threshold. Check it regularly.   3500 GEODE: the minimum stake required to become a Validator Node. (unless you are one of the first 60! The first 60 validator nodes will be included in... --- - Categories: Documentation, Simple Guide Nominated Proof of Stake ⚛︎ The Treasury & Treasury Proposals ⚛︎ Tips ⚛︎ Bounties ⚛︎ The Council ⚛︎ The Tech Committee ⚛︎ Running For Council ⚛︎ Voting On Referenda Understanding Nominated Proof of Stake (NPoS) NPOS is a Proof-of-Stake system where nominators use their own stake to back the validators they think will do the best job.  Nominators are subject to loss of stake if they nominate a bad validator. In other words, if you pick a validator that acts against the system, that validator will be slashed (will lose coin) and so will you! You can be a nominator and/or a validator and earn token rewards from the system for your effort.   You can also get involved in the governance process by putting in proposals, doing work to help the network, voting on all kinds of things and even being a Council Member... How The Treasury & Treasury Proposals Work https://youtu. be/uYkcyrMYPaw The Geode Treasury is a pot of on-chain GEODE coin from transaction fees, slashing, minting, etc. The funds held in the treasury can be spent on Treasury Spending Proposals. In fact, if the Treasury funds are not spent in a timely manner, a percentage of the treasury funds (currently 20%) will be burned. Anyone can put in a proposal for how those funds should be spent. If you have an idea for something you can do to help the Geode community, put in a proposal for a chance to receive treasury funds to do it. What would be helpful? Helpful projects might include setting up in person meetups for Geode users, coding new applications, fixing or updating existing applications, updating the documentation, or other ways of growing the community and adding value. Tips https://youtu. be/XSX_KjOAKSg Did you notice someone doing something awesome in the Geode Ecosystem?  Tips are paid out for awesome things that have already happened.  Anyone can nominate anyone else for any reason to receive a tip. The Council members will then endorse or not endorse the tip.  The final value of the tip is decided based on the median of all tips recommended in each council member endorsement. When a simple majority of the Council has endorsed the tip, other Council members can still endorse it, but they do not have to. When the window for tip endorsements closes, anyone can make the tip pay out closing it. Doing that is a bit technical, so be sure the tips you are involved with get paid out by communicating with someone on the Council, or a technically minded friend to call the appropriate close_tip extrinsic for that tip.   There are two types of tips:  Public-initiated: Put in by someone who is not on the Council. A small bond is required to place them. This bond depends on the tip reason length, and a fixed bond constant defined on chain, currently 1 GEODE.  Public tips carry a finder's fee of 20% for the person who submitted the tip proposal.  That finder's fee is paid out from the total tip amount.   Council-initiated: Tips that a Council member posts do not have a finder's fee or a bond. Bounties https://youtu. be/ZwRUUhDhFvw A Bounty is a reward, planned ahead of time, for a specified set of work - or specified set of objectives - that needs to be done for a predefined treasury amount to be paid out. Bounties are typically for bug repairs, vulnerability repairs, and other critical coding tasks, but you can propose a bounty for anything from attending conferences to other community building activities. In a bounty, you may not know who should do the work yet, or who should oversee the work. You just know that the work needs to be done and how many GEODE coin should be paid for that work.   Anyone can submit a Bounty Proposal. The Council votes on the Bounty Proposal. If it passes, then the Council appoints a Curator who is an expert in that subject and acts as a Project Manager for that bounty. The Curator finds someone to do the work, oversees the work, and determines when the work is done. The Curator pays a deposit up front to take on the role. This deposit will be slashed if the Curator acts maliciously. However, if they are successful in their task of getting someone to complete the bounty work, they will receive their deposit back AND part of the bounty reward as a fee. When submitting the value of the bounty, the proposer includes a reward for curators willing to invest their time and expertise in the task. This amount is included in the total value of the bounty. Bounties have 90 days to complete the work, but the Curator can extend that if warranted. When the work is done and the Curator closes out the bounty, there is a delayed payout to both the Curator and the person who did the work. The delay allows the Council to act if any issues arise. Bounties don't contain much information on the chain. So when you submit a bounty spending proposal, you will want to explain the proposal in detail somewhere off the chain, such as in the Geode Discord, in a Google Doc, or a blog post at your own site, or some other place online. What The Council Does The Council is a set of 13 users who care A LOT about the success of the network. Council members have two main tasks: proposing referenda for the community to vote on, and cancelling malicious or spammy referenda. In these ways, the Council can act as a representative for "passive" (non-voting) community members.   https://youtu. be/qDJAPSa0J5Y What The Technical Committee Does The Technical Committee is composed of Geode users that have successfully implemented a Geode Validator Node AND participated in Geode code development. Members are added or removed from the Technical Committee via a simple majority vote of the Council. The purpose of the Technical Committee is to safeguard against malicious referenda, implement bug fixes, reverse faulty runtime updates, or add new but battle-tested features. The Technical Committee has the power to fast-track proposals, and is the only type of user that is able... --- - Categories: Documentation, Simple Guide Earn Coin And Protect The Geode System With Just A Web Browser https://youtu. be/8mGuoKrRg9Q Nominators do not need a special equipment and can do their job with nothing but a chrome browser on any device. At the same time, Nominators play an important role in the security of the Geode system. Nominators vote with their coins for the validator nodes they think will do the best job. When a Validator does a good job and is rewarded, so are all of their Nominators! (important note: if a Validator node does a bad job and is slashed, so are their Nominators. ) Check out the video above for how to become a Nominator on Geode. --- - Categories: Documentation, Simple Guide For Businesses, Organizations and Groups of all kinds! https://youtu. be/zWFtMtsj1II Multi-Signature accounts are great for businesses, organizations and anyone who wants an account with several people approving each transaction. Multi-signature accounts are easy to make and even offer a way for an entire organization to run for and share a single seat on the council. Check out the video above for how to make a Multi-Sig account on Geode. --- - Categories: Announcements - Tags: Applications, Blockchain, Geode, Geode Blockchain The Geode Blockchain is on a mission to reshape the way Intellectual Property and Human Productivity is measured, claimed, licensed and propagated. While we are at it, we hope to learn from the challenges of past blockchains and build the next generation of what blockchain can be. Here are 7 reasons to love the Geode Blockchain ecosystem. We are excited to be building the Geode Blockchain! The Geode Blockchain is on a mission to reshape the way Intellectual Property and Human Productivity is measured, claimed, licensed and propagated. While we are at it, we hope to learn from the challenges of past blockchains and build the next generation of what blockchain can be. Here are 7 reasons to love the Geode Blockchain and its application ecosystem. 7 Reasons To Love The Geode Blockchain Ecosystem   --- - Categories: Documentation, Simple Guide Contribute Code ⚛︎ Bug Bounties ⚛︎ How To Report A Bug Contribute To The Code Base Geode Blockchain is an Open Source Project programmed in Rust, Substrate and TypeScript with React. JS. If you want to help out with the code, please join us at our GitHub. Bug Bounties If you discover a bug, we appreciate your cooperation in responsibly investigating and reporting it. Disclosure to any third parties disqualifies bug bounty eligibility. The bug bounty program does not cover bugs on code bases that are external to or, written on top of Geode such as bugs in smart contracts written by third parties. To be eligible for the bug bounty program the bug has to be a part of the Geode codebase, this includes protocols and pallets that Geode uses such as AnV, XCM, GRANDPA, etc. We call on our community and all bug bounty hunters to help identify bugs in Geode. Eligibility Generally speaking, any bug that poses a significant vulnerability, either to the soundness of protocols and protocol/implementation compliance to network security, to classical client security, as well as security of cryptographic primitives, could be eligible for a reward. Please note that it's entirely our discretion to decide whether a bug is significant enough to qualify for a reward. The submission quality will be a significant factor in the level of considered compensation. A high-quality submission includes explaining how the bug can be reproduced, how it was discovered, and otherwise critical details. Please disclose responsibly; disclosure to any third parties disqualifies bug bounty eligibility. Examples: An attack that could disrupt the entire network and harm the validity to the network would be considered a critical threat. An attack that would disrupt service to others would be regarded as a high threat. What Is Responsible Reporting? Responsible investigation and reporting include, but are not limited to, the following: Don't violate the privacy of other users, destroy data, steal GEOE coins, etc. Don't defraud or harm the Geode network or its users during your research; you should make a good faith effort not to interrupt or degrade the services. Don't target the validators' physical security measures, or attempt to use social engineering, spam, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, etc. Initially, report the bug only to us and not to anyone else. Give us a reasonable amount of time to fix the bug before disclosing it to anyone else, and give us adequate written warning before disclosing it to anyone else. In general, please investigate and report bugs in a way that makes a reasonable, good-faith effort not to be disruptive or harmful to our users or us. Otherwise, your actions might be interpreted as an attack rather than an effort to be helpful. How To Report A Bug Please contact us on X at @GeodeChain --- - Categories: Documentation, Simple Guide Essential Rules ⚛︎ Common Scams ⚛︎ Best Practices ⚛︎ What To Do If You Are Scammed Scams can unfortunately made an impact on our community. It's important to stay alert and protect yourself and your non-refundable crypto assets from scammers. If you ever feel you are being scammed, please get in contact via the Geode Discord to alert others. Essential Rules: Never, ever, ever share your seed phrase or account password. Do not trust anyone online. It is trivial for them to lie and change their identities. If you are scammed, there is nothing that can be done to recover your funds. If a scammer gets a hold of your seed phrase, they can transfer all of your funds to their account in seconds. It is better to be safe than to risk all of your tokens. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. People, especially celebrities, do not give away crypto for free. Even if they wanted to, they could just ask for your address as opposed to having you send them tokens. Scams are absolutely everywhere in the online space. It is easy and cheap to set a scam up, and hard to shut one down. Therefore, the onus is on the user to be as diligent as possible in avoiding them. If you can, try to always verify new information that you see with an official source, such as BlockAndPurpose. com, GeodeChain. com or the Geode Discord. Often scammers will fake a website or a blog post, but if you check it against a secondary source you will reduce the chances of being scammed. Some Common Types of Scams Private messages sent to you over Telegram, Twitter, and other social media - community admins will never contact you on those platforms. "Giveaways" advertising that you "send us some GEODE, we'll send you double back". Sites where you need to enter your seed phrase in order to "sync" your account, claim tokens, unblock transactions etc. Emails asking for GEODE private keys/seeds/etc. , posing as a member of any of our community teams. No one legitimate will ever ask you for your password or seed phrase. Scammers will take official videos, add "giveaway" text around it so that it looks like the giveaway is supported by Geode, BlockAndPurpose, Sparticle Concepts LLC, or another well-known entity. But it could be fake! Many scammers will create nearly perfect imitations of sites - always triple-check the URL. People offering to help you stake or get rewards. People responding to questions that you asked publicly in a private chat. Advertisements pointing to imitations of sites asking you to enter your seed words or password. These are just some of the types of scams. Scammers are inventing new ones all the time. In general, do not trust anyone messaging you that you did not message yourself, and be wary of anyone attempting to help you or offer you a "deal". Scammers will often imitate usernames, profile pictures, etc. of well-known members of the community. Often the differences in these accounts will be very minor, such as joe_sm1th or jo_smith instead of joe_smith. Scammers will often make it seem like the "deal" is only available for a limited time. Do not be tricked by this, it is always better to confirm than to risk losing everything. Admins will never contact you directly If you've received a message from an admin over Telegram, ignore it. Our community members will never personally message you on any platform. We don't do social media, period. We will never offer to sell you GEODE at a discount, air-drop "rewards", or message you privately to help with a problem you posted publicly. Keep your data secure You should never share your seed phrase, password, private keys, or any other personal data with anyone. Some simple things that you can do to keep your assets and information secure from hackers: Keep your seed phrase only on paper, in a secret and secure location, not on your device where it can be hacked. DO NOT keep your seed phrase on any electronic medium, like the cloud, on your computer, on a USB drive, etc. Never enter your seed or mnemonic phrase directly into a website. Your seed phrase is meant as a backup in case you lose access to your wallet. Use it only for that purpose and only in wallets you've used before and trust. Your passwords should be strong and unique. It is recommended that you use a password manager app to create and store your passwords. Keep your computer free of malware. Although an antivirus can be of great help, it's not a panacea. Safe browsing and downloading is the only way to be sure your computer is clean. Avoid installing browser extensions from sources you don't trust explicitly. Store your assets in cold storage, like a hardware wallet or Parity Signer. Always check the source For any potential scam, always be sure to do a background check on the source, i. e, look at any username, email, YouTube channel name, URL, etc. If something seems fishy, that's because it likely is. Never enter any personal data if you feel the source could be a scam.   Check twice before sending GEODE Verify the address you are sending crypto to. If you don't know that account, you probably shouldn't be sending your assets there. It's your responsibility to make sure that you understand where you are sending your tokens and NFTs. Crypto is a decentralized space and your only recourse if a mistake is made is by appealing to the council (who usually will not get involved in matters of mistaken transfers - see below). Install the Polkadot{. js} extension The extension uses crowd-sourced anti-phishing measures to automatically prevent your browser from displaying known phishing or scam sites. They will be blocked upon loading, helping to prevent you from visiting these sites and thus falling for them. Our official sites You can use the following list of our official domains to make sure that you're visiting an official site: BlockAndPurpose. com GeodeChain. com Sparticle Concepts GitHub Geode @ Discord GetGeode. com... --- - Categories: Documentation, Simple Guide Slots, Epochs, Sessions and Eras ⚛︎ Existential Deposits ⚛︎ Governance Parameters ⚛︎ Validating & Nominating Parameters ⚛︎ Treasury Parameters ⚛︎ Token Precision Many of these parameter values will be updated via on-chain governance over time. We will try to keep them updated here as they change. If you require absolute certainty of these parameter values, it is recommended you directly check the constants by looking at the chain state and/or storage using the Geode Portal. Periods of common actions and attributes Slot: 6 seconds *(generally one block per slot, although see note below) Epoch: 4 hours (2400 slots x 6 seconds) Session: 4 hours (Session and Epoch lengths are the same) Era: 24 hours (6 sessions per Era, 2400 slots x 6 epochs x 6 seconds) GeodeTimeSlots/Blocks*Slot6 seconds1Epoch4 hours2400Session4 hours2400Era24 hours14400 *A maximum of one block per slot can be in a canonical chain. Occasionally, a slot will be without a block in the chain. Thus, the times given are estimates. See Consensus for more details. Accounts & Identity The Existential Deposit is 10 GEODE The deposit required to set an Identity is 10 GEODE Governance DemocracyTimeSlotsDescriptionVoting period28 days403,200How long the public can vote on a referendum. Launch period28 days403,200How long the public can select which proposal to hold a referendum on, i. e. , every week, the highest-weighted proposal will be selected to have a referendum. Enactment period28 days403,200Time it takes for a successful referendum to be implemented on the network. CouncilTimeSlotsDescriptionTerm duration7 days100,800The length of a council member's term until the next election round. Voting period7 days100,800The council's voting period for motions. Technical committeeTimeSlotsDescriptionCool-off period7 days100,800The time a veto from the technical committee lasts before the proposal can be submitted again. Emergency voting period3 hours1,800The voting period after the technical committee expedites voting. Staking, Validating, and Nominating Maximum number of Validators that can be nominated by a nominator = 16 GeodeTimeSlotsDescriptionTerm duration1 Day14,400The time for which a validator is in the set after being elected. Note, this duration can be shortened in the case that a validator misbehaves. Nomination period1 Day14,400How often a new validator set is elected according to Phragmén's method. Bonding duration28 days403,200How long until your funds will be transferrable after unbonding. Note that the bonding duration is defined in eras, not directly by slots. Slash defer duration28 days403,200Prevents overslashing and validators "escaping" and getting their nominators slashed with no repercussions to themselves. Note that the bonding duration is defined in eras, not directly by slots. Treasury TreasuryTimeSlotsDescriptionPeriods between spends28 days403,200When the treasury can spend again after spending previously. Burn percentage is currently 20. 00%. The is, if the treasury reaches the end of each 28 days and has not spent all of its coin, then 20% will be burned. Precision GEODE have 12 decimals of precision. In other words, 10 ** 12 (1_000_000_000_000 or 1 trillion) Zeolites make up one GEODE. Geode Units UnitDecimal PlacesExampleZeolite-120. 000000000001MicroGeode (uGEODE) -60. 000001000000MilliGeode (mGEODE)-30. 001000000000Geode (GEODE) 01. 000000000000Million Geode (MGEODE)61,000,000. 0000 --- ---