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@ecdsafu ecdsafu commented Dec 15, 2025

Validator details

Validator public key: nHUHeq3QdVyLTUENPHAAJ1d5M1SbvY49rajs31mJS8CEfrvTfjn3

Operator / project: Squid

Support contact: [email protected]

Evaluation details

1) Hosting and Infrastructure

Hosting: Bare metal server on OVH

Independent hosting (no clustering with other dUNL validators): Confirmed (independently hosted; not clustered with other dUNL validators to avoid centralization risks)

2) Geographic and network distribution

Region / location: Germany (eu-west-lim)

3) Community Track Record

Squid maintains production infrastructure for the XRPL ecosystem:

  • APIs, widgets, and front ends enabling bridge + swap flows in and out of XRPL and XRPL EVM
  • Ongoing support for teams building XRPL ecosystem apps
  • Active research into new blockchain technology and sharing learnings with the ecosystem

4) Operational and Security Practices

Key management: Not using an HSM currently; keys are stored in cold storage for backup

Monitoring / alerting: Custom monitoring system with Telegram/Slack alerts to engineers

Incident response: No prior incidents handled; on any alert we act immediately. If special actions are required, we can be contacted via [email protected]

5) Uptime and Performance

https://livenet.xrpl.org/validators/nHUHeq3QdVyLTUENPHAAJ1d5M1SbvY49rajs31mJS8CEfrvTfjn3

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Overall performance seems strong. I appreciate explicit mention that keys are kept in cold storage. This is a clear entity, though I am personally not familiar with them.

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