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Epoch Forge
Epoch Forge was my company-building chapter in web3 infrastructure. The startup translated distributed-systems research, security thinking, and operational discipline into node and validator operations. The company ultimately concluded with a successful exit.
99.95% Uptime Reliability signal from the company's operating footprint.
>$10M TVL Capital at stake during the company's operating period.
>65 Global nodes Distributed operating footprint across the node network.
What the company did
The company operated as a digital infrastructure provider specializing in web3 node operations, with a focus on resilient validator operations, security, scalability, and transparency.
Mandate
— Built resilient node and validator infrastructure for web3 adoption.— Supported enterprise customers with institutional-grade staking infrastructure.— Applied distributed systems expertise across infrastructure, protocol, and application layers.— Operated from Washington, DC at the intersection of enterprise adoption and policy awareness.My role — co-founder & managing director
— Led a digital infrastructure provider specializing in web3 node operations.— Secured over $10M of customer funds via public blockchain validators.— Successfully exited after serving two enterprise customers.
The security questions raised by running this infrastructure became the first area of the research program.
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