Stellar nodes funded by community

Working together to support the open and inclusive Stellar network.

Validator nodes stretching over Public Node logo

About Public Node

Public Node is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open-membership organization that supports and brings a trusted and meaningful public voice to the open and inclusive Stellar network. Public Node accomplishes this through public education, infrastructure, awareness, advocacy, and other areas of engagement. Your membership helps provide the funding necessary to deliver on our important mission.

Our mission is to provide an efficient way for the general public to support and be a part of open and inclusive blockchain networks. We believe public support is important for open and inclusive networks, like the Stellar network and the internet itself, so that they can forever do what they were designed to do – provide undiscriminating access and benefit to all people.

The Future Power of the Stellar Network

In the future, we envision a Stellar network that is powered by many diverse entities. With Public Node, individuals and small businesses can be a part of that diversity and provide additional support to an open network that benefits all people.

Node Types

Benefits of Membership

Did you know?

Funding a full validator node is the single best way to support the Stellar network’s health and resilience.

Public Support

Feel good knowing you are financially supporting the open and inclusive Stellar network.

Protocol
Participation

Members help Public Node decide how its nodes will vote on proposed protocol changes.

Sense of
Community

Feel the reward of binding together with other people to support a common cause.

Network Full Validator Nodes

Our Full Validator Nodes

Our Members

Running Protocol

Our Membership Plans

All plans allow members to vote on protocol proposals and will be provided one NODE for each month of membership.
Monthly memberships will automatically withdraw funds each month and can be canceled at any time.

Monthly XLM

50XLM

Fixed XLM contribution regardless of market value
Automatically renews each month

Monthly USD

Requires an AnchorUSD Trustline and sufficient USD balance
No exposure to XLM market volatility
Automatically renews each month

Annual XLM

500XLM

Does not automatically renew
Payment can be made from any wallet

One-time Annual Membership

Make a one-time contribution

One-time contributions that are less than 500 XLM do not come with membership benefits, but certainly do support our important mission.

One-time Contribution

Wallet Address:

publicnode*keybase.io

How does voting work?

An important part of membership is each member’s opportunity to vote on proposed changes to the Stellar protocol.

Generally, how does voting work?SpeakoEspanglish2019-11-27T13:00:04-07:00

Generally, how does voting work?

We are currently developing a robust voting system. In the meantime, each member receives one Public Node vote and the majority vote will determine how Public Node will vote on proposed Stellar protocol changes.

How do I vote?SpeakoEspanglish2019-11-27T13:00:15-07:00

How do I vote?

Currently, voting is managed through an invite to a private Keybase.io team channel. This means a Keybase account is a requirement of being able to submit a vote. We expect this method of voting will change over time, particularly as membership grows and a more robust and automated system is needed.

When do I vote?SpeakoEspanglish2019-11-27T13:00:19-07:00

When do I vote?

We will notify members of upcoming votes and deadlines through Twitter, our blog, and Keybase team.

Do I have to vote?SpeakoEspanglish2020-02-01T07:34:15-07:00

Do I have to vote?

Nope. Only members with active memberships can vote, but a member can always choose not to vote. Members that do not vote (i.e., abstaining or forgetting) will not be counted when determining the membership majority.

Example of a voting majority.SpeakoEspanglish2019-11-27T13:00:35-07:00