Serving digital asset businesses.
WHAT SUCH CUSTOMERS TYPICALLY NEED
Nodes, requiring substantial storage and bandwidth Low-latency connectivity High availability Sometimes, geographic distribution
WHAT NODE HOSTING DEMANDS
Storage growing continuously Sustained bandwidth, in both directions Uptime, since validators are penalised for downtime
WHY THAT LAST POINT MATTERS COMMERCIALLY
Downtime costs the customer money directly, and they will hold you responsible.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH IN TERMS
What availability is committed What the remedy is What the customer's own responsibilities are
WHAT ABUSE RISKS EXIST
Mining on shared infrastructure, which most terms prohibit Fraudulent platforms hosted on your systems Phishing sites impersonating wallets and exchanges
WHY THAT THIRD POINT MATTERS MOST
Hosting a phishing site harms victims directly and attracts rapid complaint.
WHAT TO IMPLEMENT
Detection of mining on shared plans Prompt response to phishing reports Clear acceptable use terms
WHAT TO DECLINE
Platforms promising fixed returns Anything whose business is recruitment
WHY
Hosting them associates you with the harm, and complaints reach your upstream providers.
WHAT TO DOCUMENT
Your assessment of any customer in this sector.
WHAT TO PREPARE
A procedure for handling abuse reports quickly.
WHAT TO VERIFY
Your own regulatory position, if you hold or move assets on behalf of customers.
