Council

We keep bloxberg’s core in scientific hands.

The bloxberg Council brings together leading institutions to safeguard the network’s core processes and uphold scientific sovereignty. From the very beginning, bloxberg has relied on a global alliance of trusted scientific organizations. In its original Layer 1 design, each institution operated a validator node under a Proof-of-Authority consensus model — ensuring reputational integrity, transparency, and a minimal environmental footprint.

That foundation remains. As bloxberg evolves toward next-generation Layer 2 infrastructure, Council members will operate Data Availability Committees (DACs): a novel coordination model designed to ensure all transaction data is reviewed, preserved, and made accessible by the scientific community before it is submitted to the rollup and finalized on Ethereum Layer 1.

Only Council members are permitted to operate full ledger nodes, ensuring that critical infrastructure and data control remain fully under scientific stewardship.
Membership is open to research institutions and science-driven organizations, with new members admitted through transparent on-chain voting.

 

Why become a Council Member?

By operating a DAC node, institutions …

• • join a global community of research institutions, science-focused companies, and DAOs driving decentralized innovation in science.

  • receive native network tokens for processing transactions — with future potential for monetary value or governance utility.

  • gain early access and influence over the development of blockchain infrastructure tailored to scientific needs.

  • increase voting power through active participation in on-chain proposals.

  • demonstrate leadership in building decentralized and autonomous scientific services.

  • enhance institutional visibility as a trusted validator within a publicly transparent and research-driven ecosystem.

  • operate infrastructure sustainably – with minimal cost, no mining, and a low energy footprint.

  • provide local access for affiliated scientists and developers via institutional bootnodes or APIs.

  • contribute to and benefit from scientific dApps – including timestamping, verification, and future use cases.

The bloxberg Council thus continues to serve as the backbone of the network’s integrity – combining academic credibility with modern infrastructure. It safeguards bloxberg’s mission while enabling decentralization, performance, and long-term resilience.

Are you a research institution, a DAO, or a science-focused company interested in joining the bloxberg Council and operating a DAC node?
→ Get in touch – we’d love to hear from you.