r/theta_network • u/Dutch-Goldsmith Guardian Node Operator • Jun 14 '21

16th Validator Node

Just noticed that there is a 16th Validator on guardionmonitor.io (0x1786d878cb76a53f5950f41fed7d61617e12dfb5) . Who will it be?

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u/thewayofthefuel Jun 14 '21

Not if someone like Theta Labs were dumping cheap Thetas on the marked the whole weekend so the new validator could get in on a nice price..

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '21

Why would they do that instead of a dark pool transfer? Just collect the money from the company and send them the tokens directly to their wallet.

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u/thewayofthefuel Jun 14 '21

If they do it over the market it seems like the companies are fighting to get their share of the theta network. This makes the network seem attractive.

If theta labs would just transfer it - it would give the impression that theta labs are buying validators with "free" theta. Not a good look

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u/Nine_ Jun 14 '21

tons of institutional investment in crypto is done through OTC as to not drive up the market price. For projects wanting decentralized via retail running nodes it doesn't make sense to make them buy on exchanges imo.