# 5pence.eth KEYPER Application
**URL:** https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/t/5pence-eth-keyper-application/32
**Category:** Keyper Applications
**Tags:** keyper-set-1, keyper-application
**Created:** [June 16, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/t/5pence-eth-keyper-application/32 "2023-06-16T13:51:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@5pence](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/u/5pence)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/t/5pence-eth-keyper-application/32/1 "2023-06-16T13:51:33Z")
**I wish to become a Keyper for the Shutter protocol.**
**Name/alias:** Spence / 5pence.eth
**Email:** [5pence\_eth@pm.me](mailto:5pence_eth@pm.me)
**Ethereum Address used to run the Keyper node:**
**Validator Address:** 0x8b11267397d3126c17a380cb39be9cb81d9134d4be97ba7cba6f2aa3716e265ee7361b47e74dd68f4d86181e48f23f29
**Why are you interested in becoming a Keyper?**
I solo stake an ethereum validator and multiple gnosis validators. Feel free to check the statistics on the node address above in beaconcha.in to see historical performance of my node.
I’m also an elected steward in the ENS DAO meta governance group where we examine various voting strategies for our social and on-chain proposals.
Most importantly, I’m passionate about the distributed technologies that we’re all building with, and I feel that focusing on and encouraging strategies (like Shutter Network) that have the potential to mitigate some of the privacy and MEV incentive issues is absolutely crucial to maintaining the networks’s health in the coming years.
Please ask questions or clarifications if I’ve misunderstood the process here.
Thanks team. 😉
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### Author:  [@tatu](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/u/tatu)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/t/5pence-eth-keyper-application/32/2 "2023-06-16T13:52:04Z")
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Keyper!
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### Author:  [@5pence](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/u/5pence)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/t/5pence-eth-keyper-application/32/3 "2023-06-20T21:48:17Z")
Thanks @tatu
I just read the blog that was posted today: [Become a Keyper for Shutter Network!](https://blog.shutter.network/become-a-keyper-for-shutter-network/)
It looks like you’re specifically looking for commercial validators to start with and not solo stakers like myself. If so, you’re welcome to pull this application down for now and I’ll wait for a better time to contribute.
Thanks again to you and the team for all the great work.
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### Author:  [@tatu](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/u/tatu)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2023, 8:28am UTC](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/t/5pence-eth-keyper-application/32/4 "2023-06-21T08:28:29Z")
That is the segment that we would optimally have as the initial Keypers, but we do welcome all applications/proposals as we do still wish to have a diverse, decentralized, set of Keypers. Thus, it is more likely that the valid applications will make it to the actual vote and then we will see how the protoDAO members vote on and basically also decide if there should only be commercial grade node operators.
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### Author:  [@5pence](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/u/5pence)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/t/5pence-eth-keyper-application/32/5 "2023-07-27T01:57:22Z")
Thanks @tatu,
Out of curiosity, is there a set period of time you’ll be accepting keyper applications, or are you waiting on a certain type of quorum or critical mass to be reached?
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### Author:  [@tatu](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/u/tatu)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/t/5pence-eth-keyper-application/32/6 "2023-07-31T13:08:09Z")
There will be a deadline for submitting a proposal for the first Keyper set, but the date has not been set just yet.
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### Author:  [@5pence](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/u/5pence)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/t/5pence-eth-keyper-application/32/7 "2024-11-02T17:09:43Z")
This is 5pence.eth signaling that I’m renewing my application to be a part of the [First Keyper Set for Shutter DAO 0x36](https://shutternetwork.discourse.group/t/proposal-to-launch-the-first-keyper-set-for-shutter-dao-0x36/516)