Overview
Validator Name: CroutonDigital
Operator ID(s):
- storyvaloper1s880dx29thulj0xgz89nlml4hyrx6mvfarula3 (Locked)
Website: https://crouton.digital/
Twitter: https://x.com/CroutonDigital
Infrastructure
Type: Bare Metal
Regions: Baltic region of Northern Europe (Latvia)
Security Certs: We are in the process of obtaining ISO 27001 certification. VSP badge AAA (verified staking provider)
Experience
Operating Since: 21
Networks Validated: 45+
Story Mainnet Uptime: 99,99%
Story Testnet (Iliad/Odyssey): Illiad Yes 99,99% (one of the winnerts of validator race-1). Odyssey Yes 99,99% (finished in top 5 in wave-1)
Story Ecosystem Contributions
- Contributions beyond validating
-Co-sponsored Origin Summit/Story Protocol event during KBW 2025
-We support and maintain archive RPC for mainnet (archive endpoints, archive snapshots)
-We provided dedicated RPCs during the testnet stages for several early-stage projects building on Story Protocol.
-Took part in the Footsteps of Story Protocol Validators journal interview.
-We published articles about Story through our KOL partners and via our own social media accounts, both on their Telegram channels, Medium and YouTube, (English and CIS community)
-Provided advice and suggestions to the Story team prior to the initial testnet regarding onboarding form questions and potential validator tasks and evaluation criteria.
-Took part in additional validator competitions during the testnet, involving both technical and social tasks, and was one of the winners of Validator Race-1 and Validator Race-2.
-Supported Aria Protocol financially and actively participated in all early-stage activities.
-Provided proactive community support on the Discord server during the testnet stages, as well as support via Telegram channels within CIS communities.
-Attended Story Protocol side events during DevCon, Token2049,KBW
-Built in-house alerting and monitoring solutions tailored to the Story Protocol network. - Near Future planned contributions
-In 2026 we plan to organize a hackathon in the Baltic region focused on Story Protocol technology.
-Complete the development of our unique explorer for Story Protocol (currently in the dev. stage).
-Continue to supporting Story IRL events at major conferences through sponsorship.
-Open public access to our network analytical tool, monitoring and alerting tools (currently private).
-Reach out to ecosystem projects within the Story Protocol and supported them by providing infrastructure.
-Continue to support Story Protocol socially through our social media accounts and KOL partners.
Why Delegate to Us?
We have a proven track record within the Story ecosystem since its earliest stages, as well as with other blockchain networks. We have demonstrated our technical and social skills, along with our reliability, throughout all testnet stages—finishing in the top 5 in the Odyssey testnet and as one of the winners of Validator Race‑1 and Race‑2—and have delivered excellent performance at mainnet. We are committed to long-term partnerships and the continued success of Story. Beyond being a reliable validator, we have supported the ecosystem by co-sponsoring IRL events such as KBW (Origin Summit), assisting new projects by providing infrastructure for faster development, creating our own developer tools, and promoting new projects and activities via our KOL partners.