On Wednesday, the Ankr team announced via a blog post that Ankr has joined the IoTeX ecosystem as a validator node operator. The two entities will work together to create an opportunity to build the most secure, accessible, and interoperable applications for Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN).
In addition to Ankr’s IoTeX RPCs, Ankr is operating a validator for IoTeX. By taking on the vital task of validator node operations for IoTeX, Ankr commits to providing an essential service for the project.
Ankr Network is building a full-stack cloud infrastructure and marketplace for container-based cloud services. Users can now stake FTM tokens on Ankr to earn ANKR tokens. ANKR is trading at $0.03525, up 2% in the last 24 hours.
IoTeX's mission is to be a privacy-centric blockchain managing the entire information lifecycle of an Internet of Things (IoT) network, including data collection, transport, storage, and utilization. IOTX is up 1% today and is currently trading at $0.03792.