Welcome 20 Genesis Validators of KardiaChain Mainnet 1.0 Aris

5 min readDec 23, 2020

Following the process of informing specific validators in preparation for the upcoming Mainnet 1.0 Aris, we are pleased to announce 20 partners and community joining our validators list. These companies are market leaders in their industries. We are proud to have support and recognition from these well-established businesses across industries from construction, telecom to transportation, and entertainment.

About Genesis Validators

LG CNS

A subsidiary of global conglomerate LG founded in 1987 that provides information technology services including consulting, System Integration, Network Integration, Business Process Outsourcing, and Information Technology Outsourcing. LG CNS is Korea’s largest IT service provider and has implemented several large-scale public IT infrastructure projects and played a major role in the Korean government’s e-Korea initiative.

Geleximco

A leading Vietnamese conglomerate with $2.2bn assets and 10,000 employees. Hanoi General Import Export Company (GELEXIMCO) was established in 1993 directly under the approval of the Vietnam Prime Minister at that time. With over 25 years of operation and development, Geleximco has made great strides to quickly become one of the leading economic groups of Vietnam.

HPT

Founded on January 13, 1995, HPT Vietnam Corporation has 25-year experience of mastering and implementing advanced ICT technologies for customers in Vietnam and worldwide. HPT has accelerated businesses and organizations throughout Vietnam to apply advanced ICT solutions and services. HPT will invest and deploy varied new technology solutions and services to expand the customers it serves and accelerate the digital transformation of the country.

Mai Linh

Founded in 1993 in Ho Chi Minh City, starting as a small company operating in the rental cars field with initial assets of only 2 cars and 25 employees, after 26 years of operation, Mai Linh has developed into a leading transport corporation in Vietnam with nearly 30,000 employees, more than 16,000 vehicles, operating in many areas: taxi transport, maintenance and repair, rental cars, travel. Mai Linh Group, with a charter capital of $74.71 million, is currently the first and only firm in Vietnam to have a network of operations covering 63 provinces and four major island districts of the country, namely Phu Quoc, Con Dao, Ly Son and Cat Ba.

Big Cat

Founded in 2015, the company was herald one of the fastest-growing Vietnamese media startups with a revenue of over 1.2 million dollars after less than 3 months of launching, leading to its acquisition by Asia Innovation Group (AIG) in a 7-digit deal in 2016. Big Cat focuses on talent acquisition, talent development & video production. It is well-known for several top-notch Youtube channels such as FAP TV, Ghien Mi Go and Phim Cap 3, totalling over 12 million subscribers and 5 billion views.

ANKR

Ankr — The blockchain infrastructure aims to enable resource providers and end-users to easily connect to blockchain technologies and DeFi applications. “We’re proud to be part of the Southeast Asia blockchain revolution starting with KardiaChain” — ANKR Co-founder Mr Ryan Fang.

VNDC

VNDC is the largest stablecoin in Vietnam, backed by the legal currency of Vietnam Dong (VND). With nearly 1 million users, VNDC is a prominent fiat to crypto gateway provides direct bank transfer with the largest bank in Vietnam. The daily volume for its wallet reaches 100 billion Dong (~5 million USD). VNDC has partnered with SMEs and corporations in Vietnam as nearly 300 enterprises partners and 41 listed digital assets.

MANTRA DAO

MANTRA DAO is a community-governed DeFi platform focusing on Staking, Lending, and Governance. MANTRA DAO leverages the wisdom of the crowd to create a community-governed, transparent, and decentralized ecosystem for web 3.0. Built on Parity Substrate for the Polkadot ecosystem, MANTRA DAO gives financial control back to the people to store and grow wealth together.

Coinplug

Coinplug is a leading blockchain solutions provider for enterprises in South Korea, having developed blockchain solutions for Korea’s largest enterprises such as LG, Hyundai and KB국민은 — Coinplug is the #1 blockchain patent holder in Korea and #2 in the world.

Oraichain

Oraichain is a data oracle platform that aggregates and connects AI APIs to smart contracts and regular apps. It’s the world’s first AI-powered data oracle that can boost both Blockchain, DeFi, and AI.

Phu Long Estate JSC

Phu Long is a famous real estate enterprise in the South of Vietnam. The enterprise owns many “gold” land funds, known as a real estate giant. Phu Long Estate is a member of the investment group Sovico Holdings of billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao (general director of VietJet Air, regular vice president of the Board of Directors of HDBank), constantly advancing to become an international real estate brand.

Biti’s

Biti’s — Vietnam top 1 shoes brand. Founded in 1982, Biti’s aims to become a powerful manufacturer of consumables in Asia. Biti’s has become not only a strong domestic brand but also a leading Vietnam footwear exporter to the world market. Biti’s products are currently available in more than 40 countries such as Italy, France, UK, U.S, Russia, Japan, South America, China and Mexico.

VietFootball

The governing body of football and national competitions in Vietnam. VietFootball works to develop football movements in particular and sports in general, including: Organizing professional football tournaments. Football coaching for kids of all abilities. It is responsible for the Vietnam men’s, women’s, Olympic, and youth teams as well as national competitions.

District 5 Youth Union, Ho Chi Minh City

District 5 Youth Union, Ho Chi Minh City, which belongs to the Vietnam Youth Union. It has a total of 6,4 mil members. Youth Union is the largest social-political organization of Vietnamese youth.

Thai Son Foundation

Thai Son Foundation is a charity established in memory of our beloved brother and teammate, Thai Son Nguyen. He is well-known among the community for his hard work and valuable contributions to the early growth of KardiaChain.

About Community Validators

Mitch:NET

An active community member, committed to the project and holding long term

Kardiachain Ambassadors

Official KardiaChain Ambassador team

Provisn

Crypto made it easy. (Provision — taking the cryptic out of crypto)

KAI Hodlers

Business owner, traveler, and crypto investor from Sydney

GenesisBeat

Have a firm belief in KardiaChain with a wish to contribute to blockchain mass adoption

The team will continue to keep you updated on progressions regarding KardiaChain Mainnet 1.0 Aris launch on December 29th. Thank you for your continued support, and please reach out to us with any questions you may have!