Season 5Episode 218

Exploring Web3 DIY infrastructure with Kleomedes

April 24, 2026

49m

2 Guests

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About This Episode

Narb hosts Avi and Marco Rinaldi of Kleomedes, a Web3 sovereign infrastructure provider, on this episode of DevNTell. They explore the transition of Kleomedes from a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) to a private company, the challenges of decentralized infrastructure, and their innovative approach to building high-performance, cost-effective bare metal blockchain nodes. The discussion covers the significance of geographic distribution for network resilience and the pitfalls of relying on centralized cloud providers, as highlighted by recent exploits in the crypto space.

Key Takeaways

Kleomedes started as a DAO to distribute tokens to delegates but transitioned to a private company to overcome scaling and contributor incentive challenges.

Decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) is crucial for blockchain resilience; the concentration of nodes on centralized cloud providers like AWS or Hetzner poses a significant risk to network stability.

Geographic distribution and bare metal hardware allow Kleomedes to offer high-performance RPC nodes at a lower cost than major cloud competitors.

Kleomedes offers customized hardware setups tailored to specific blockchain requirements (e.g., lower latency drives for chains with fast block times).

They provide public dashboards that monitor chain health, decentralization, and performance metrics to help foundations and users make informed decisions.