Citizen Web3 Podcast

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast featureto Jack Zampolin, co-founder of Sommelier finance & Strangelove validator. Sommelier is a bet that Ethereum will be a dominant player in the global economy. Sommelier consists of the Cosmos Stargate SDK, its Tendermint-based consensus layer and a decentralized, bi-directional Ethereum bridge, managed by a global network of validators. Strangelove Validation Services operates a secure validator node on the Cosmos network. Strangelove has been running the hub software (starting with testnets) since the summer of 2018. We spoke to Jack Zampolin about Sommelier and Jack's professional path The importance of soft skills What inspires founders What do advisors do Economic models The technical aspects of Sommelier finance Zero sum game in blockchain Feckups Building teams Entrepreneurship culture Jack's dog Cosmos Ecosystem development Communities Professional journalism Validators If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Jack Zampolin.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Mirko Schmiedl, CEO and co-founder of stakingrewards.com (plus a guest appearance from Jannik Schmiedl, the CTO and co-founder of the platform). Stakingrewards is the leading data provider for staking and crypto-growth tools. Staking Rewards provides trusted access to all passive income opportunities with digital assets. The focus of the platform are Proof-of-Stake Protocols which enable passive returns through staking. Additionally, it covers Masternode Coins, Dividend Tokens and Lending Protocols. We spoke to Mirko Schmiedl about Staking Rewards and: The history of the founders and their crypto stories Worst trades and first steps How to launch a product Influences and motivations Exchanges and the role they play in staking Criteria that can help to choose a staking provider How to stay objective whilst doing research DeFi staking Distribution and tokens models Where to start learning about blockchain Interchain, interoperability and IBC If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Mirko Schmiedl.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Gautier Marin, director of product at Emeris. Emeris is your one-stop portal to a new world of DeFi. Emeris connects the best cross‑chain DeFi protocols, starting with Gravity DEX. It is a future marketplace for all blockchain dapps. Transfer and trade assets. Access a decentralized exchange. Earn competitive yields. We spoke to Gautier Marin about Emeris and: Emeris as a future marketplace for dapps How to find a product-market fit What would the ideal platform for dApps look like Cool frontends in the blockchain industry Product intuition & product hype Osmosis vs Emeris The story of Gautier, France and personal motivation How to explain the blockchain financial system What the future will look like IBC UX If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Gautier Marin.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Ethan Frey, founder & CEO of CosmWasm and Tgrade. CosmWasm allows you to build robust dApps, on secure, multi-chain smart contracts. It is built using Cosmos-SDK/Tendermint and Rust. This allows your contracts to run on multiple chains, utilizing IBC (InterBlockchian Communication Protocol). Tgrade is labeled as the Bigbang of Regulated Blockchain technology., with a vision for self-sovereign groups, bound by their local jurisdiction and regulations, trading P2P programmable financial instruments. It is a self-sovereign framework which ensures the principle of decentralization. Institutions within a given jurisdiction can each a self-sovereign group and ensure they comply with their local regulations. On-chain financial instruments controlled by self-sovereign groups, and on-chain governance complying with corresponding off-chain regulations, is the key solution. Confio, the key contributor to both - Tgrade and CosmWasm, is developing blockchain technology, decentralized business models and in re-thinking finance We spoke to Ethan Frey about CosmWasm and: How to manage multiple projects Confio and their role CosmWasm at the infrastructure level Value propositions for the interchain The role of blockchain DeFi and market fit Tgrade and Proof of engagement DAOs and more DAOs The non-monetary values of blockchains Regulations in the decentralized world If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Ethan Frey.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Cryptocito, a popular, Cosmos-focused, YouTube blogger. Cryptocito shares his research results and user experiences of Crypto projects that he finds exciting on his YouTube channel. These projects include Cosmos ATOM and related ecosystem projects such as Persistence XPRT, IrisNET IRIS, Akash AKT, Terra LUNA, Regen Network REGEN, Osmosis OSMO but also other Layer 1s like Hedera Hashgraph HBAR or Solana SOL. We spoke to Cryptocito about Cryptocito's YouTube channel and: The history of and the journey of Cryptocito The modern monetary system What is the secret ingredient of making popular YouTube videos Human emotions through code Economics Events and communities Incentives and relayers If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Cryptocito.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Sunny Aggarwal, founder of Osmosis, the first interchain DeFi platform and AMM. Osmosis is an advanced AMM protocol built using the Cosmos-SDK that will allow developers to design, build, and deploy their own customized AMMs. It is the first interchain DeFi platform built using Tendermint and Cosmos-SDK. We spoke to Sunny about Osmosis and: Defi What is Osmosis UX in crosschain development The UI behind Osmosis Interchain DeFi vs Multichain DeFi The beauty of open source DAO's and their role in the ecosystem Product strategy How long did it take to build Osmosis and how Should DAO's take the lead of the protocol management ION Yield tools of the future Resources that inspire Sunny If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Sunny Aggarwal.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Wilson Withiam, senior research analyst at Messari, one of the largest research firms in the crypto space. Messari bring transparency to the crypto space by providing an insightful and in depth analytics tools. Their aim is to help investors, regulators, and the public to make sense of this revolutionary new asset class. Messari are building data tools that will drive informed decision-making and investment. We spoke to Wilson about Messari and: Favorite analytical resources for crypto The importance of crypto communities The philosophy of finance Decentralization and philosophy A16Z and education DeFi, web3 and research Cosmos and interoperability Shared security and IBC Urbit and Hoon NFTs and market fit Kinesiology If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Wilson Withiam.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features David Park, co-founder of Cosmostation, one of the biggest staking providers in blockchain industry. Cosmostation is one of the largest staking providers in the blockchain industry. It also provides various products, such as wallets, explorers, statistics, etc. and allows users to access DeFi right away by delegating your tokens and earning rewards. We spoke to David about Cosmostation and: IBC and plans for integration DeFi and second layers How to bridge Ethereum and Cosmos Binance smart chain Roommates and blockchains Intuition and blockchains Failures in crypto-investing Mintscan and its success Korea and Seoul on the blockchain map Founders and crypto projects Decentralization and validators A Community network VS a foundation network Cosmos hub and its bigger role Ambitions and plans Exciting projects If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: David Park.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Sergey Konstantin Lomashuk, the founder of P2P, a secure, non-custodial staking service for your cryptocurrency. P2P validator provides highly-secure, non-custodial staking infrastructure for your portfolio optimization and guarantees a successful staking experience. P2P is one of the largest validators across the POS blockchain space, validating such networks as Cosmos, Polkadot, Solana, etc. We spoke to Konstantin about P2P and: Custodial and non-custodial validation Liquid staking Building unicorn projects Distribution of voting power Timing and team quality. The 2 necessary components for a projects success Hiring people with the same values Fairlaunch Experiments in the blockchain space NFT's DeFi Interoperability and security Failures and mistakes DAO's Challenges of remote work If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Konstantin Lomashuk.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Dean Tribble, the CEO at Agoric, a secure smart contract platform built with the help of Tendermint & Cosmos-SDK. Agoric are a smart contracts platform (transfers of rights enforced in code). Agoric uses an object-capability (ocap) security architecture, in which access to a programming object itself is the authority to use the object. This approach has been used successfully to create secure operating systems, and to control untrusted scripts in Google’s Caja project and Salesforce’s Locker Service. Agoric is developing a secure distributed ocap platform for smart contracts and market-oriented programming. It supports the development of smart contracts and market institutions across many scales, from large public blockchains to small two-party contracts. We spoke to Dean Tribble about Agoric and: What is Agoric How Agoric is different from CosmWasm The team behind Agoric and their experience The use of Tendermint and Cosmos in Agoric The Cosmos community and its role in the development process What is SCS for JavaScript and what is Jessie Open Source VS proprietary software The key ceremony of Z-cash Oracles and decentralized OS Can decentralization help to reduce vulnerability of human mistakes Top information sources according to Dean If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Dean Tribble.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Hashoshi, a popular, crypto-focused, YouTube blogger. Hashoshi is focused on cutting through the hype and providing accessible, free education about blockchain, cryptocurrency, & emerging technology. His channel can help you equip yourself with the knowledge you need as an investor, enthusiast, or even as a career blockchain professional. Learn how the latest cryptocurrency platforms work and master the ins-and-outs of blockchain technology, find product reviews & tutorials and more. We spoke to Hashoshi about Hashoshi's YouTube channel and: How to become a popular YouTuber 2 steps to analyzing any crypto asset Navigating around an overflow of information Blockchain minimalism The web3 evolution What is the TCP/IP of blockchain Trustless bridging BTC/ETH climate What coffee one needs to make a popular vlog If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Hashoshi.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Tess Rinearson, the VPE at Interchain GMBH aka Tendermint core. Interchain GmbH are responsible for stewarding some of the most foundational infrastructure for blockchain ecosystems. Their work helps secure billions of dollars in value across a variety of major blockchain projects, including Cosmos, and they are pioneering new protocols for interoperability across the entire blockchain ecosystem. Their vision is to create a new interconnected ecosystem, a new internet of blockchains: The Interchain. We spoke to Tess Rinearson about Tendermint and: Why Tendermint is one of the most elegant consensus algorithms What pitfalls still await Tendermint Who commits to the Cosmos ecosystem What is cryptography good for Consensus algorithms Management and efficiency Formal verification Customer communication in software development The difference between a VPE and a CTO Databases and social graphs Knowledge graphs and decentralization The similarities between technical and social interaction Cycling in Berlin If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Tess Rinearson.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Chjango Unchained, a free speech advocate, host of the interchain.fm podcast and an ex VP of ecosystem development at Tendermint. Tendermint are a core contributor to the Cosmos Network. Building powerful tools for distributed networks. Tendermint is the gateway to the Cosmos ecosystem. Building critical infrastructure for open networks, like the Cosmos SDK, Tendermint Core, and Gaia. And leading developer experience by providing best-in-class tools to peer into an ever expanding Cosmos. We spoke to Chjango Unchained about ecosystem development and: Differences between evangelists, community managers, community advocates and ecosystem developers Chjnago's personal evolution in the community How do memes and narratives work What did Elon Musk bring to that field How Bitcoin is the mirror of Wall Street? How to discover Bitcoin while chilling on Bali Community marketing Who are early adopters? If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Chjango Unchained.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Reda Berrehilli, the CEO and founder of Ki foundation, which are deploying a new currency and building a fund with the help of Cosmos-SDK blockchain technology and Tendermint. The Ki foundation is a blockchain fund, consisting of 2 primary components. The Ki token, build on the Ki chain. The Ki Token is the backbone of value-sharing in the Ki Ecosystem. And Klub, which is a neo bank. Klub bases its reward system on the Ki token asset as a backbone. We spoke to Reda about centralized economic models and centralized riches. Entrepreneurship skills and relationships with authorities. How to start a business in Morocco during your school time. Team building. Tokenomics and price. Silicon Valley projects and how they are inflated with VC money. We spoke to Reda Berrehilli about Ki Foundation and: Centralized economic models Centralized riches Entrepreneurship skills Relationships with authorities How to start a business in Morocco during your school time Team building Tokenomics and price Silicon Valley projects and how they are inflated with VC money If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Reda Berrehili.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Greg Osuri, the CEO of Akash Network. The DeCloud for DeFi, and the world's first decentralized cloud computing marketplace built with the help of Cosmos-SDK and Tendermint. Akash Decentralized Cloud is 'a faster, better, and lower cost cloud built for DeFi, decentralized projects, and high growth companies, providing unprecedented scale, flexibility, and price performance. 10x lower in cost, its serverless computing platform is compatible with all cloud providers and all applications that run on the cloud'. We spoke to Greg about Akash Network and: its benefits open-source and its efficiency stages in the development of cloud technology Interoperability, scalability, composability... and a lot of other fancy, tech terms DeFi and flash loans. SLA for AWS and alternative data providers If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Greg Osuri.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Dan Edlebeck, Co-Founder and CEO at Exidio. A project that is creating a resilient and robust decentralized VPN solutions on Sentinel. A protocol for dVPN built with the help of Cosmos-SDK and Tendermint. Exidio is building decentralized and distributed networking solutions and contributing to the Cosmos open source community by creating a resilient and robust decentralized VPN and allowing you to create your own decentralized and distributed VPN network. The Sentinel Network hosts open-source distributed and decentralized applications that provide users with assurance that their session information is not being logged, their communication is not being stored, and that not even the creator of the application can view any of their data. Sentinel Network is a network layer that enables a true p2p and decentralized applications and resources marketplace. Sentinel enables anyone to create Public and Private networks that provide access to both free and incentivized, and also payment method agnostic (pre-paid/escrow/post-paid) services (dApps) & distributed resources, enabling its clients to become both producers and consumers in the network. We spoke to Dan Edlebeck about Exidio and: Encryption and security, The Encrypted hub, P2P connections and proof of bandwidth. Costa Rica The sounds of a blockchain transaction. If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Dan Edlebeck.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Ian and Jacob, the founders of secretnodes.org and the puzzle report explorer for Secret network, a Cosmos-SDK blockchain with privacy-preserving smart contracts. The Secret Nodes project was established in 2018, we're a grassroots organization that believes society is facing a fork in the road in regards to privacy, security, data rights and their trend towards further degradation. Its aim is to be a refuge at this impasse, and are committed to supporting the enigma ecosystem by helping to empower its stakeholders. The puzzle report is an open source blockchain explorer made by the Secret Nodes project and, currently, support Enigma, Kamut and Secret. The Secret Network is a blockchain with privacy-preserving smart contracts. That means applications built on Secret can utilize encrypted data without revealing it to anyone, even the nodes in the network. We spoke to Ian and Jacob about Secret Nodes and: what the lack of privacy may lead to the “old” days of blockchain hidden dev taxes what Secret Nodes are all about decentralization of POS stakes fundamental flaw with relation to POS economies. If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guests: Ian and Jacab S.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast is hosted by Johnnie Red, with Serj & Anna joining to co-host in order to catch up with some of the most active community members of the Cosmos hub and listen to their views on the progression of Cosmos so far. Cosmos is a decentralized network of independent parallel blockchains, each powered by BFT consensus algorithms like Tendermint consensus. Cosmos is an ecosystem of blockchains, the TCP/IP of the space, that can scale and interoperate with each other. If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guests: Immasssi, Johnnie Cosmos, and Sascha Të Light.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Tushar Aggarwal, the CEO of Persistence. A protocol, made with the help of Tendermint and Cosmos-SDK, powering Institutional Decentralized Finance. Persistence bridges DeFi and traditional finance by facilitating borrowing of crypto-assets using real-world assets as collateral. We spoke to Tushar about the vision of Persistence, the power of DeFi and what role will institutions play in it. Bridging of crypto and traditional world finance. Stable coins and their value. Discussed what are aggregators of crypto-liquidity and their use. Ways to aggregate capital in a non-KYC fashion. Business, technology, community and the 3 ingredients required for a successful company. We also mention Decrypt Asia and what role does building strong business relationships can have on success. Persistence bridges DeFi and traditional finance by facilitating borrowing of crypto-assets using real-world assets as collateral. The Persistence technology stack consists of products facilitating the end-to-end journey of the borrowing of cryptoassets using real-world assets as collateral. By removing all the complexities of using public blockchains, Persistence products enable seamless institutional adoption while catering to crypto-native users. Featuring Asset Tokenization, Asset Exchange and Liquidity Aggregation. We spoke to Tushar Aggarwal about [Persistence]((https://persistence.one/) and: The vision of Persistence The power of DeFi What role will institutions play in DeFi Bridging crypto and traditional world finance Stable coins and their value Aggregators of crypto-liquidity and their use Ways to aggregate capital in a non-KYC fashion Business, technology, community The 3 ingredients required for a successful company Decrypt Asia Building strong business relationships and success If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Tushar Aggarwal.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Zarko Milosevic, the lead researcher at Informal Systems, which develops tools to simplify the operation of organizations by leveraging open-source development, plaintext data, and distributed version control systems. They are a contributor to the Tendermint codebase, concentrating on protocol design, and formal verification within distributed systems. Along with Zarko, we discuss software development, formal verification, determinism and cycles in the life of software development. We talk about consensus algorithms, their vision and their evolution. Zarko shares his vision on the effect of software and automation scripts on our lives in the future and how such software can make our lives more efficient. We talk about assurance audits and how they can help us to evaluate software in the blockchain space. And finally about the alignment of personal values and company goals. Towards the end we discuss how decentralization is a spectrum and look into Zarko's vision of companies of the future. Cosmos is a decentralized network of independent parallel blockchains, each powered by BFT consensus algorithms like Tendermint consensus. Cosmos is an ecosystem of blockchains, the TCP/IP of the space, that can scale and interoperate with each other. The mission of Informal Systems is a vision is an open-source ecosystem of cooperatively owned and governed distributed organizations running on reliable distributed systems to bring verifiability to distributed systems and organizations. We spoke to Zarko Milosevic about Informal Systems and: Software development Formal verification Determinism and cycles in the life of software development Consensus algorithms, their vision and their evolution The effect of software and automation scripts on our lives How such software can make our lives more efficient Assurance audits and how they can help us to evaluate software The alignment of personal values and company goals Decentralization as a spectrum Zarko's vision of companies of the future If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Zarko Milosevic.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Antoine Herzog. At the time the CEO of Starname. We discuss the importance of identity standards for the decentralized space. Different variations of name services and approaches to blockchain identity across the space. We also touch on the importance and value of privacy and information disclosure, as well as such issues as KYC and their possible future development direction. Antoine also shares his vision on how to develop your project on Cosmos, how to attract validators to your chain and how to keep on the good vibe going within the team. He also shares his experience and the some of the dos and don'ts on moving from Ethereum to Cosmos. We spoke to Antoine Herzog about Starname and: The importance of identity standards for the decentralized space Different variations of name services Approaches to blockchain identity The importance and value of privacy Information disclosure KYC Future development directions for identity Antoine's vision on how to develop your project on Cosmos How to attract validators to your chain How to keep on the good vibe going within the team Do's and dont's when moving from Ethereum to Cosmos If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Antoine Herzog.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Deborah Simpier about networking technology, Althea blockchain, mesh networks and how these affect our daily lives. We also discuss controversial topics, such as, freedom and the cost and quality of an internet connection. Can internet access become a lifesaver? And, learn about, Deborah's personal ‘radio in the blood’ feeling. Althea is built for a fast and affordable, locally run internet. Althea's unique cooperative vision for the internet brings peering from the data center to the field. Empowering communities to build multi-stakeholder networks faster and more affordably than legacy telecom models. The core technology behind Althea is a price-aware routing protocol and blockchain-based payment system that debits and credits funds based on a router’s bandwidth usage. We spoke to Deborah Simpie about Althea Network and: Networking technology Althea blockchain Mesh networks How these affect our daily live Freedom and the cost and quality of an internet connection Can internet access become a lifesaver? Deborah's personal ‘radio in the blood’ feeling If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Deborah Simpier.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Chris Remus from Chainflow & Staking defense. We discuss the differences between operators and validators, their role and importance in the ecosystem and why it's uber important to decentralize staking power. We talk about the monetary cost of freedom, product management in the validation business and about decentralized projects in general. Chainflow believes in a decentralized future. They are optimistic that decentralization will decentralize power. That centralization of power causes many of the world’s biggest problems and that decentralization results in a fairer distribution of power, wealth, and opportunity. The Chainflow Staking Systems are a contribution toward manifesting a decentralized future. We spoke to Chris Remus about Chainflow and: The differences between operators and validators Their role and importance in the ecosystem Why it's uber important to decentralize staking power The monetary cost of freedom Product management in the validation business Decentralized projects If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Chris Remus.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Tor Bair from Secret Network. The episode contains plenty of secrets, just make sure to pay attention. We talk about privacy, trust, Amazon drones, privacy by design and learn how to lay out the foundation for privacy projects. We go to depth about more technical things, such as, privacy preserving smart contracts, transactional privacy vs programmable privacy and learn how to get involved in Secret Network for those who are interested. Secret Network is a first-of-its-kind, open-source blockchain that provides data privacy by default. Secret is a decentralized network that solves the problem of privacy, helping to secure and scale the decentralized web. As the first blockchain to support encrypted inputs, encrypted outputs, and encrypted state for smart contracts, Secret Network allows for new kinds of powerful decentralized applications to be built. This can unlock substantial value across multiple verticals and industries. We spoke to Tor Bair about Secret Network and: Data privacy Trust Amazon drones Blockchain privacy by design Foundation for privacy projects Privacy preserving smart contracts Transactional privacy vs programmable privacy Privacy gurus If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Tor Bair.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Billy Rennekamp, the grants manager at Interchain Foundation and the founder of Clovers Network. In this episode we discuss ICF’s functions as a vehicle and its role for the greater Cosmos ecosystem. The DLT project we chat about is Clovers Network. We also talk about citizenship in the (not so) distant future, tattoo machines and blockchain DNA. Interchain Foundation is pushing boundaries on distributed networks and organizations. It's mission is to research, develop, and promote open, decentralized, network technologies like Cosmos, that provide greater sovereignty, security, and sustainability to the world’s communities. With the task to participate in research, development, product, community and social good initiatives which align with the vision and mandate, as well as providing funding towards these projects. Their particular interest is the Cosmos Project, which is unique in its maturity, modularity, and the sovereignty it provides to respective networks. We spoke to Billy Rennekamp about Clovers Network and: ICF as an investment vehicle The role of ICF for the greater Cosmos ecosystem Clovers Network Citizenship in the (not so) distant future Tattoo machines Blockchain DNA If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Billy Rennekamp.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Josh Lee aka Dogemos. He is a community advocate at Tendermint and the co-founder of Keplr. We talk about communities and chart-driven users. Envision the post-IBC world, interoperability as a state of mind and privacy issues among the most popular messengers in Korea. Oh, and Dogecoin of course! Tendermint, a core contributor to the Cosmos Network. Building the most powerful tools for distributed networks. Tendermint is the gateway to the Cosmos ecosystem. Building critical infrastructure for open networks, like the Cosmos SDK, Tendermint Core, and Gaia. And leading developer experience by providing best-in-class tools to peer into an ever expanding Cosmos. Chainapsis is the Korean-based company that is developing Keplt, a Metamask-like broswer extension for Cosmos-SDK based blockchains, that will help for smoother UX with interchain accounts and IBC. We spoke to Josh Lee about Keplr and: Tendermint Keplr Communities and chart-driven users The post-IBC world Interoperability as a state of mind Privacy issues among the most popular messengers in Korea Dogecoin If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Josh Lee.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Peng Zong to discuss the latest changes in the management of Tendermint and his personal views on various topics, such as, challenges of the CEO role, future plans, power abuse, project naming, the board of directors and a (not-so anymore) secret upcoming release. Peng is the newly appointed CEO of Tendermint. Tendermint, a core contributor to the Cosmos Network. Building the most powerful tools for distributed networks. Tendermint is the gateway to the Cosmos ecosystem. Building critical infrastructure for open networks, like the Cosmos SDK, Tendermint Core, and Gaia. And leading developer experience by providing best-in-class tools to peer into an ever expanding Cosmos. We spoke to Peng Zong about Tendermint and: The latest changes in the management of Tendermint Challenges of a CEO Future plans Power abuse Project naming The board of directors The (ex) secret upcoming release If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Peng Zhong.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Harriet Cao. Harriet is the co-founder of Iris Network, Bianjie AI, and a member of the newly formed board of directors at Tendermint inc. We discuss how the Iris Hub helps to decentralize the Cosmos ecosystem. AI from the point of view of an expert with over 16 years of experience. And the specific requirements for blockchain projects in China. We also find out whether being an engineer is better than a doctor. IRISnet (a.k.a IRIS Hub) is designed to be the foundation for the next generation distributed applications. Built with Cosmos-SDK, IRIS Hub enables cross-chain interoperability through a unified service model, while providing a variety of modules to support DeFi applications. IRIS Hub is designed to support not only token transfers across internet of blockchains, but also to allow consumption of data and computing resources across heterogenous systems mechanism, token economics, etc.) Tendermint, a core contributor to the Cosmos Network. Building the most powerful tools for distributed networks. Tendermint is the gateway to the Cosmos ecosystem. Building critical infrastructure for open networks, like the Cosmos SDK, Tendermint Core, and Gaia. And leading developer experience by providing best-in-class tools to peer into an ever expanding Cosmos. We spoke to Harriet Cao about Iris Network and: Bianjie AI The board of directors at Tendermint inc Iris Hub Decentralizing the Cosmos ecosystem AI from the point of view of an expert The specific requirements for blockchain projects in China Why being an engineer is better than a doctor If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Harriet Cao.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Gregory Landua. Gregory is the chief regeneration officer at Regen network. Together, we discuss the quantum and the probabilistic world and the conversion of physical assets to the digital realm. Finally, we discuss gaming. The game Google and Facebook are playing at, and the differences between game A and B. Finally, we mentioned cocoa beans, Alaska and learn how to spot a good avocado. Regen Network aligns economics with ecology to drive regenerative land management. It is the open marketplace for climate solutions. Regen Registry allows land stewards to sell their ecosystem services directly to buyers around the world.The Regen Ledger powers Regen Registry, which is a public, proof of stake (PoS) blockchain developed with the Cosmos Software Development Kit (SDK) built for verification of claims, agreements & data related to ecological state. Regen Ledger enables multiple registries to communicate and transact with each other producing a public ecological accounting system. Get involved with our community of developers. We spoke to Gregory Landua about Regen Network and: Quantum and probabilistic world The conversion of physical assets to the digital realm Gaming and game theory The game Google and Facebook are playing Cocoa beans Alaska How to spot a good avocado If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Gregory Landua.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Ethan Buchman, about the current design of the Cosmos ecosystem and plans for the future. During our conversation, we discuss the differences between finance and money. We go deep into the topic of DeFi and other use cases. We talked a lot about system structuring for biological systems, informal systems, distributed systems and organizations. And finally, we discuss hummus, the proof of stake palace and the scam train single. Cosmos is a decentralized network of independent parallel blockchains, each powered by BFT consensus algorithms like Tendermint consensus. Cosmos is an ecosystem of blockchains, the TCP/IP of the space, that can scale and interoperate with each other. The mission of Informal Systems is a vision is an open-source ecosystem of cooperatively owned and governed distributed organizations running on reliable distributed systems to bring verifiability to distributed systems and organizations. We spoke to Ethan Buchman about Informal and: The current design of the Cosmos ecosystem Plans for the future The differences between finance and money DeFi and use cases System structuring for biological systems Informal systems Distributed systems and organizations Hummus The proof of stake palace If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Ethan Buchman.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Jorge, CEO of Aragon One & with Aidan and Colin from ChainSafe.  We discussed the future Aragon Chain on Cosmos, talked about the main concerns for Aragon DAOs, the social issues that may arise from managing communities on multiple chains for one project, American-centric infrastructure and whether it’s possible or not to create a DAO without a jurisdiction. Aragon One is a Swiss company formed by the founders of the Aragon project, building tools and services related to Aragon. The company is funded primarily through grants given by the Aragon Association, the non-profit steward of the Aragon project. Aragon gives internet communities unprecedented power to organize around shared values and resources by providing DAO tools. ChainSafe is a global leader in blockchain protocol and infrastructure development. With a team of software engineers with diverse technical backgrounds and skill sets. That allowed to collaborate and push the limits of nascent technology. We spoke to Jorge about Chainsafe and: Concerns for Aragon DAOs The social issues that may arise from managing multiple communities American-centric infrastructure DAO without a jurisdiction If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guests: Aidan Hyman, Colin Schwarz, and Jorge Izquierdo.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Adriana Mihai, community advocate at Tendermint. Adriana is the founder of the KalpaTech validator and the creator of Today in Cosmos. We chat about the importance of the ecosystem, followers, diversified funding, how to quit your day job and sleepless nights. Tendermint, a core contributor to the Cosmos Network. Building the most powerful tools for distributed networks. Tendermint is the gateway to the Cosmos ecosystem. Building critical infrastructure for open networks, like the Cosmos SDK, Tendermint Core, and Gaia. And leading developer experience by providing best-in-class tools to peer into an ever expanding Cosmos. We spoke to Adriana about KalpaTech and: Sleepless nights How to quit your day job Diversified funding Followers The importance of the ecosystem Today in Cosmos KalpaTech validato Tendermint Community advocacy If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Adriana Mihai.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features JK from Stake Fish staking service provider. We discuss the recipe needed to become the biggest fish among Cosmos validators. About languages, location, difficult decisions, the origins of the naming of the fish, the criteria needed for Stake Fish to validate your project and Children of the Earth. Stake Fish are a leading staking service provider for blockchain projects, that invest a lot of time and effort to set up robust validator nodes and put security measures around nodes. On top of just the infrastructure, stake fish eat lunch by having tokens staked on their own validators. We spoke to JK about Stake Fish and: The recipe needed to become the biggest fish among validators Decentralisation About languages and location The origins of the naming of the fish The criteria needed for Stake Fish to validate your project Children of the Earth If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Jun Soo (JK) Kim.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Lee Hyung Yeon from Bharvest validator and staking services provider. We discuss a risk managers view on the world of blockchain, cryptonomics and Web 3 projects.  We also touch on data privacy aspects of the Cosmos protocol. B-Harvest, from Seoul, South Korea, provides validation services for multiple dPoS networks and is actively engaging in decentralized governance. Among them, such web3 blockchain networks as, Cosmos, Polkadot, etc We spoke to Lee Hyung Yeon about Bharvest validator and: Staking Decentralisation Risk managers in blockchains Cryptonomics Data privacy aspects of the Cosmos protocol If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Lee Hyung Yeon.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Sunny Aggarwal. Sunny is the chief of research at Tendermint, founder of the Sikka.tech validator and a very profound thinker. We will discuss validating on GPUs, money as a religion, economic incentives in blockchains, validator security, teaching at Berkley and Switzerland, GTP-2 and, of course, Sunny's AI twitter. Tendermint, a core contributor to the Cosmos Network. Building the most powerful tools for distributed networks. Tendermint is the gateway to the Cosmos ecosystem. Building critical infrastructure for open networks, like the Cosmos SDK, Tendermint Core, and Gaia. And leading developer experience by providing best-in-class tools to peer into an ever expanding Cosmos. Sikka is a company focused on building and operating secure infrastructure for blockchains and other decentralized networks. With a firm commitment to integrity of vision and a promise to only run and promote infrastructure for projects we believe help the cause of decentralization and push the space forward. We spoke to Sunny about Sikka validator and: Validating on GPUs Money as a religion Economic incentives in blockchains Validator security Teaching at Berkley and Switzerland GTP-2 Sunny's AI Twitter If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Sunny Aggarwal.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Kwun Yeung. Kwun is the Founder of the Forbole validator, the creator of BigDipper explorer and the mastermind behind Desmos. We will discuss next-generation social networks and how your background can help you run a validator business. We also touch on decentralised politics, using GPUs in validating and guitar brands. Forbole are Co-building Interchain. They are validators, builders & contributors, that provide enterprise-level staking service to both whales and fish. Providing All-in-one non-custodial wallet Staking, Governance, asset Managing. Desmos, from the ancient Greek δεσμός (“bond, relationship"), is a blockchain built on top of the Cosmos SDK and based on the Tendermint consensus engine specific for social networking apps. It uses game theory and on-chain governance to decentralize the business model of social networks prioritizing the interests of users. We spoke to Kwun Yeung about Forbole and: The BigDipper explorer Next-generation social networks Validator business Decentralized politics Using GPUs in validating Guitar brands If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Kwun Yeung.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Jack Zampolin, the Indefatigable product leader behind GOZ, about IBC as a product and product management, the latest upgrade in the IBC protocol. Pylon Validator and its story. Game of Zones and bow ties! Jack is the co-founder of Pylon validator and is an advisor to Akash network. Pylon Validation Services operates a secure validator node on the Cosmos network. Pylon has been running the hub software (starting with testnets) since the summer of 2018. Akash network is the Unstoppable Cloud of the Cosmos ecosystem. The DeCloud for DeFi, and the world's first decentralized cloud computing marketplace. Akash DeCloud is a faster, better, and lower cost cloud built for DeFi, decentralized projects, and high growth companies, providing unprecedented scale, flexibility, and price performance. 10x lower in cost, our serverless computing platform is compatible with all cloud providers and all applications that run on the cloud. We spoke to Jack about Pylon Validation Services and: Jack's professional path The importance of soft skills What inspires founders Economic models Zero sum game in blockchain Jack's dog Professional journalism Entrepreneurship culture Feckups Communities If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Jack Zampolin.

In this episode of #citizenweb3, we talk to Gavin Birch, the Community Analyst at Figment Network, and discuss the governance behind the Cosmos Ecosystem. Figment network is a web 3 provider that allow you to stake tokens, build applications, and participate in blockchain governance. Based in Canada, serving customers worldwide, Figment is the country’s largest blockchain infrastructure, and services provider. Figment's mission is to support the adoption, growth and long term success of the Web 3 ecosystem. Figment provides enterprise grade node and staking infrastructure, the Hubble Web 3 explorer, and developer tools while also actively participating in community & governance. We spoke to Gavin about Figment Network and: Decentralization Gavin's blockchain story The importance of community for a project Staking The future of onchain governance The vision and mission of Figment as a validator If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Gavin Birch.