This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Vik Sharɱa from Cake Wallet

Vik Sharma, believes cryptocurrency must remain permissionless, self-custodial, and truly connected to the blockchain, empowering people rather than surveillance companies. His mission is to make crypto accessible, human, and private for everyone, guided by the idea that the will of the people ultimately wins out.

Cake Wallet is a self-custody, privacy-focused crypto wallet that makes using Monero, Bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies simple and accessible for everyone. Designed to balance ease of use with powerful privacy features, it helps users stay in control while protecting their financial freedom.

We spoke to Vik Sharɱa about Cake Wallet and:

• Permissionless self-custody money
• A true blockchain wallet to communicate with the blockchain
• Traceability being practiced by chain analysis companies
• Will of the people does win out
• Making cryptocurrencies less intimidating for non-techie people
• Do what your gut tells you
• Don't listen to other people
• We just want to belong as human beings
• We're to provide privacy for everyone

Timestamps

00:00 – 03:01 : Intro
03:01 -- 08:30 : Combining steel and Monero
08:30 -- 14:14 : Importance of privacy
14:14 -- 16:37 : Winning the war on privacy
16:37 -- 18:50 : The paradox
18:50 -- 22:00 : Private and Public, Citizens and Governments
22:00 -- 28:50 : The goal
28:50 -- 36:01 : Regrets and/or challenges
36:01 -- 45:20 : Adoption and infrastructure
45:20 -- 48:17 : Talking about this space to others
48:17 -- 51:30 : Building community
51:30 -- 56:30 : Tribalism
56:30 – 01:00:57 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Temujin Louie from Wanchain

Temujin Louie, warns that while compromise is inevitable, the industry must not abandon its original cyberpunk values and should focus on solving fundamental problems rather than chasing unsustainable trends. He stresses moving beyond token bridges, avoiding proprietary infrastructure, and aiming for true innovation that delivers lasting, open solutions.

Wanchain is a blockchain interoperability project connecting nearly 40 chains, enabling seamless cross-chain transactions and decentralized applications. Its mission is to replace fragmented, proprietary systems with open, sustainable infrastructure that drives real adoption and innovation.

We spoke to Temujin Louie about Wanchain and:

• Fear of technology
• Shift on power
• Undoubtedly there will have to be some compromise
• Solve fundamental problems first or cut ourselves out by the knees
• Adoption and losing some of these values
• The original vision
• Cyberpunk values
• 99% of the industry is not sustainable
• The next innovative thing that's going to happen
• Move away from purely just token bridges
• Replacing core infrastructure with proprietary product is never a good idea
• An actual win outcome in solving this problem

Timestamps

00:00 – 07:50 : Intro
07:50 -- 09:50 : Shift of power
09:50 -- 11:45 : Social networks
11:45 -- 16:40 : Spectrums
16:40 -- 21:30 : Adoption and values
21:30 -- 26:03 : Growing from the community
26:03 -- 33:25 : Difference between Web2 and Web3
33:25 -- 40:50 : Blockchains bring in real revenue
40:50 -- 46:15 : Bridges and failure point
46:15 -- 52:04 : Cross-chain developer community and tribalism
52:04 -- 53:56 : Biggest myth or misconception about bridges
53:56 -- 58:59 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Seun Lanlege from Hyperbridge

In an interview, Seun Lanlege shared bold views on philosophy, science, blockchain, and politics—ranging from calling math “alchemy” to claiming Nigeria has the worst election fraud and that the government is the “biggest criminal.” He criticized Ethereum, praised Solana, warned that states could destroy humanity, and touched on profit, capitalism, and the moral compass of life.

Polytope Labs is a blockchain R&D company focused on interoperability, privacy, and scalability, best known for its Hyperbridge protocol. Backed by Web3 Foundation and Polkadot grants, it develops infrastructure to securely connect decentralized networks.

We spoke to Seun Lanlege about Hyperbridge and:

• Philosophy is all about asking questions
• Science is downstream from philosophy
• The language of math, is a description of the universe
• Math is this like alchemy
• Nigeria has the worst election fraud
• Doubling down on why Ethereum sucks
• Solana is where Ethereum it’s at
• Maximizing profit
• Market always does capitalism
• Grifters and all kinds of unsavoury characters
• Blockchains inevitably will inherit the legal frameworks of countries
• The right way, the hard way
• Taxation
• Biggest criminal, which is the government
• The state is going to destroy humanity

Timestamps

00:00 – 03:36 : Intro
03:36 -- 10:20 : Being a developer and philosophy
10:20 -- 13:19 : Involvement with Polkadot and Ethereum
13:19 -- 15:30 : Mad scientist is born
15:30 -- 19:30 : Seeking truth
19:30 -- 26:19 : There are there only two
26:19 -- 34:30 : Use case for Tron
34:30 -- 36:10 : Getting people to want to make the world better
36:10 -- 42:02 : Government and legislation
42:02 -- 47:41 : Community building
47:41 -- 53:55 : Hacks and bridges
53:55 – 01:00:03 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Zac Williamson from Aztec

Zac Williamson, co‑inventor of the PLONK zero‑knowledge proof system, is a former Oxford particle physicist who calls himself a “physics refugee.” He leads the development of privacy‑focused blockchain tools to make money a form of autonomy and agency, aiming for fairer systems as breakthrough technologies reshape trust and justice.

Aztec Labs is a Layer‑2 network on Ethereum that uses zero‑knowledge proofs to enable private, scalable smart contracts. Its goal is to give users more autonomy and fairness in digital finance through privacy‑preserving technology.

We spoke to Zac Williamson about Aztec and:

• Physics refugees
• Breakthrough technology, it becomes a gold rush. And you get scammers.
• Trust infrastructure technology
• I want things to be more fair
• Software you can run only once
• Quantum computers
• Play to your strengths
• Find people to cover for your weaknesses
• The arc of history always tends towards justice
• Money is autonomy, it's agency

Timestamps

00:00 – 01:17 : Intro
01:17 -- 06:11 : Physics to Web3
06:11 -- 15:20 : Explaining the values of Web3
15:20 -- 17:05 : P2P
17:05 -- 24:24 : What it looks like in five years
24:24 -- 28:40 : Breaking the system
28:40 -- 34:00 : Cryptography
34:00 -- 41:15 : ADHD
41:15 -- 46:30 : Semantics and privacy
46:30 -- 53:19 : Fear
53:19 -- 57:02 : Filling the gaps
57:02 -- 58:30 : The next generation
58:30 -- 01:03:00 : Increasing decentralization
01:03:00 – 01:05:15 : Data centres
01:05:15 – 01:16:20 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features David Pinger from Warden Protocol

David Pinger envisions a future where AI and blockchain merge to enable trust-minimized, autonomous systems. Known for saying “blockchain isn’t for humans,” he challenges conventional thinking with a bold, machine-first perspective.

Warden Protocol is a Layer-1 blockchain designed for secure, verifiable AI integration with smart contracts and autonomous agents. It enables AI-driven applications to operate across multiple chains in a trust-minimized way.

We spoke to David Pinger about Warden Protocol and:

• Decentralized trust minimized financial system
• Converging of blockchain and AI
• The shoes of the founder
• Majority of startups fail
• Blockchain as a panacea
• Blockchain isn't for humans
• Blockchain and AI can't naturally talk to each other
• A wave of a new generation of applications
• Exercise or go crazy

Timestamps

00:00 – 05:47 : Intro
05:47 -- 10:00 : Valuable lessons brought to Web3
10:00 -- 11:41 : Web3 vs Web2 founders
11:41 -- 13:40 : Developers vs community
13:40 -- 23:00 : Blockchain change
23:00 -- 27:20 : AI centralization
27:20 -- 33:25 : Hype
33:25 -- 38:33 : Optimism, Hope and technology
38:33 -- 48:00 : Tribalism and building community
48:00 -- 52:25 : To be a validator
52:25 -- 58:12 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Mayur Relekar from Arcana network

Mayur Relekar, entered crypto for the hype but stayed for its ideals, now advocating for pragmatic, business-driven approaches to Web3. He emphasizes that not everything needs to be fully decentralized and sees the future in users engaging with apps, not chains.

Arcana Network is a Web3 infrastructure startup focused on simplifying blockchain use through its Chain Abstraction Protocol, allowing users to manage and spend assets across multiple chains without bridges or gas fees. Its tools—like Arcana Auth, Gasless SDK, and Wallet—aim to make Web3 as seamless as Web2.

We spoke to Mayur Relekar about Arcana network and:

• Got in with shitcoins and stayed for the tech
• The ideals and the philosophies of crypto
• Degenerating into just a pure casino
• No money in Web3 gaming yet
• Not everything needs to be pure Web3
• No money in Web3 social yet
• Making choices purely based on business requirements
• The choice of building on so many more stacks
• People start using apps instead of using chains

Timestamps

00:00 – 07:20 : Intro
07:20 -- 14:50 : Idealistic future we hoped for
14:50 -- 18:04 : Pure Web3 stack
18:04 -- 26:31 : Helping people
26:31 -- 36:40 : Decentralization and centralization spectrum
36:40 -- 42:48 : Binaries
42:48 -- 49:40 : Memes, community building and feeding developers
49:40 -- 54:13 : Maintaining security and efficiency
54:13 – 59:28 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Barry Plunkett from Skip Protocol

Barry Plunkett, advocates for reclaiming digital ownership and identity from big tech through first-principles thinking and decentralized systems. He sees Cosmos as a platform offering infinite ways to solve problems, where technology, community, and values-aligned tokens converge to reshape the digital future.

Skip Protocol is a Cosmos-based infrastructure platform that helps blockchains and validators capture and distribute MEV through tools like sealed-bid auctions and block SDKs. Its mission is to democratize MEV while protecting users from harmful practices like frontrunning.

We spoke to Barry Plunkett about Skip Protocol and:

• Try to always think from first principles
• Data and our identities are in the custody by big tech
• Taking back digital ownership rights
• Communication is infinite
• Cosmos gives an infinite number of ways to solve problems
• Taking back digital property rights
• Gun to my head, I'm probably picking the community
• Arcane dark art
• We just want to crush the narrative
• Token that aligns with the technology platform and values of the ecosystem

Timestamps

00:00 – 10:32 : Intro
10:32 -- 20:10 : Coming to realization
20:10 -- 27:30 : Deleting others
27:30 -- 38:31 : Decentralized world
38:31 -- 41:40 : Developers or a large community
41:40 -- 50:30 : Things from the Cosmos
50:30 -- 55:20 : Education and leading by example
55:20 – 01:07:06 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Eric Brakey from The FreeState Project

Eric Brakey, Executive Director of the Free State Project and former Maine State Senator, champions individual liberty, medical cannabis reform, and limited government. He believes New Hampshire is fertile ground for building a freer society based on the principle: “Don’t hurt people or take their stuff.”

The Free State Project is a movement to recruit 20,000 liberty-minded individuals to move to New Hampshire and create a stronghold for limited government and personal freedom. It aims to build a free society through peaceful activism, community-building, and principled resistance to state overreach.

We spoke to Eric Brakey about The Free State Project and:

• Medical cannabis policy
• The bureaucracy and special interests are relentless
• The ground is fertile in New Hampshire for freedom
• Building a free society
• Don’t hurt people or take their stuff
• You can look like a radical or you can advance radical things
• Take every opportunity to question our understandings and assumptions
• Liberty is one of the most beautiful ideas
• The price of Liberty is eternal vigilance
• State shrinking and I see Liberty expanding

Timestamps

00:00 – 03:47 : Intro
03:47 -- 10:00 : Moving from politics
10:00 -- 13:54 : New Hampshire
13:54 -- 22:57 : Building a libertarian community
22:57 -- 28:44 : Maintaining core principles
28:44 -- 39:50 : Moral convictions and bureaucracy
39:50 -- 46:00 : Does liberty need a state?
46:00 -- 51:25 : Liberty in a bubble
51:25 -- 57:38 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Emmanuel Aldeguer from Axone

Emmanuel Aldeguer, champions decentralized AI as the ultimate revolution, emphasizing the shift from speculative ventures to meaningful, collaborative innovation. He envisions a Web3 "Cambrian explosion" where blockchain enables a new era of transparent knowledge sharing and coordination.

Axone is a decentralized Layer 1 protocol, designed to orchestrate collaborative AI workflows by connecting data, models, and infrastructure across a trust-minimized, blockchain-powered network. Built on the Cosmos SDK, it enables participants to share and monetize AI resources securely and transparently, fostering a more equitable and open AI ecosystem.

We spoke to Emmanuel Aldeguer about Axone and:

• Venture capitalists who are seeking quick exit
• Speculative situation for everything
• Dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants
• Blockchain technology and the power of the decentralization
• Nash equilibrium with blockchain
• Decentralized AI the ultimate revolution
• Data, information, and knowledge
• Cambrian explosion of Web3

Timestamps

00:00 – 10:53 : Intro
10:53 -- 19:52 : Balancing life
19:52 -- 25:50 : Cambrian explosion of Web3
25:50 -- 29:04 : AI and decentralization
29:04 -- 34:40 : AXONE
34:40 -- 38:31 : Surveillance industry
38:31 -- 46:03 : The future
46:03 -- 50:37 : Tribalism
50:37 -- 01:00:01 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Sterlin Lujan from Logos

Sterlin Lujan entered the blockchain space through activism, viewing the state as a parasitic, illegitimate institution upheld by cultural propaganda and public schooling. Embracing cypherpunk values and high risk tolerance, he sees blockchain as a tool for productive resistance and the foundation for emerging alternatives like network states.

Logos is a fully decentralized, privacy-focused, and politically neutral technology stack designed to support self-sovereign virtual territories and network states. It integrates blockchain-based protocols—Nomos for consensus, Codex for storage, and Waku for messaging—to enable the creation of borderless, trust-minimized institutions governed by voluntary communities.

We spoke to Sterlin Lujan about Polis Labs and:

• Got into this space, because of activism
• A good kid in paper prison
• Why the system is so corrupt
• State is this parasitic organization
• Doing things that are active and productive rather than complaining
• Being black-pilled
• Government is an illegitimate institution that has the mystique of legitimacy
• The problem is cultural indoctrination and propaganda
• Public schooling is a propaganda machine
• Propaganda and risk tolerance
• Uncle Sam, the fatherland, the motherland
• A lot of scams in Ponzi's
• Cypherpunk values
• Proliferation of network states
• Having a tremendous amount of risk tolerance
• Governance is not solved, it's an open question

Timestamps

00:00 – 09:16 : Intro
09:16 -- 14:20 : The why
14:20 -- 31:50 : Why don't people act?
31:50 -- 40:00 : Has the movement done anything?
40:00 -- 47:53 : What’s happening right now?
47:53 -- 54:19 : Why will it succeed?
54:19 -- 58:00 : Advice to keep core values
58:00 – 01:04:34 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Gabriel from Cartesi

Gabriel Coutinho de Paula, a researcher at Cartesi, envisions a decentralized future where ecosystems are free from centralized control and nurtured by collaborative effort. He emphasizes honest validation, coordination to prevent the tragedy of the commons, and the importance of innovation—while reminding us not to take things too seriously.

Cartesi is a decentralized Layer 2 infrastructure that enables scalable, verifiable computation using standard software tools like Linux. By bridging traditional programming with blockchain, Cartesi empowers developers to build more complex, real-world dApps while preserving decentralization and trust.

Timestamps

00:00 – 06:36 : Intro
06:36 -- 10:30 : Personal vs professional challenge
10:30 -- 14:28 : Biting our own tail
14:28 -- 21:20 : Foundations
21:20 -- 26:46 : Researching in Web2 and Web3
26:46 -- 35:19 : Cartesi
35:19 -- 41:18 : Security, Decentralization and Scalability
41:18 -- 57:30 : An honest validator
57:30 – 01:05:07 : The Blitz

We spoke to Gabriel Coutinho de Paula about Cartesi and:

• Synthesizing drugs
• Challenge is very nice, but it doesn't hold you
• New industry that will revolutionize the world
• Beneficial for everyone to coordinate
• The tragedy of the commons
• Ecosystem should be free from any single influence
• The spirit of decentralization
• Gardeners that tend to this ecosystem and trying to make it grow
• An honest validator
• In the end, have assumptions and a first step
• Trusting the L1
• Getting reminded to not take things too seriously

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Tom Trowbridge from Fluence

Tom Trowbridge, champions decentralized technology as essential to preserving freedom in an increasingly centralized internet. He warns against the control of big tech and governments, urging the development of alternatives like Web3 to protect individual autonomy and resist centralized power.

Fluence Labs is building a decentralized computing protocol that enables peer-to-peer applications to run without centralized servers. By empowering developers to deploy apps on a permissionless network, Fluence aims to create a censorship-resistant, resilient infrastructure for the Web3 ecosystem.

Timestamps

00:00 – 10:41 : Intro
10:41 -- 17:04 : Changing lives
17:04 -- 21:41 : The industry and surveillance
21:41 -- 26:05 : ELI5 what is dePIN
26:05 -- 31:40 : Decentralized infrastructure for networks
31:40 -- 41:50 : Revenue and memes
41:50 -- 45:35 : Closeness to fully decentralizing computing platforms
45:35 -- 53:35 : Uniting developers across blockchain
53:35 – 59:24 : The Blitz

We spoke to Tom Trowbridge about Fluence and:

• Decentralized technology is super important for humanity
• The internet has become more centralized
• Web3 is an effective way to counter the dominance
• Amazons term of service agreement, basically allowing them to turn you off
• Incumbent on us to just be building the alternative
• Government's DNA is to try and control
• Power likes to get more power
• Central bank digital currency
• Crowdsourced physical infrastructure put together in a network
• The most scaled decentralized application in history existed before Bitcoin
• The Medici family

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Pavel from Zano Ravaga

Pavel Ravaga embraces the cypherpunk ethos, advocating for privacy blockchains while critiquing government oversight, meme coin speculation, and the permanence of transaction histories. He sees crypto’s potential for financial freedom but acknowledges that mainstream users prioritize convenience over privacy.

Zano is a privacy-focused blockchain designed for secure, untraceable transactions and decentralized applications. It combines cryptographic techniques with a flexible architecture to enhance financial privacy while ensuring scalability and usability.

We spoke to Pavel Ravaga about Zano and:

• Hardcore cryptocurrency
• The cypher punks
• Against the government and try to stay off the radar
• Tin-head foil theories
• Storing your personal wealth on privacy blockchains
• Meme coins
• Gambling addiction
• Room to grow
• Stealing games from Steam
• People use tokens more than anything else
• History of your transactions stored in blockchain forever
• Normal people don't care about privacy

Timestamps

00:00 – 03:00 : Intro
03:00 -- 08:40 : Staying off the radar
08:40 -- 13:01 : Arriving in web3
13:01 -- 18:00 : Memes
18:00 -- 20:06 : Battling tribalism
20:06 -- 23:07 : Coin versus token
23:07 -- 28:29 : Privacy and libertarianism
28:29 -- 34:21 : Fears role
34:21 -- 40:00 : Advice on building a crypto project
40:00 -- 48:28 : Distribution
48:28 -- 51:01 : Building a community
51:01 -- 57:47 : Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Aliaksandr Hudzilin an Angel Investor

Aliaksandr "Sasha" Hudzilin, co-founder of Human Guild, is a blockchain and Web3 innovator focused on rebuilding the internet and navigating the fast-moving AI and crypto landscapes. He values cultural understanding, risk-taking, and personal balance through activities like hiking and reading.

Human Guild, co-founded by Aliaksandr "Sasha" Hudzilin, supports creators and developers in building sustainable Web3 projects on NEAR Protocol. NEAR is a scalable, developer-friendly blockchain designed to enable decentralized applications with low fees and high performance.

We spoke to Aliaksandr Hudzilin about Near and:

• Culturally understanding people locally
• Yin and yang
• Rebuilding the internet
• Blockchain being used for all kinds of use cases
• The AI space is moving really fast
• Pre-training to reasoning models
• Seeing cooler Web3 startups
• Navigating the law
• Building copycats
• Killing whales
• Risk capital
• Hiking, reading, staying healthy
• Learning Balance

Timestamps

00:00 – 03:20 : Intro
03:20 -- 06:50 : Making and keeping connections
06:50 -- 10:10 : Yin and yang
10:10 -- 24:50 : Opinions on blockchain apart from financial
24:50 -- 28:37 : Being airheaded
28:37 -- 31:10 : Fear
31:10 -- 45:30 : Advice for founders
45:30 -- 48:26 : Examples of Web3 investing
48:26 -- 54:50 : Removing that stigma
54:50 – 01:0:23 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Mohammed Patla from Secure Secrets

Mohammed Patla is a strong advocate for Web3, data sovereignty, and financial sustainability, emphasizing user choice, education, and learning from failures. He believes in balancing data sharing for benefits, challenges government transparency, and envisions a future where decentralization empowers individuals despite regulatory resistance.

Since 2019, Secure Secrets has helped build Secret Network’s infrastructure as a validator and developer. Committed to privacy, they see Secret Network as key to enabling programmable privacy in Web3.

We spoke to Mohammed Patla about 𝕊ecure 𝕊ecrets and:

• We lose data on a daily basis
• Give away some of your data for the benefits
• Web3 is an emerging technology
• Give people the choice
• Education, learning to distinguish between the good and the bad
• The governments and regularity bodies don't like it
• Government can never be fully transparent
• Getting my parents and friends onboarded
• Financials are important
• Learning from failures
• Building towards sustainability
• What the future could look like

Timestamps

00:00 – 07:00 : Intro
07:00 -- 15:30 : Privacy
15:30 -- 20:20 : Overcoming fear
20:20 -- 28:55 : Personal goal
28:55 -- 35:06 : Biggest challenge
35:06 -- 47:35 : Projects need to eat
47:35 -- 55:00 : Self hosting
55:00 – 59:34 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Nixo from Ethereum Foundation

Nixo shared candid insights on trust in centralized exchanges, the small yet influential nature of Crypto Twitter, and the importance of following genuine interests over money. He also highlighted challenges in finding competent legal experts and how people are naturally inclined to pick sides in the crypto space.

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Ethereum’s development, research, and ecosystem growth. While it doesn’t control Ethereum, it funds key upgrades, research, and community initiatives to ensure the network remains open, decentralized, and innovative.

We spoke to Nixo about Ethereum Foundation and:

• I was like, of course, I trust centralized exchanges
• Sketchy Russian exchange
• Breeds of Oceanographers
• Solo stakers
• Go where you’re interested instead of following the money
• Synthesizing cocaine
• Finding competent lawyers and CPAs
• Crypto Twitter is extremely small
• Evolutionarily predisposed to picking a team

Timestamps

00:00 – 11:30 : Intro
11:30 -- 18:10 : Dream journey
18:10 -- 24:00 : Sirens are calling and the loss of physical cash
24:00 -- 29:20 : Changing lives
29:20 -- 36:10 : Overwhelmed and values
36:10 -- 41:50 : Tribalism and memes
41:50 – 55:40 : Data centres
55:40 – 01:00:01 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Thomas from High Stakes

Thomas reflected on the crypto space, from vanishing millions and GPU shortages to the importance of strategic positioning through foundations. For him, success comes down to a broad assessment—analyzing white papers, infrastructure quality, and costs—while only engaging in truly interesting projects, all with a bit of a Batman mindset.

High Stakes provides reliable, secure validator services for multiple blockchains, backed by strong Swiss-based infrastructure. Committed to decentralization, they actively engage in governance, develop community tools, and support other validator teams in the open-source spirit.

We spoke to Thomas about High Stakes and:

• Seeing about a million dollars that just vanished
• Bored out of my mind
• You couldn't buy a GPU because of all the miners
• Foundations, the fastest way of securing a position
• Only get involved with interesting projects
• It's about a broad assessment
• Reading the white paper
• Hobo asking for money
• Multiple parameters, quality of the infrastructure, also the cost
• Being Batman

Timestamps

00:00 – 05:20 : Intro
05:20 -- 10:41 : The switch
10:41 -- 13:02 : Deciding to go that way
13:02 -- 22:01 : What not to do and chain selection
22:01 -- 29:20 : Validators contributing to adoption
29:20 -- 36:08 : Cosmos and goals
36:08 -- 51:00 : Setup
51:00 – 55:37 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Sandy Carter from Unstoppable Domains

Sandy Carter is a tech visionary who champions continuous learning, innovation without a "playbook," and the power of mindset in driving success. She advocates for blockchain, AI, and digital ownership while emphasizing customer obsession, creative “playstorming,” and the balance of purpose and profit in technology.

Unstoppable Domains aims to give everyone a user-owned digital identity through Web3 domains that empower individuals to control their data. These domains go beyond traditional use, offering unique capabilities in the decentralized web.

We spoke to Sandy Carter about Unstoppable Domains and:

• I've always loved tech
• AI is much broader than just chat GPT
• A bucket list
• No freaking playbook
• Ask the question because nobody's done it
• Continuous learner
• It has to do with your mindset
• Words that we need to adjust
• Play storm
• Not just Brainstorming it, Playstorming
• Purpose and profit
• Data ownership
• People are naive about blockchain
• You build it and they will come
• Domains are the world's first real digital asset
• Customer obsessed; user obsessed

Timestamps

00:00 – 04:12 : Intro
04:12 -- 08:00 : Internal driver
08:00 -- 15:18 : A day and missing the Web2 world
15:18 -- 23:50 : Adoption within our generation
23:50 -- 31:30 : Web3 and mass adoption
31:30 -- 37:00 : AI and power
37:00 -- 40:00 : Surveillances on chain
40:00 -- 46:01 : Devil’s Advocate question
46:01 -- 50:25 : How to decide
50:25 -- 53:30 : Working with community
53:30 – 01:00:21 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Dymion from ValidatorVN

Dymion describes the leap from crypto trading to validation as a challenging, sleepless journey of self-hosting, community-building, and exploration beyond the Cosmos ecosystem. Amid the struggles, they find solace in Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 1, embracing the beauty in perseverance.

ValidatorVN is a dedicated blockchain validator focused on secure, self-hosted infrastructure and organic community growth. Committed to exploring beyond the Cosmos ecosystem, they navigate the challenges of validation with resilience, technical expertise, and a passion for decentralization.

We spoke to Dymion about ValidatorVN and:

• Monkey trying to go to space
• Figure it out from scratch
• One line of script everywhere right now
• 100% new
• Building a community organically
• Pump and dump
• Pain of self-hosting
• Exploring outside the cosmos ecosystem
• The wonderful experience of two continuous months with sleepless nights
• Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1

Timestamps

00:00 – 07:00 : Intro
07:00 -- 13:05 : Overcoming fear of validation
13:05 -- 17:03 : First, Community or Validator
17:03 -- 19:30 : Goal
19:30 -- 27:35 : Investing into test nets
27:35 -- 29:18 : Slash protected
29:18 -- 30:50 : Self-hosting
30:50 -- 37:15 : Workarounds
37:15 -- 38:26 : Concentrating on just one or not
38:26 -- 41:15 : Selecting a chain
41:15 -- 46:25 : Public or private

46:25 -- 48:42 : The past three years
48:42 – 52:19 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Seth for Privacy.

Seth emphasizes that financial and personal privacy are essential for human freedom, highlighting how modern systems and governmental overreach erode individual autonomy. He advocates for reclaiming power through critical thinking, community collaboration, and pushing back against prevailing narratives.

Seth's blog provides a space for in-depth analysis and thought on the intersection of technology and privacy. He is dedicated to exploring how these advancements empower individuals to reclaim control of their digital lives and data.

We spoke to Seth For Privacy about Privacy and:

• We're winning
• Financial privacy is critical to human freedom
• Personal privacy is broadly under attack
• Giving back autonomy, giving back power to the individual
• Laws are so nuts is because of the complexity of modern life
• Money being broken
• Privacy being broken
• Laziness in us
• Government continues harvesting resources from citizens
• Taxes and money printing are the core funding systems for governments
• Broken system
• America is people renouncing their citizenship
• Everyone has a natural inbuilt desire for community
• Pushing back against the prevailing narratives
• Offload critical thinking
• People crave nuance
• Make money or just have fun with it
• Broken social media networks
• Collaboration and partnership

Timestamps

00:00 – 06:24 : Intro
06:24 -- 11:20 : What is freedom?
11:20 -- 17:40 : Taxes
17:40 -- 25:24 : Jumping to conclusions
25:24 -- 35:11 : Memes and tribalism
35:11 -- 41:00 : Optimism
41:00 -- 45:50 : Education and semantics
45:50 -- 52:30 : KYC ‘Know your customer’
52:30 – 01:00:41 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Brad Fuller from NorthTensor

Brad Fuller, is a key figure in crypto, emphasizing adaptability, meaningful work, and decentralized AI while cautioning against short-term financial mindsets. He believes AI should minimize losses and acknowledges the human tendency toward centralization.

orthTensor is a leading validator in the Bittensor ecosystem, specializing in decentralized AI and offering up to 15% APY on TAO staking. The company allocates staked TAO to innovative projects within the decentralized Bittensor AI network, ensuring both security and high returns for stakeholders.

We spoke to Brad Fuller about NorthTensor and:

• Signing up for the next cool thing
• You must be dynamic
• It's not pump and dumps and making money
• Work means more than just being rich
• AI is about minimizing the loss
• The next big thing
• Drawn to power
• Going Nuclear
• Decentralized artificial intelligence
• Rich people hacker culture kind of thing
• People are drawn to centralization

Timestamps

00:00 – 06:38 : Intro
06:38 -- 20:00 : Digging into Bitcoin
20:00 -- 22:50 : Decentralized AI
22:50 -- 28:54 : Consensus
28:54 -- 34:50 : Validating
34:50 -- 37:00 : Electricity and AI
37:50 -- 46:20 : Bias models
46:20 -- 48:03 : The goal
48:03 -- 49:57 : Community
49:57 – 53:48 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Eric Voskuil from Bitware Co.

Eric Voskuil is a respected voice in the cryptocurrency space, known for his critiques of inefficiencies in Bitcoin development and the industry's monopolistic tendencies. He advocates for lean, decentralized innovation and highlights challenges like scalability, software bloat, and development inefficiencies.

Bitware Co. is a technology and software development company founded by Eric Voskuil, focusing on innovative solutions in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space. The company emphasizes lean, decentralized approaches to building resilient and efficient systems.

We spoke to Eric Voskuil about Bitware Co and:

• Web features in everything
• You're not building Bitcoin but hurting it
• Bitcoin Core is not scalable
• You never ship your prototype
• We don't believe you get better performance from writing in C
• So self-DOS
• At least a half a million lines of code to maintain and move forward
• People want a monopoly
• Development by committee is a disaster
• Satoshi was a premature optimization addict
• Monolithic culture and software
• Fallibility that's real

Timestamps

00:00 – 06:10 : Intro
06:10 -- 15:04 : Alternative toolkit
15:04 – 01:03:10 : Bitcoin alternative community and philosophies

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Oscar Garcia from StaRKe Solana Validator

Oscar Garcia is a pragmatic innovator in the Web3 space, emphasizing user-focused solutions like embedded wallets that simplify blockchain interactions. He champions continuous improvement, intuitive design, and adaptability to drive the evolution of tech ecosystems.

StaRKe Solana Validator is dedicated to supporting the Solana blockchain with reliable and efficient validation services. Focused on network stability and growth, it emphasizes innovation and community engagement to enhance the Solana ecosystem.

We spoke to Oscar Garcia about StaRKe Solana Validator and:

• Tend to not be very emotional about the things
• FTX crash
• Creating a transaction in the backend without even realizing
• An interesting dilemma
• Building products for specific profiles
• Users just want to play a game
• Embedded wallets
• Enjoying the value
• Hiding the mechanics
• Every tech ecosystem involves evolution
• Persona here is key
• Not just one action, it's an evolution
• Keep researching, keep digging and keep improving

Timestamps

00:00 – 03:40 : Intro
03:40 -- 07:00 : The vibe and attraction of Web3
07:00 -- 09:39 : Gaming and mass adoption
09:39 -- 16:39 : Hidden complexity
16:39 -- 20:10 : Different users
20:10 -- 26:25 : Moving to the US
26:25 -- 29:01 : Why Solana
29:01 -- 34:42 : Portfolio trackers
34:42 -- 41:01 : Validator setup
41:55 -- 43:53 : Advice for new validators
43:53 -- 46:36 : Community and attraction
46:36 – 50:58 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Alexander Poltorak from Hodling

Alexander Poltorak is a cyberpunk advocate for personal sovereignty and ethical technology, emphasizing the transformative potential of free software and Bitcoin. He believes in empowering individuals to reclaim agency in a dystopian society, valuing "skin in the game" and technology that aligns with human freedom.

Holding is a platform in the crypto world dedicated to empowering individuals through decentralized technologies and promoting financial sovereignty. It focuses on fostering ethical practices and community-driven innovation within the blockchain ecosystem.

We spoke to Alexander Poltorak about Hodling and:

• Bitcoin doesn’t fix everything in the world
• Zapoy fixes more
• Free software, got me hooked
• Felling down in the rabbit hole very quickly
• Not being enslaved by machines
• Handling those ethical questions
• Gaining confidence with time
• You need to have skin in the game
• Dystopian society
• Cyberpunk
• Seeing people gaining sovereignty by use this tech

Timestamps

00:00 – 07:04 : Intro
07:04 -- 12:10 : Picking this
12:10 -- 13:00 : Personal goal
13:00 -- 15:10 : Enslaved by machines or others
15:10 -- 18:31 : Bitcoin
18:31 -- 22:30 : Not to going over the line
22:30 -- 24:45 : Being fearless
24:45 -- 33:00 : Bitcoin “L2” revolution
33:00 -- 35:05 : Not repeating history
35:05 -- 43:40 : Wallets and adoption
43:40 -- 47:09 : Privacy and scalability
47:09 – 52:58 : Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Hanko from BanditoDAO

Hanko embodies a determined and optimistic spirit, embracing the challenges of learning and growth while staying passionate about technology and its rapid advancements in crypto, AI, and decentralized finance. With a focus on perseverance and opportunity, they inspire others to "choose life" and explore the unknown possibilities ahead.

BanditoDAO, the first trait-based decentralized autonomous organization, unites members to achieve collective goals in decentralized finance through innovative initiatives like BanditoStake and the "Honorary Breros" series. Founded in 2021, it fosters community-driven progress and collaboration within the evolving crypto landscape.

We spoke to Hanko about BanditoDAO and:

• Started the grind
• Being very blessed
• Really here for the tech
• Vim versus Nano
• I had to learn everything
• Chew your glass and like earn your stripes
• We don't know what's gonna be built
• Global decentralized finance system
• It really is a bright spot in life
• Beefy hardware
• Crypto, search engines and AI developing really fast
• Choose life

Timestamps

00:00 – 11:00 : Intro
11:00 -- 18:15 : Push to be a validator
18:15 -- 22:00 : The journey
22:00 -- 24:54 : Why?
24:54 -- 30:40 : The model
30:40 -- 33:31 : Widespread practice for launches
33:31 -- 35:50 : More decentralized or more centralized
35:50 -- 41:09 : Geographical decentralization
41:09 -- 43:05 : Light form clients of Solana
43:05 -- 47:20 : SEO
47:20 -- 49:05 : Advice
49:05 -- 52:15 : Community building advice
52:15 – 56:10 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Matthew from Guardian

Matthew, discovered Bitcoin through cannabis and honed his strategic mindset through poker. Balancing technical expertise with ethical considerations, he navigates the challenges of the crypto world, including operating in South Africa, with resilience and insight.

Guardian Validator is a pioneering entity in the crypto world, dedicated to ensuring the security and decentralization of blockchain networks. With a focus on reliability and ethical operations, Guardian Validator supports a resilient crypto ecosystem, empowering users to participate in blockchain technology with confidence.

We spoke to Matthew about Guardian and:

• Cannabis was introduction to Bitcoin
• First rodeo with crypto
• Get into it through poker
• You get comfortable, and you make mistakes
• South Africa is a tough place to host a node
• Play a lot of poker
• You haven't lost your knowledge
• Winner's bias
• Escape velocity Bitcoin
• Profits and ethical decision-making

Timestamps

00:00 – 08:00 : Intro
08:00 -- 12:10 : Risk management
12:10 -- 19:40 : Diving into the validator space
19:40 -- 26:40 : South Africa validating

26:40 -- 32:31 : Decentralized / Centralized / Spectrum
32:31 -- 39:11 : Self-custody, and the future
39:11 -- 44:50 : Is it worth it?
44:50 -- 51:13 : Different system
51:13 -- 54:05 : Building a community
54:05 – 57:11 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Esad Yusuf Atik from Citrea

Esad Yusuf Atik advocates for embracing the transformative potential of cryptocurrency and open-source innovation, urging action and prioritizing user-friendly, impactful solutions. He emphasizes overcoming fears like imposter syndrome and creating accessible tools to "bank the bankless" in an imperfect world.

Citrea is a Bitcoin rollup using zero-knowledge technology to enable scalable, decentralized applications by integrating Bitcoin as a settlement and data availability layer. With full EVM compatibility, it aims to build a secure, self-sovereign Bitcoin-backed economy accessible to everyone.

We spoke to Esad Yusuf Atik about Citrea and:

• Crypto is one of the best places
• Of course everybody found out
• Stop being afraid
• Just gotta do it
• Open source is inevitable for crypto
• Imposter syndrome
• Positive value for society
• It's not a perfect world
• Bank the bankless
• 90% of the users, do not understand what you're building
• Provide the best user experience
• Deal with it

Timestamps

00:00 – 06:20 : Intro
06:20 -- 13:04 : Hash flow
13:04 -- 23:00 : Who wants to be a millionaire
23:00 -- 32:20 : Open-source approach
32:20 -- 34:31 : Minimizing trust assumptions
34:31 -- 45:15 : Capture usage
45:15 -- 48:50 : Unbanked the bank
48:50 -- 55:15 : Tribalism
55:15 – 01:00:06 : Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Naveen Jain & Riccardo Spagni from Tari

Naveen Jain and Riccardo Spagni champion privacy as a cornerstone of freedom, advocating for ethical technology use as an aid, not a replacement, and emphasizing human fallibility, authentic living, and balanced innovation. Their views promote empathy, fairness, and a practical approach to progress.

Tari is a powerful, scalable blockchain protocol built in Rust, offering high performance, open-source flexibility, and unique confidentiality features that enhance user safety and enable diverse applications.

We spoke to Naveen Jain and Riccardo Spagni about Tari and:

• Highlight the people that have been a critical part
• All without needing caffeine
• We're all sort of like RPG characters
• Largely drink water
• Nearly unlimited energy for you're calling
• Privacy being a basic human right
• Privacy being about freedom
• Every financial transaction to be a scarlet letter
• We've all done things that we probably regret on some level
• Law on earth is a patchwork quilt
• People make mistakes
• A crazy way to live
• Judged based solely upon a bunch of entries sounds anti-human
• Enforcement by software is impossible
• Pre-crime is a bad idea
• Eating the projection
• Won't somebody think of the children
• Good old fashioned police work
• Technology as an aid, not as a replacement

Timestamps

00:00 – 05:17 : Intro
05:17 -- 07:30 : The spotlight
07:30 -- 09:56 : Getting through the day
09:56 -- 14:28 : Projects and ethos
14:28 -- 25:37 : The line ethically
25:37 -- 01:05:00 : How we got to this point and are going forward
01:05:00 – 01:08:56 : One question Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Patrick Wieth from Crowd Control

Patrick offers sharp insights on gaming and crypto culture, critiquing trends like "pay-to-win" and dull mechanics while stressing the need for engaging design and genuine player satisfaction. His commentary extends to broader themes of responsibility, choice, and reality, reflecting a thoughtful and innovative perspective.

The CrowdControl Gaming Chain leverages the Cosmos technology stack to provide a decentralized, blockchain-based platform that empowers game developers and players, addressing challenges like centralized control and limited in-game economic opportunities. By fostering a self-sustaining ecosystem, CrowdControl aims to drive innovation and mutual growth in the gaming industry.

We spoke to Patrick Wieth about Crowd Control and:

• Not just some funny internet money
• Gamified gambling
• Blizzard wants to get all the money
• Copy something that works well
• Less content is very unsatisfying
• Pay to win
• Gamers now often hate crypto
• If they can't hype, it would not take off at all
• Incentivize people staking and locking in the token
• Improve the game
• You need to make a decision
• Showing that democracy works
• Feeling of responsibility
• Reality is reality
• Red pill, blue pill
• Taking LSD with a friend

Timestamps

00:00 – 12:05 : Intro
12:05 -- 31:04 : Games and crypto
31:04 -- 38:29 : Proving democracy works
38:29 -- 45:23 : Gamifying processes
45:23 -- 59:15 : What to look out for
00:59:15 – 01:13:20 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Sheldon Dearr from Omnity

Sheldon Dearr offers thoughtful reflections on independence, the limits of authority, and self-validation, challenging the need for recognition and questioning dependency on central figures or systems. He emphasizes personal integrity and critiques the influence of markets and societal expectations on individual actions.

Omnity Interoperability is a fully on-chain, omnichain protocol enabling seamless cross-chain communication without relying on off-chain relayers or indexers. Known for its exceptional speed and cost-effectiveness, Omnity serves as a robust cross-chain infrastructure tailored for modular blockchain ecosystems, built on the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP).

We spoke to Sheldon Dearr about Omnity and:

• I thought I was prepared for being a starving artist
• We can have monetary economies that sort of supersedes
• A rubber ducky
• Ransomware
• Porn has directed certain markets
• Don't stack two maybes together
• The user is almost a single point to failure
• Authority isn't infallible
• It's not an authoritarian thing to say you want to help people
• Having heroes isn't helpful

Timestamps

00:00 – 12:30 : Intro
12:30 -- 21:40 : Sticking with it
21:40 -- 32:06 : Music
32:06 -- 41:01 : DNA on chain
41:01 -- 55:08 : Measures
55:08 – 01:11:01 : The Blitz

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Brian Xin from Uptick

Brian Xin, envisions Web3 as a transformative force that redefines business by promoting decentralized, collaborative ecosystems aligned with real-world values. He urges believers in Web3 to “just do it,” emphasizing the beauty of decentralized infrastructure and its potential to drive widespread adoption.

Uptick Network is creating a business-centric Web3 infrastructure and ecosystem that supports comprehensive NFT and RWA standards, emphasizing advanced protocols and cross-chain interoperability.

We spoke to Brian Xin about Uptick and:

• Platform monopoly
• Changing the game rules
• Cause massive adoption
• Build an internet of blockchain
• Not just compete but collaborate
• Work with partners to build a real world
• Think differently, to build something new
• Web3 mindset change
• If you really believe it, just do it
• Web3 is not a parallel world to the rest of the world
• Change business from traditional to Web3
• If you really believe it, just do it
• The beauty of decentralized infrastructure

Timestamps

00:00 – 16:01 : Intro
16:01 -- 22:21 : Internet entrepreneur and energy
22:21 -- 31:50 : Changing the life people outside of blockchain
31:50 -- 39:26 : Does and Don’ts for founders
39:26 -- 50:16 : Decentralized and centralized infrastructure
50:16 -- 57:30 : Tribalism and community building
57:30 – 01:02:52 : The Blitz

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