Citizen Cosmos

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Dilan Asatekin founder at Imperator.co Dilan delves into a wide range of topics and shows us the people and passion behind the providers of decentraliced infrastructure. Dilan also explains that you don't choose the Vvlidator Life, the validator life chooses you. Imperator.co aims to make staking easy.Their website states that they facilitate investors and token holders in securing proof-of-stake networks through non-custodial staking. We spoke to Dilan Asatekin (https://twitter.com/imperator_co) about Imperator (https://imperator.co/) and: Why Web3 Mission goals The power of luck Betting on education Importance of open source Defining red flags Decentralisation Infrastructure The secrets of community building Web3 vibes Chain selection criteria Challenges of a fully remote team Putting people into the light * Why you would choose to be a validator If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/Ljzs_vUPXrk) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss)

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Guillem Ferrer, from Dragon Stake DragonStake is a blockchain security team specialising in non-custodial staking. The team operates validators on various high-profile Proof of Stake networks, such as Cosmos, Polkadot, Kusama, Kava, Avalanche, Evmos, and plans to expand to Ethereum in the future. The team actively engages with the networks it supports and aim to participate in testnets from their early stages. Our guest Guillem Ferrer details how we went from initially being critical of Bitcoin, to actively trying to grow and promote Web3 education across platforms. We spoke to Guillem Ferrer (https://twitter.com/itsguillem) about DragonStake (https://www.dragonstake.io/) and: The vision needed to see the future from a white paper Proof of Stake vs Proof of work The secret to community building The barriers of entry to Ethereum validating Non Custodial Staking Values driving chain selection Decentralization How best to counter the reputation damage done by bad actors in web3 Economics Aligning with the correct people as a recipe for success The inevitability of regulation and why it may be a good thing Testnets as a starting point for validators Solutions to tribalism If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/5d9_pKdAudE) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizenweb3) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_web_3) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Guillem Ferrer.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Isaac Zarb, CTO and co- founder of Simply Staking Simply Staking aims to offer self-managed, self-owned, secure. They also say that they are a Tier 3 data centre with immediate onsite access without the need for 3rd party or public cloud providers. They claim to offer maximum privacy and security, ensuring multiple layers of redundancy. Our guest Isaac Zarb has had an interesting journey and we discuss many of his experiences. He provides insight on what it takes to start a data centre, what is at the heart of blockchain, as well as how important governance is. He also discusses how improved connectivity will eventually be the key in uniting the tribes in Web3 and the importance of testnets. Timestamps 00:00 -- 01:21 : Intro 01:21 -- 09:52 : Isaac explains the start of his journey and the birth of Simply Staking 09:52 -- 13:00 : A discussion about the need for validator tools. 13:00 -- 20:37 : Isaac details how they set up the origial data centre and their expansion. 20:37 -- 24:44 : Isaac explains when they feel refurbished hardware is permissible. 24:44 -- 32:59 : Isaac gives his opinion on initial start up costs and hardware needed for a new validator. 32:59 -- 36:18 : Isaac explains how they select which networks they validate and the importance of testnets. 36:81 -- 39:42 : What is the goal and what are the values? 39:42 -- 43:09 : What should validators do with regards to governance and KYC? 43:09 -- 47:22 : Potential dangers of KYC for a validator and how ZK Proofs could solve it. 47:22 -- 55:56 : Isaac gives his opinions on tribalism. 55:56 -- 58:30 : Simply staking projects in the pipeline and the outro We spoke to Isaac Zarb (https://twitter.com/zakzarb) about SimplyStaking (https://simplystaking.com/) and: - What is the heart of defi - Data sovereignty - Risks and rewards of KYC - Dangers of cloud services for decentralization - Refurbished hardware - Tax compliance - How validators add value outside of providing nodes - Scalability for validators - Challenges of running a business through Covid - The importance of governance and voting with regards for validators - The pros and cons of Island life - The value of participating in testnets - The life cycle of projects and founders - Cloud vs Bare Metal - Origins of Simplystaking - Adapting projects to be profitable - Costs of launching a startup - True use case for NFT's If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/VFbN_q-nyms) - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizenweb3) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_web_3) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Isaac Zarb.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Michael Messele, CEO and co- founder at The Pillar Project. Pillar aims to be an open-source, community-run wallet that serves as a gateway to DeFi and NFTs. The platform aims to be an all-in-one place for tokens, decentralized applications (dApps), NFTs, and DeFi services for users. Pillar Wallet is powered by Etherspot. Etherspot is a multi-chain #ERC-4337 developer platform that provides solutions for dApps Our guest Michael Messele has been involved in crypto for over a decade and has witnessed many cycles repeat themselves. Michael started his journey in traditional finance and was converted to web3 by the possibility of data sovereignty. Michael also gives us a superb explaination of the differences between web2 and web3. He also gives us his secret to success with startups and how he feels it is best to manage leadership structures. Timestamps 00:00 -- 01:29 : Intro 01:29 -- 05:26 : Michael gives a brief description of his journey. 05:56 -- 13:00 : Are we still on track toward a decentralized world? 13:00 -- 19:46 : Michael gives his secrets to success, logevity in the space and leadership. 19:46 -- 25:57 : Trustless systems and levels of trust in organisations. 25:57 -- 28:46 : What made Michael choose Pillar? 28:46 -- 31:47 : Michael gives great defiitions for web1, web2 and web3 31:47 -- 42:36 : Diving into account abstraction and data soverignty 42:36 -- 48:36 : Michael gives his thought on balancing UX design and decentralization at Pillar. 48:36 -- 53:51 : What is stopping adoption of Web3? 53:51 -- 58:37 : The Blitz: 58:37 -- 1:00:04 : Outro We spoke to Michael Messele (https://twitter.com/mm319?lang=en) about Pillar (https://www.pillar.fi/) and: - Journeys in the Crypto Space - The secret's of successful leadership structures - Mass adoption - Trustless systems - Smart Wallets - Account abstraction - Empathy in leadership - The definition of Web3 - Banking the unbanked - The importance of communication - Data sovereignty - Principles versus revenue If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/Z6z4Cgz01-4) - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizenweb3) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_web_3) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Michael Messele.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Vish Modali, Co-founder at Quicksilver Quicksilver.zone is a permissionless, sovereign Cosmos SDK zone providing liquid staking for the Interchain ecosystem. According to Quicksilver, it allows you to retain your voting rights through its Governance by Proxy feature. We spoke to Vish Modali (https://twitter.com/vishwakat) about Quicksilver (https://quicksilver.zone/) and: - Monetary Paradigms - Revolutionizing Money - Liquid Staking - Defining Value - Working towards the greater goal - Government's influence in Web3 - The cost of centralization - Peer to peer economic relationships - Governance - True Decentralization - Reasons to opt out of Privacy - Oversight If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/zdxseCHJ6xE) - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizenweb3) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_web_3) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Vish Modali.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Lauren Luz, Communications Steward at Giveth. Giveth.io is a blockchain-based platform and decentralized application (DApp) that focuses on enabling transparent and traceable charitable donations and philanthropy. The platform is built on the Ethereum blockchain and uses smart contracts to facilitate and track charitable giving. Giveth.io aims to increase transparency, accountability, and efficiency in the world of charitable donations by providing a way to track the flow of funds and ensure that donations are used as intended. We spoke to Lauren Luz (https://twitter.com/karmaticacid?lang=en) about Giveth (https://giveth.io/) and: - Blockchain Hippies - Finding fulfilment in your journey - Web3 for good - Passions as a driving force for humanity - Education - Coordination tools - DAOS - Conviction voting - Art as a gateway for mass adoption - Checks and balances - Privacy versus the need for auditibility - The power of Network effects - Challenging UX as a deterrent to adoption - How to manage the leaders If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/M0WRfXg0al0) - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizenweb3) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_web_3) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Lauren Luz.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Jose Macedo founding partner at Delphi Ventures and Head of Delphi Labs. Delphi Labs is Delphi's protocol R&D arm, with a team of 40 dedicated to building new Web 3 primitives. Our vision is to be the best place for the smartest minds to build the most impactful products in crypto. We spoke to Jose Macedo (https://twitter.com/ZeMariaMacedo?t=dAkP4GOsbe0IjKm8OhCR7A&s=09) about Delphilabs (https://delphilabs.io/) and: - Product market fit - Values in Web3 - Martial arts - Poker as a gateway to Crypto - Open-source exploits system testing - Importance of bug bounty programs - Web3 Security - Project funding structures - The future of NFT's - Monetary Policy - The upside to VC's - Granny obsession - Mass Adoption If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/4woBwcOGB7Y) - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizenweb3) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_web_3) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Jose Macedo.

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Zenobia Godschalk, SVP of Communications at Hedera Hashgraph, an open source, public network governed by leading organizations around the world The Hedera Governing Council claims to be a fully decentralized and transparent governing body of independent, global organizations consisting of enterprises, web3 projects, and prestigious universities. We spoke to Zenobia (https://twitter.com/zenobiazag?lang=en) about Hedera (https://hedera.com/) and: - Centralized governance - Understanding a public ledger - What aspects of a project or product excites consumers - Catalysts for mass adoption - Tokenization of real estate - Block chain solving real world problems - Why choose web3 - Cybersecurity as an arms race - The Trust layer of the internet - Self sovereign identity in Web3 - Cybersecurity - The secret on how to succeed while wearing many hats - Living in an amazing time of discovery - Social responsibility - Empathy and giving back as a source of motivation - Importance of education - Data control - Balance of ethics in Data and adverting - Consumers taking back the power - Zoroastrianism - Adoption If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version () - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizenweb3) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_web_3) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Zenobia Godschalk.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Edward FitzGerald Chief Technology Officer at Fetch.ai An “open” collective learning system that enables privacy-preserving collaborative machine learning and inferences on the Fetch.ai network Fetch.ai is a blockchain platform that uses artificial intelligence to help people automate everyday tasks such as booking a parking space or a flight We spoke to Edward (https://twitter.com/EFG_AI) about Fetch AI (fetch.ai) and: - Journey to the top of corporate - AI - Distributed systems - Full tolerance shenanigans - Being a cog in a larger machine - The importance of rapid decision making in business - The cost of making the wrong decisions - The beast that is decentralization - Mistakes will happen, but facilitates adaptation. - Proof of work as the most elegant solution - Actively seeking hard problems - Healthy Paranoia - Open source vs Closed source - The lifecycle of corporations - The power of the web3 structure - Critical safety systems - The difference between and dec ai - The advantage of tangible technology - Barriers of entry - Connectivity of autonomous services - Large Language models and new efficiencies - Architecture of the Agents - The birth of SkyNet - Affects of AI on the wider society - Hierarchy of abstraction - One big model to rule them all If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/vj4dipYHIDY) - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Edward FitzGerald.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Marko Baricevic Co-founder of Binary Builders, focused on providing a range of services to the interchain such as contributing to the Cosmos SDK Binary builders also is developing Numia an interface that makes stored data from a veriety of Cosmos SDK chains accessible to users, as well as The interchain Builders Program, which provides mentorship, structured support and guidance for teams who build in the Interchain, using at least one component of the Cosmos Stack We spoke to Marko (https://twitter.com/mark0baricevic) about Binary Builders (https://binary.builders/) and: - The birth of IBC - The vision of Jae - Solving governance in a decentralized way - Modular architecture - How and why modularity in software is lost. - Sovereign Rollups - Semantics - Perseverance as the key to achieving your goal - Creating the best possible user experience - Predicting the future/Predicting future trends - Being a Tech Maxi instead - The role of validators in an ecosystem - Learning from each other across different ecosystems - The challenges of getting started as a validator - Changing the paradigm for teams in the workplace - Interchain semantics - ZK technology and the future - What drives different people - How to achieve happiness If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/BCRyifWJq6E) - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Marko Baricevic.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Alexei Zamyatin Co-Founder of Interlay, a modular, programmable layer between Bitcoin and the multi-chain ecosystem that unlocks novel decentralized use cases for BTC. Interlay utilizes an already operational, decentralized bridge to connect Bitcoin with a lending protocol and AMM decentralized exchange, enabling Bitcoin holders to access basic financial services without relying on centralized exchanges We spoke to Alexei (https://twitter.com/alexeizamyatin?lang=en) about Interlay (https://www.interlay.io/) and: - Payment channels - Who pays the price for decentralization? - The perfect storm leading to a death spiral - Death Spirals - How do we build trustless bridges? - Economic interests and tribalism - Economic vs statistical security - Profits at the expense of the good of the people - Centralized power corrupts - Does full decentralization exist? - One coin to rule them all - Imposter Syndrome - Early cross chain communication - Domain name squatting - Weak links in centralized systems - Should I build, just because I can? - Hostile governance attacks. - Academia and research as a launch pad for a successful project - Academia vs field work - The need for Altruism in web3 - Solving a problem is a good place to start - Thesis topics as a gateway to Bitcoin - Risks of relying on bridges - Failures of bridges wiping out entire ecosystems - The importance of community in decentralization - Ethical questions around building - Ethical implications of breakthroughs - Differences between native and wrapped tokens - Diminishing trust in institutions - The future of bridging - Computer Science as a way to be a creative - Analysis and effects of merge mining If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/anK4shpKDKY) - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Alexei Zamyatin.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Tyler Schmidt Co-Founder and business lead at Strangelove , a software development lab and network validator that builds and invests in innovative crypto projects. Stranglove Labs Actively builds infrastucture and products alongside the companies and technologies they invest in, while also providing Validation Services and even Capital investment in startups and early stage companies who are building DeFi products. We spoke to Tyler (https://twitter.com/TylerSchmidt) about Strangelove (https://strange.love/) and: - Crypto portfolios for kids - In order to make wise decisions, you need security - Psychology of investment and business - Responsibility's of projects to stakeholders - Broken promises in legacy economic systems - Responsible start-up practices - Derisking a business - Inherent risks and difficulties of validating - Regulatory challenges around operating a web3 business in the US - Doubling down on security - The need for fiat - Building a better financial future - Regulatory compliance - The need to interface with nation states - Seamless interfacing with nation states - Automated distributed ledger technology for compliance - Going the full pirate route as a business option - Decentralization and the freedom of choice - Why is UX so important? - UX as utility for people - The economic concept of utility - Direct correlation between UX and adoption - A good tech does not make a good product. - You can hide sub-par tech behind good user experience - Bringing the good from Web 2 into Web 3 - The strengthening of the Crypto thesis - Diversified risk - Personal Freedom - Happiness achieved through excellence and virtue - Strangelove wallet project - Cosmos competition with EVM chains - Network effects are king for adoption - Areas for Keplr to improve - Creativity is past experience and new information If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/-8Jtorlm2kk) - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Tyler Schmidt.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Willy Ogorzaly Former Product Manager at ShapeShift and current head of decentralization for the Fox Foundation On their website ShapeShift asserts that their aim is to be the pathway into a borderless financial system; an open-source, multi-chain, self-custody crypto platform enabling billions to achieve financial sovereignty The FOX Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the ShapeShift DAO in achieving full decentralization. We spoke to Willy (https://twitter.com/willyogo) about Shapeshift (https://shapeshift.com/) and: - Affiliate rewards as a driver for user adoption - Affiliate rewards as an alternative to increasing fees - Differentiating between scammers and real builders - Challenges of running node infrastructure at scale - Dank Memes, the most efficient form of communication - Dank Memes as a way to convey Mission, Vision and Values - “The best day ever”, Everyday! - Ownership of a platform as a way to build a community - How do you extract value from open source projects and make them sustainable - The best type of software is free software - Airdrop distribution philosophy - Airdrop news/Wen airdrop? - The spirit of innovation in Ethereum and Cosmos - The ultimate interface for the decentralized universe - Fees as a roadblock to early adoption - What is the product market fit for Archio - Challenges of running node infrastructure at scale - Is open source the way forward for web3? - Further decentralization by decentralization of infrastructure - Startups - Reasons for a non-profit model. - Solving the problem of Sybil attacks - Status quos of open-source DAOS - Early childhood education, roadblock to innovation? If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/mUgYdxbmyaw) - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Willy Ogorzaly.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Sistla Founder of OmniFlix a decentralized media and network layer for creators and sovereign communities. OmniFlix Network is a p2p network for creators and sovereign communities to achieve efficiency in web2 & web3 media management, distribution and monetization while also helping community members engage in meaningful ways via on-chain data We spoke to Sistla (https://twitter.com/svabhishek?lang=en) about OmniFlix (https://omniflix.network/) and: - Cosmos OG creators - Exploring possibilities - Creation of a blockchain for creatives - Is there such a thing as too challenging an educational system? - Does traditional education favour a certain personality type - Is one language of instruction a benefit for education? - Building communities - What attracted Sistla to computers and computer science? - The possibility of creation as inspiration - Consciousness of ai creating accessibility for the masses - Hindsight and introspection - Indian history and culture - Web3 Adoption - Cellphone revolution - Demonetization as a catalyst for Web3 Adoption - India as an example of a decentralized, centralized community - The true value of content creation - The power of community - The power of articulation and presentation - Meme's as true art - The mission of Omniflix - Quality over quantity for content creation - The early internet as a source of inspiration If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/-lUD4oznDdE) - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Sistla V Abhishek.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Chad Barraford A Core Dev from THORchain a decentralized cross-chain liquidity protocol that allows users to swap assets between blockchain networks. THORChain is a settlement layer that facilitates swaps between Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain, Avalanche, Cosmos Hub, Dogecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin. We spoke to Chad (https://twitter.com/CBarraford) about THORchain (https://thorchain.org/) and: - Early AI and their uses - Crypto as a vehicle for furthering human rights and empowering the people. - A 10-hour work week - Problem solving in computational science. - The birth of THORChain from a hackathon - Identifying and solving hair on fire problems. - Unique Web3 lending - Shifting the Web3 lending paradigm - The Origins of The Twitter Spam Assassin - The importance of separating money from state - Defining a scammer in Web3 - Challenges around scalability - Learning through a freedom of exploration and building on past failures - When does a Defi design become too dangerous? - The imperative of the Crypto community to explore. - Honesty as a lynchpin of ethical development. - Bare metal for security - Evolution of automobiles and protocols - Tax mistakes If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/TvwbpcFkOyM) - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Chad Barraford.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Gregory Markou, AKA GregTheGreek, ex Eth core dev and co-founder and CPO at ChainSafe a blockchain R&D firm, specializing in protocol engineering, cross-chain interoperability & web3 gaming On their website ChinSafe claims that their mission is to enable the world's systems to run on decentralized infrastructure. We spoke to Greg (https://twitter.com/GregTheGreek) about Chainsafe (https://chainsafe.io/) and: - The importance of product development strategy - Gaming - The importance of self care - Visions of the future for the interchain - The journey from traditional education to being a founder in Web3 - Traditional banking's failures as a catalyst for adoption - Bias and objectivity in Education - Knowing when to hand over the reigns of power - What does Web3 mean to Greg and ChainSafe - Is there enough product development in blockchain - Providing the tools for the next generation of devs - What is missing in Web3? - How free should the free market be? - Goerli ETH and moral quandaries. - Challenges for Testnets - Opinions on Governance and multisigs If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/RFLv4GtZEnc) - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Gregory Marco.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Chris Goes, founder of the Anoma project, A blockchain protocol that is "Intent- centric", privacy preserving and decentralized. On its white paper Anoma descirbes itself as "a unified architecture for full stack decentralised applications" We spoke to Chris (https://twitter.com/cwgoes) about Liquity and: - Privacy and it's importance and in governance. - Polycentric conceptions of law. - What do people want or not want out of money? - How money is embedded in cultural context. - How semantics could lead to dystopia. - Semantics vs syntax. - Dangers of gradient decent. - The nature of money. - Solutions to shortcomings of blockchain governance. - Democracy. - Social equilibrium using technology - Consensus - Anarchism - Motivation If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/b9I5oD9BMQ4) - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Chris Goes.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Bojan Peček, Operations Manager of Liquity a decentralized borrowing protocol buid on Ethereum. On their Website Liquity asserts that you can draw 0% interest loans against Ether used as collateral. Loans are paid out in LUSD - a USD pegged stablecoin. We spoke to Bojan (https://twitter.com/bjnpck) about Liquity and: - The value of traditional education in Web3 - Freelancing - The upside of the financial crisis for Web3 - The future of stablecoins - People as currency - The catalysts for mass adoption - Points of failure in projects - How trust is earned and lost in finance - How secure are multisigs really? - How borrowing is structured on Liquity versus other platforms - Startups If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/kF3U028qU0A) - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Bojan Peček.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Pedro Co- Founder of Wallet Connect a Dapp that enables wallets and apps to securely connect and interact. On there website they discribe themselves as an open source protocol for connecting decentralised applications to mobile wallets with QR code scanning or deep linking. We spoke to Pedro (https://twitter.com/pedrouid) about Wallet Connect and: - The darkside of fintech. - Pedro's participation in the hackathon where Cosmwasm won. - Are there connections between physics, sociology, and web3? - What is considered a crypto wallet? - Focusing on mobile dapps vs desktop dapps. - How does wallet connect help the industry move forward? - How will account abstraction as proposed by Vitalik Buterin improve web3? - Should the developers take responsibility for the user's errors? - The balance between what needs to be on or off chain. - Should everything be decentralized? - The cost to decentralize vs the benefits it brings - How do we get people with older technology to web3? If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/0XtDMgobOz4) - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss)

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Benjamin Co-Founder of Permacast, Arweave news and Decent Land. Permacast Allows Podcasts to Upload and host their episodes for a one time fee that according to their website will be stored on chain for at least 200 years Permaweb News is a Community-driven news organization covering Arweave and web3 in general Decent land is a set of web3 social protocols for identity, DAO governance and social networking built on Arweave We spoke to Benjamin (https://twitter.com/xylophonezy?t=9tUDdtRT7_AZxpRSdUK8ag&s=09) about Permacast, Decent land and: - Benjamin's Journey to Web3 - The importance of developing DAO tooling. - Agnostic chains? - The current state of Web2 & Web3. - Web2 incentivization - Should decentralization be the end of everything? - Decentralized front-ends - Permacast and how it works. - Why Arweave and not IPFS? - Storage permanency. - Interoperability and composability. If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/pTmX5hC3jYk) - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) --------------------------------------- Special Guest: Benjamin.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Denis Fadeev Creator of Ignite an easy-to-use CLI tool for creating and maintaining sovereign application-specific blockchains built on Cosmos. According to their docs Ignite offers everything you need to build, test, and launch your blockchain with a decentralized worldwide community. Ignite CLI is built on top of Cosmos SDK, the world's most popular blockchain framework. Ignite CLI accelerates chain development by scaffolding everything you need so you can focus on business logic. We spoke to Denis (https://twitter.com/fadeev?lang=en) about Ignite and: - His goals - Building a blockchain - Tutorials and documentation - His passion to build for Developers - Working remotely - The role of the CosmosHub - Tribalism in crypto - Motivation to keep on building - The evolution of Cosmos and the potential for future Hubs If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/PYqw1vQCbHs) - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) --------------------------------------- Special Guest: Denis Fadeev.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Jae Kwon the Founder of Cosmos and Tendermint, and Creator of Gno.land a platform to write smart contracts in Gnolang (Gno). Cosmos is described as an ever-expanding ecosystem of interconnected apps and services, that connect using IBC, the Inter-Blockchain Communication protocol. This innovation enables you to freely exchange assets and data across sovereign, decentralized blockchains. The Tendermint (now called Ignite) consensus framework is a proprietary Byzantine-Fault-Tolerant (BFT) Proof-of-Stake (PoS) infrastructure that allows the Cosmos Hub and its underlying blockchain “network of networks” to function. We spoke to Jae Kwon (https://twitter.com/jaekwon) about Cosmos and: - Censorship proof systems - Organised censorship - The role of the ICF and it's shortcomings - Listen to your gut when trying to determine truth - Misleading naratives - Distilling truth from collective - Factors enabling division - The power of censorship - Division in society is intentional - Decline of humanity and who is responsible - The fork in the road of humanity, where we either unite and strive or stay divided and oppressed - Discourse is the solution to the divisions that are destroying the world - Factions in religion and true Christianity - How did Jae Kwon get to blockchain? - The Power of Semantics - Defining a true Metaverse - ad hominem attacks to discredit voices speaking out against a preferred narrative. - Languages in smart contract systems - Shortcomings of CosWasm - Power of Gno as a tool and programming language and what need it solves - Better Tools will solve problems for the blockchain - Who is trying to keep us subjugated? - The things that are hidden need to become known - The difficulties of building social media platforms on the blockchain with an attractive user experience - The power of History and how we seem to not be able to learn from it - Financial Crisis as a social catalyst for change - Power dynamics of the world - The economic and governmental systems are captured If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: - Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) - Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) - Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/sCy5-Ugc74w) - Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) - Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) - Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) - Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) - Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Jae Kwon.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast Jaya Klara Brekke, CSO at Nym Technologies - a decentralized privacy system, working on infrastructure at the network and application layers. On their website Nym states that they are developing the infrastructure to prevent data leakage by protecting every packet's metadata at the network and application layers. Nym is also combining a mixnet with a blockchain node reputation and reward system. We spoke to Jaya (https://twitter.com/jayapapaya) about NYM, and: Decentralization and its origins Trust Nym providing privacy at the network layer Should we try to save people who do not want to be saved Privacy as a fundmanetal right Pain as a catalyst for change Greed and how it seeps into systems and corrupts them Criminal activity Drone strikes Motivation If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/prH3S4b4CVM) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Jaya Klara Brekke.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Chris Castig, author of The Decentralized Generation: Seven lessons for staying digitally literate in a Web3 era and Co- Founder of Console.xyz, an open source web3 crypto chat built with Ethereum. According to their website, access to Console comes with a suite of tools to grow your community, empower your most dedicated members, co-own assets, create events, docs, roles, token-gated channels and more. We spoke to Chris Castig (https://castig.org/) about Console, and: The definition of a bad or malicious bot Should bots or will bots have a measure of personal rights in the future? How Craig plans to remove bad bots from the space Humans can also be bots The dangers of taking too much or the wrong funding Working too long without a customer The Golden Billion and how their wants are overrepresented Onboarding new users Product Market Fit Education Digital Identity Motivation If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/lRNn9HJiieA) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Chris Castig.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Valerie Tetu Go-to-Market & Marketing Strategist at Lido Finance - DeFi's leading suite of Liquid Staking protocols and assets across multiple networks, including Cosmos and Ethereum. Lido Finance enables users to earn Proof-of-Stake rewards without compromising access to the liquidity of their funds. The Lido protocol issues its native Liquid Staking Assets to stakers on a 1:1 basis that can be used in composable DeFi strategies to earn additional rewards. We spoke to Valerie (https://twitter.com/ValerieTetu) about Lido, and: Entrepreneurship and how to find and fill a need in the market DeFi Liquidity as a driving force for economics How liquid staking works Risks of liquid staking The plans to allocate voting rights and dilute the power of validators How to onboard new users using empathy and need Personal Philosophy and aligning it with the projects that we are involved with Public Good Record Keeping stuck in the past for legal and medical businesses, where data storage, indexing and security are key The semantics around pegged assets vs backed assets Startups If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/KQbVd31n8_k) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Valerie Tetu.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Eric Waisanen, tokenomics lead at Phi Labs Global, helping to facilitate the economic innovation of Archway - a Cosmos-based L1 designed to incentivize developers. Archway is an incentivized smart contract platform that rewards developers that build on the network with baked in incentives and rewards. The protocol gives developers the tools to quickly build and launch scalable cross-chain dapps and get rewarded for the value the dapps contribute to the network. We spoke to Eric about Archway, and: Archway Atom and the search for utility and monetization Atsrovault Counting Cards Economic Innovation vs Ponzi Schemes and the fine line Economic Philosophy Gambling and when does it become investing/Investing and when does it become gambling Game Theory Inflation Liquid staking, the flaws in the current model Optimization of existing economic systems Stablecoins as a competitor to the FED Stablecoins and how collateralized should they be The structure of rewards and why do infrastructure providers get it all Token value as it pertains to liquidity Tokenomics Who will make it in Cosmos Motivation If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVQwWZLheRQ) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Eric Waisanen.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Zarko Milosevic from Informal Systems, a core developer of the Cosmos Network. Informal Systems makes formal verification technology more accessible by developing tools and processes to improve the quality and experience of software engineering. Zarko's Twitter (https://twitter.com/zarinjo) We spoke to Zarko about Informal Systems, and: The evolution of Zarko Milosevic The growth of Informal Zarko's personal values and goals Informal's vision of the three pillars of society Leading by example in Cosmos governance Progress in verification tools Quint Working in Cosmos How the correct development tools can revolutionize the Crypto Space Consensus Engine stewardship Innovation on all levels Examples of new Use Cases that Zarko envisages Issues with scalability with the consensus engine If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/l2iy3U3OjQ8) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Zarko Milosevic.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Jonathan Caras, working for Levana Protocol, a multichain collatiralized trading platform. Levana protocol has a fully-collateralized model, which provides users with an easier and safer access to leverage trading rewards and benefits. Jonathan's Twitter (https://twitter.com/madcapslaugh) We spoke to Jonathan about Levana protocol, and: Portugal as a crypto hub How can we define Cosmos for the masses The impressive history of Jonathan, Rabbi trained, professional magician, computer science phenom The history and attraction of Bitcoin Stablecoins and what they should be pegged to be truly decentralized The rise and fall of empires (USA, FTX, Terra) Levana and dragons on Mars The history of the Shekel How hyperinflation will birth a new stablecoin standard NFT's help to create friendships through shared interest like sports What will final stage adoption look like A bleak dystopian future is we do not wrest control of money away from government Motivations and goals If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/Dj_-hfR_kHo) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Jonathan Caras.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Carter Woetzel, Lead researcher & economist for Shade Protocol, an app for private DeFi. Shade Protocol is an array of connected privacy-preserving DeFi applications built on Secret Network - all accruing value back to SHD ("shade"), the treasury, and governance token. Carter's Twitter (https://twitter.com/l_woetzel) We spoke to Carter about Shade Protocol, and: Carter's book, "Building Confidence in Blockchain" Privacy on the blockchain Bringing privacy to smart contracts Auditability, for regulators How do we get people to trust blockchain How trust in the technology is crucial for adoption by users and financial institutions Simplifying or solving the gas token Futuristic currencies Non traditional stable coins Sustainability in protocol development Blockchain at the moment is an experiment Privacy issues with Intel Our perception of time in blockchain Homeomorphic Encryption as a solution to encryption Why removing the middlemen is always in our best interest Motivation If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/_ouFQUHcK9k) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Carter Woetzel.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Phoebe Poon, Co founder at Likecoin. A decentralized publishing protocol, built on Cosmos SDK. LikeCoin is an application-specific blockchain on decentralized publishing built on Cosmos SDK. LikeCoin provides open source products ranging from infrastructure to publishing tools for creators on board to Web3. Phoebe's Twitter (https://twitter.com/wtpoons) We spoke to Phoebe about Likecoin, and: Publishing & media Community & social context The decentralization spectrum of online media Web3 projects & tooling Historical preservation Content integrity NFTs and writers Social media Startups Storage Democrats & dinosaur extinctions Motivation The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://tendermint.com/) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Likecoin (https://about.like.co/) | Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/) | MetaMask (https://metamask.io/) | Steemitt (https://steemit.com/) | Ethereum (https://www.ethereum.org/) | Arweave (https://arweave.org/) | IPFS (https://ipfs.tech/) | Mirror XYZ (https://mirror.xyz/) | Wordpress (https://wordpress.org/) | Filecoin (https://filecoin.io/) | Gatecoin (https://coinpedia.org/exchange/gatecoin/) | Isaac Asimov (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov) | Kin Ko (https://twitter.com/ckxpress) | If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/wimdW9VUBOk) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Phoebe Poon.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Boris Mann, Co founder at Fission codes. Building protocols for the future of the Internet and web3. Fission codes are a development team powering up decentralized web applications. They build various open source tools to help bring decntralization to web technology. Boris's Twitter (https://twitter.com/bmann) We spoke to Boris about Fission codes, and: Goals and values in work How far are we in our web3 journey? The required steps to get further away from web2 Web3 marketing Europocentrizm vs technology What is the future of the Internet? Interoperability Storage and related issues IPFS: pros and cons Decentralized storage DID's Motivation The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://tendermint.com/) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Fission codes (https://fission.codes/) | Dogecoin (http://dogecoin.com/) | Binance (https://www.binance.com/) | Wallet Connect (https://walletconnect.com/) | Ethereum (https://www.ethereum.org/) | Cyber (https://www.citizencosmos.space/cyber) | IPFS (https://ipfs.tech/) | Amazon S3 (https://aws.amazon.com/s3/) | Filecoin (https://filecoin.io/) | Coin Network (https://coin.network/) | Functionland (https://fx.land/) | If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/dJ2bsBMgelI) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Boris Mann.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Dan Edlebeck, CEO at Sei network. First sector-specific Layer 1 blockchain, specialized for trading to give exchanges an unfair advantage. Built with Cosmos-SDK. A Decentralized NASDAQ Specialized for Exchanges. Sei is the first sector-specific Layer 1 blockchain, specialized for trading. Every aspect of the blockchain has been optimized to help exchanges run better and offer the best UX for their end users. Dan's Twitter (https://twitter.com/deeeedle) We spoke to Dan about Sei, and: DeFi's current situation & challenges it faces Centralized exchanges: how much longer people will use them and why? Layer 1 blockchains Argument on trends in decentralization How do we change the industry and onboard more people to the ecosystem? Fastest blockchain How will ecosystems interact with each other in future? dVPNs Order books for bandwidth Censorship and self-sovereignty Connie Daddy Airdrops Motivation The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://tendermint.com/) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Sei (https://www.seinetwork.io/) | Exidio (https://exidio.co/) | Sentinel (https://www.citizencosmos.space/exidio) | IBC (https://github.com/cosmos/ibc) | Ethereum (https://www.ethereum.org/) | Luna (https://www.terra.money/) | Mt Gox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._Gox) | Osmosis (https://www.citizencosmos.space/osmosis) | Keplr (https://www.citizencosmos.space/dogemos-keplr) | FTX (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTX_(company)) | Binance (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTX_(company)) | Iqlusion (https://iqlusion.io/) | ICF (https://www.citizencosmos.space/billy-icf) | Notional (https://www.citizencosmos.space/notional) | Skip.Money (https://skip.money/) | Archway (https://www.citizencosmos.space/archway) | TeraBlock (https://www.terablock.com/) | Vitalik Buterin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitalik_Buterin) | If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/vXlOVTL8WiA) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/Citizen-Cosmos) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Dan Edlebeck.

In this episode, we talk to Julius Schmidt - COO of Stakign Facilities, staking service provider on Cosmos, Ethereum, Solana, Polkadot and other networks. Stakign Facilities strives to develop industry standards for convenient staking with compelling project selection while retaining outstanding security standards. They have been running secure, available and performant staking infrastructure since 2017. Julius's Twitter (https://twitter.com/schmidtjulius1) We spoke to Julius about staking, and: Staking Facilities values The socio-economical side of crypto Incentives Blockchain as one of the most important engine of progress Validation and staking infrastructure Atom 2.0 Team structures Institutionals vs non-institutionals Validation management Transparency in desicion making Liquid staking design Motivation and goals The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://tendermint.com/) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Staking Facilities (https://stakingfacilities.com) | Google (https://www.google.com/) | Solana (https://solana.com/) | Figment (https://www.citizencosmos.space/figment-network-governance) | Ethereum (https://ethereum.org/en/) | FTX (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTX_(company)) | PolkaDot (https://polkadot.network/) | If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/bNUq7Yzxs9M) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/manuscripts/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Julius Scmidt.

In this episode, we talk to Brian Crain – co-founder of Chorus One, which provides staking solutions on over 30 decentralized networks and builds core infrastructure for blockchain protocols. Chorus One also brings to their stakers such services as Whitelabel staking and Liquid staking. Brian's Twitter (https://twitter.com/crainbf) We spoke to Brian Crain about Chorus One, and: Brian's path & the story behind Chorus One The beauty of blockchain Chorus One's contribution to the building of the freer world Urbit & How can we improve the current state of affairs in blockchain? DAO's & DeFi Freedom vs. safety Crypto vs. cash Tendermint experience & Validation journey: expectation vs. reality Atom 2.0 The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://tendermint.com/) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Chorus One (https://chorus.one/) | Epicenter tv (https://epicenter.tv/) | Anoma (https://anoma.net/) | Penumbra (https://penumbra.zone/) | Urbit (https://urbit.org/) | Ethereum (https://ethereum.org/en/) | Bitcoin (https://bitcoin.org/en/) | Regen network (https://www.citizencosmos.space/regen-network-regeneration) | If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/9K3XiUCJ34A) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Brian Fabian Crain.

In this, special, episode of the Citizen Cosmos podcast we interview various web3 builders with a similar set of questions. The recording took place during Lisbon blockchain week 2022. The second part contains interviews with Felix Lutsch from Chorus one, Andres & Edouard Lavidalle from Stakin & Juri Maibaum from Frens validator and Cosmoverse. Felix's Twitter (https://twitter.com/FelixLts) Andres's Twitter (https://twitter.com/AndresFreeman8) Edouard's Twitter (https://twitter.com/EdouardL) Juri's Twitter (https://twitter.com/jurimaibaum) We spoke to our guests about motivation, and: - Values - Goals - Views on the industry - Opinions about money - The future and its outlook The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://tendermint.com/) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Chorus one (https://chorus.one/) | Monero (https://www.getmonero.org/) | Zcash (https://z.cash/) | Stakin (https://youtu.be/4S3SXt9Nxt8) | Frens Validators (https://frens.army/) | Cosmoverse (https://cosmoverse.org/) | Solana (https://solana.com/) | Mintscan (https://hub.mintscan.io/chains/overview) | Ethereum (https://ethereum.org/en/) | Bitcoin (https://bitcoin.org/en/) | If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/ckcaoTKdbtQ) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guests: Andres, Edouard Lavidalle, Felix Lutsch, and Juri Maibaum .

In this, special, episode of the Citizen Cosmos podcast we interview various web3 builders with a similar set of questions. The recording took place during Lisbon blockchain week 2022. The first part contains interviews with Gregory Landua from Regen network & JK , ex Stake Fish. JK's Twitter (https://twitter.com/proofofjk) Gregory's Twitter (https://twitter.com/gregory_landua) We spoke to our guests about motivation, and: - Crypto stories - Values - Goals - Views on the industry - Opinions about money - The future and its outlook The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://tendermint.com/) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Regen network (https://www.citizencosmos.space/regen-network-regeneration) | Monero (https://www.getmonero.org/) | Zcash (https://z.cash/) | StakeFish (https://www.citizencosmos.space/stakefish-adoption) | Juno (https://www.citizencosmos.space/juno) | Osmosis (https://www.citizencosmos.space/osmosis) | Solana (https://solana.com/) | Mintscan (https://hub.mintscan.io/chains/overview) | Other Internet (https://otherinter.net) | Ethereum (https://ethereum.org/en/) | Bitcoin (https://bitcoin.org/en/) | If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/1bsr6Q2bMXQ) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guests: Gregory Landua and Jun Soo (JK) Kim.

In this episode, we talk to Sam Hart - Strategy lead of the Cosmos Hub & the lead author of the ATOM 2.0 whitepaper on this vision for an ATOM-centric future. Sam's Twitter (https://twitter.com/hxrts) We spoke to Sam Hart about Cosmos, and: Sam's path towards Atom 2.0 The white paper & The future of blockchains intercommunication Art & communication Singularity & ethics Atom 2.0 & reserve assets Council assembly system & Perfect blockchain governance What hampers governance? Enforcement vs free market flow Most underrated validator on the Cosmos Hub Peculiar chemistry question Top 3 projects & Motivation The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://tendermint.com/) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Interchain (https://interchain.io/) | FOAM (https://foam.space/) | Scuttlebutt (https://scuttlebutt.nz) | Binance (https://www.binance.com/) | Coinbase (https://www.coinbase.com/) | Dragon Stake (https://dragonstake.io/) | Bro n Bro (https://bronbro.io/) | Sentinel (https://sentinel.co/) | Stakin (https://stakin.com/) | Other Internet (https://otherinter.net) | 0x Park (https://0xpark.com/) | Gnosis (https://gnosis.io/) If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/G6wpfILKEU4) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Sam Hart.

In this episode, we talk to Youssef Amrani - Independent Cosmos Hub contributor & Advisor to Agoric. He is an active co-author of ATOM 2.0 white paper and the initiator of a working group aimed at revamping ATOM tokenomics & growth strategy. Youssef's area of focus: token supply, liquid staking, the role of ATOM in DeFi. At Agoric, Youssef Amrani defines economic design, evaluates new collateral types and mitigates economic & regulatory risk. Youssef's Twitter (https://twitter.com/youssef_amrani) We spoke to Youssef Amrani about Cosmos, and: Youssef's background Importance of education Social capital & Engagement Democracy as a consensus algorithm Proof-of-stake system & Rewarding contributors Why do we still use dying fiat currencies? USDC in Cosmos & How should we handle experiments? Top 3 projects & Motivation The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://tendermint.com/) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Agoric (https://www.citizencosmos.space/agoric) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/) | Osmosis (https://www.citizencosmos.space/osmosis) | Terra (https://www.terra.money/) | Secret (https://www.citizencosmos.space/secret-network) | Legion network (https://www.legionnetwork.io) | Helium (https://www.helium.com/token) | Ethereum (https://ethereum.org/en/) | Bitcoin (https://bitcoin.org/en/) | If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/vNeBl85QY_I) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Youssef Amrani.

In this episode, we talk to Kadan – CTO of Komodo, integrated ecosystem platform and developer of the AtomicDEX. Ecosystem consists of: - AtomicDEX. A non-custodial wallet and atomic swap DEX rolled into one application. - Workshop and open technology educational hub. Kadan's Twitter (https://twitter.com/0xca333) We spoke to Kadan about Komodo, and: Kadan's intro Cross-chain atomic swap & KYC Komodo Roadmap & IBC compatibility DEXes & Komodo Platform history The role of blockchain in society How do we gain more decentralization? Is Komodo still a private network? The key infrastructure of the Internet Is Web3 already here? Komodo's own Cosmos chain Incentivizing & Technical singularity Top 3 projects to follow Motivation & The influencer to follow The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://tendermint.com/) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Komodo Platform (https://komodoplatform.com/en/) | AtomicDex (https://atomicdex.io/en/) | Cosmoverse (https://cosmoverse.org/) | OpSec (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_security) | Tesla (https://www.tesla.com/) | Ethereum (https://ethereum.org/en/) | Bitcoin (https://bitcoin.org/en/) | Hetzner (https://www.hetzner.com/) | Tether (https://tether.to/) | Tezos (https://tezos.com/) | If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/t6Hp7LCuAw8) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Kadan Stadelmann.

In this episode, we talk to Spaydh – manager of Neutron, permissionless smart contract platform for Interchain DeFi built with Cosmos SDK & Tendermint. Neutron is a permissionless platform that allows to deploy smart contracts to the market in a blaze. Smart contracts can query, transact and manage accounts in remote zones directly from Neutron. Neutron is the most secure CosmWasm platform as it secured by 190M+ staked ATOM. Spaydh's Twitter (https://mobile.twitter.com/0xSpaydh) We spoke to Spaydh about Neutron, and: Spaydh's path to crypto Bitcoin & school Governance & Interchain security Centralization of blockchain stack CosmWasm & IBC gateway Sustainability & diversification Neutron's value & Incentives Advice & precautions Motivation The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://tendermint.com/) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Neutron (https://neutron.org/) | Lido (https://lido.fi/) | Keplr (https://www.citizencosmos.space/dogemos-keplr) | Terra (https://www.terra.money/) | Osmosis (https://www.citizencosmos.space/osmosis) | Ethereum (https://ethereum.org/en/) | Bitcoin (https://bitcoin.org/en/) | Badkidsart (https://badkids.com/) | Anoma (https://anoma.net/) | Gitcoin (https://gitcoin.co/) | DAODAO (https://daodao.io/) | If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version () Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Spaydh.

In this episode, we talk to Riley Edmund, the co-founder of Stride Labs, a liquid staking protocol built with Cosmos SDK & Tendermint. Stride allows users to liquid stake any IBC-compatible cosmos SDK native appchain token. Under the hood, Stride leverages the Inter-Blockchain Communication protocol, Interchain Accounts and Interchain Queries. Riley's Twitter (https://twitter.com/interchainriley) We spoke to Riley about Stride, and: Liquid staking How to choose a validator & Governance IBC & tokenomics Bridgewater & Sustainable business models The path towards blockchain & Blockchain Berkeley The team Issues with launching the project Advice on which mistakes to avoid Motivation The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://tendermint.com/) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Stride (https://stride.zone/) | Bridgewater (https://www.bridgewater.com/) | Juno (https://junonetwork.io/) | CoinGecko (https://www.coingecko.com/) | Osmosis (https://www.citizencosmos.space/osmosis) | QuickSilver (https://www.citizencosmos.space/quicksilver) | Berkeley (https://www.berkeley.edu/) | If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/2JcSAsQisJw) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Riley Edmunds.

In this episode, we talk to Jacob Gadikian, the founder of Notional Labs, validating various networks in the Cosmos ecosystem. Notional uses in-house hardware. Validating outside the cloud increases decentralization and dramatically improves epoch time. As a validator and software developer, Notional performs IBC relayers to support the interchain and provides services for various chains in Cosmos Ecosystem, from RPC, gRPC, WebSocket and API to snapshot service uptime monitor status. Jacob's Twitter (https://twitter.com/gadikian) We spoke to Jacob about validating, and: How Notional Labs took off Sand and trucks The first server of Notion How to relay properly IBC & Dexes CosmWasm integration & governance What keeps Jacob moving forward China & the great firewall Gaining trust & Jacob's motivation The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://tendermint.com/) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Notional Labs (https://notional.ventures/) | Sunny Aggarwal (https://www.citizencosmos.space/sunny-tendermint) | Ethereum (https://ethereum.org/) | Cephalopod Equipment (https://www.citizencosmos.space/cephalopod) | Juno (https://junonetwork.io/) | Terra (https://www.terra.money/) | Osmosis (https://www.citizencosmos.space/osmosis) | Intel (https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/homepage.html) | BTC (https://www.bitcoin.org/) If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/ao-3bUdZZeY) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Jacob Gadikian.

In this episode, we talk to Ivan Shumkov and Samuel Westrich, developers of Dash Core Group (DCG) working on Tenderdash. Dash has developed a consensus, which is a fork of Tendermint - Tenderdash. Tenderdash handles state transition ordering, block creation and network communications to the platform, while the Dash Platform Protocol ensures the consistency and integrity of the data itself. Ivan's Twitter (https://twitter.com/shumkov) Samuel's Twitter (https://twitter.com/SamWestrich) We spoke to Ivan & Sam about Tenderdash, and: Latest developing updates & block execution Efficiency of centralization & decentralization. Team management & pull request for tendermint Commits & aggregate signature Bridges & chain security Merkle tree & inflationary bag Probably sale week Tornado cash & quantum computers Hashes & signatures Hacks & web3 APIs Latest inspirations The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://tendermint.com/) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Tenderdash (https://dashplatform.readme.io/docs/explanation-platform-consensus#tenderdash) | Dash (https://www.citizencosmos.space/dash) | Tornado Cash (https://twitter.com/tornadocash) | GitHub (https://github.com/) | Mt. Gox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._Gox/) | Microsof (https://www.microsoft.com/) | Google (https://www.google.com/) | BTC (https://www.bitcoin.org/) If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/FPPad2nWwGE) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guests: Ivan Shumkov and Samuel Westrich.

In this episode, we talked to Taariq Lewis, the founder of Volume finance, Secure And Scalable Blockchain Messaging For Cross Chain Developers, built with Tendermint. Volume provides blockchain messaging software that is secure, scalable allowing developers to communicate across any number of blockchains and at the lowest possible cost. It allows developers to write smart contracts that can be distributed across multiple chains but managed by one chain and could track liquidity movements across any token, blockchain, or decentralized application. Taariq's Twitter (https://twitter.com/LewisTaariq) We spoke to Taariq about the interchain, and: The purpose of Volume finance What is Paloma and how it works 'How I met Tendermint' The multichain world Interchain relaying & Communication Being a validator Pigeons & Bridging Interchain security RnD & User adoption The future of smart contracts The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://www.citizencosmos.space/sunny-tendermint) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Volume Finance (https://volume.finance/) | Jae Kwon (https://twitter.com/jaekwon) | Bitcoin (https://bitcoin.org/en/) | Coney Daddy (https://www.citizencosmos.space/coneydaddy) | Jack Zampolin (https://www.citizencosmos.space/sommelier) | ETH (https://ethereum.org/) | Paloma (https://www.palomachain.com/) | Solana (https://solana.org/) | Avalanche (https://www.avalabs.org/) | Informal Systems (https://informal.systems/) | Cross Chain Coalition (https://www.crosschainhack.com/) | If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/xhaWDtY5UdE) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Taariq Lewis.

In this episode we talked to Ivan Poon, the co-founder of Switcheo lab and Carbon, cross-chain protocol that acts as a building block for DeFi. Switcheo ecosystem consist of 3 main parts: Decentralized infrustructure (Carbon protocol), dApps (Demex & Zilswap) and White spaces (Switcheo dev funds, The bear market & Zolar). Ivan's Twitter (https://twitter.com/ivan_switcheo) We spoke to Ivan about Carbon, and: Switcheo ecosystem & Dexes Difficulties of the Dex building Using cosmos SDK as solution Demex Benefits of Cosmos & IBC Limits of the ethereum Demex & other order books Meeting with blockchain & earlier crypto web sites Apps & stablecoin for Carbon Exciting web 3 technologies & Tornado Cash Wen airdrops? The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://www.citizencosmos.space/sunny-tendermint) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Carbon (https://carbon.network/) | Binance (https://www.binance.com/) | Terra (https://www.terra.money/) | Polkadot (https://polkadot.network/ru/) | Demex (https://dem.exchange/) | ETH (https://ethereum.org/) | Switcheo lab (https://www.switcheo.com/) | Sei (https://www.seinetwork.io/) | Tornado Cash (https://app.tornado.cash/) | If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/20yHAJ1v9zE) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Ivan Poon.

In this episode, we talked to Travis (TravCrypto) & LTraveler, community members of Idena, the first Proof-of-Person blockchain based on democratic principles with equal voting powers. The project strives to perform such ideas as democratic governance, freedom of speech, universal basic income and attention economy. Idena is designed to be human-centered and community-based. Any person can become an Idena validator, no matter who they are and where they live and what machine they work on. To start mining Idena, you need to prove that you are a unique human being by completing validation ceremonies. TravCrypto's Twitter (https://twitter.com/travcrypto1) LTraveler's Twitter (https://twitter.com/WorldIdena) We spoke to TravCrypto & LTraveler about Idena, and: Meeting with Idena community How to become validator of Idena Humans not AI Stages of qualifications & Why only humans? Consensus mechanism & Hacking the system Ways of protection against AI, bots and etc Mining & Proof-of-Work & Proof-of-Stake Plutocracy & Community issues Quadratic staking Decentralized advertisement & iDNA stakes Oracles & Controversial team decisions Idena chronicles Democracy in action & Motivation The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Idena (https://www.idena.io/) | Ethereum (https://ethereum.org/en/) | BTC (https://www.bitcoin.org/) | Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/) | Linux (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux) | Google (https://google.com/) | If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/YnSLGNAol-Y) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guests: LTraveler and Travis (TravCrypto) .

In this episode, we talked to Matt Hawkins, Founder & CEO of CUDOS, a project built on the Cosmos SDK that uses the Tendermint protocol for network governance. CUDOS consists of a layer 1 network, layer 2 solutions, and an oracle network. The network provides decentralized, permissionless high performance computing at scale while enabling computing scaling up to 100,000 nodes. In particular, CUDOS aims to bridge the gap between the cloud and blockchain by utilizing the available global computing power. As a result, the project will create a more decentralized, sustainable, and interconnected world. Matt's Twitter (https://twitter.com/HawkinsTech) We spoke to Matt about CUDOS, and: Cloud platform Data centers & their impact on environment Sustainability & Computer power & Security Application & story of Cudo Crypto & Mining Tendermint, IBC, and Cosmos SDK Possible problems & centralization in Cosmos Cudos validators, decentralization & minimum amount of stake Differences from Akash Cloud Computing projects 600k users base Impact & Education Cudos & Gaming & NFT & Playstation When Airdrop? The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://www.citizencosmos.space/sunny-tendermint) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Cudos (https://www.cudos.org/) | Cudo (https://www.cudocompute.com/) | Ethereum (https://ethereum.org/en/) | BTC (https://www.bitcoin.org/) | Akash (https://akash.network/ru) | S&P Global (https://www.spglobal.com/ratings/ru/) | Google (https://google.com/) | Bitconnect (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitconnect) | Sony (https://www.sony.com/en/) | Playstation (https://www.playstation.com/en-us/) | If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/BI9Mzyg_1cE) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Matt Hawkins.

In this episode, we talked to Will Martino (Co-Founder & President) and Randy Daal (Developer Experience Lead) from Kadena, a project proposing L1 PoW blockchain that offers users a unique combination of scalability and security. Kadena has its own ecosystem with smart contract language PACT, created to enable formal verification and upgradable smart contracts. Will's Twitter (https://twitter.com/_wjmartino_) Randy's Twitter (https://twitter.com/Randynamic_4) We spoke to Will and Randy about Kadena, and: J.P. Morgan Kadena story Enterprise blockchain & SEC Multichain & Scaling Proof-of-work & proof-of-stake Attracting developers What does Kadena have to do with the Cosmos ecosystem? PACT language Ecosystem development L1 blockchain. Why? Motivation The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Tendermint (https://www.citizencosmos.space/sunny-tendermint) | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Kadena (https://kadena.io/) | J.P. Morgan (https://www.jpmorgan.com/global) | Etherium (https://ethereum.org/en/) | BTC (https://www.bitcoin.org/) | HyperLedger (https://www.hyperledger.org/) | Java (https://www.java.com/en/) | SEC (https://www.sec.gov/) | DAO (https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Decentralized_autonomous_organizations) | IBM (https://www.ibm.com/) | Google (https://google.com/) | Firefox (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/) | Chrome (https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en_uk/chrome/?brand=YTUH&gclsrc=aw.ds&gclid=Cj0KCQjw54iXBhCXARIsADWpsG8dtG_Qqh2tag-C_Vo65W4lbX0bPRcdfJ5oE6LD0QlqdgAAp4AzNZgaAnFzEALw_wcB) | Internet Explorer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer) | Terra (https://www.terra.money/) | Uber (https://www.uber.com/gb/en/) | Pact language (https://pact-language.readthedocs.io/en/stable/) | If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/LJWfc4QzekA) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guests: Randy Daal and Will Martino.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features CO, Co-Founder and Community Manager of the Orbital Apes. It's a NFT project that has its own ecosystem which consists of four main components: 1) Orbital Apes NFT Collection (A collection of 10,000 NFTs composed of 4 different generations with completely unique attributes within each generation.) 2) Orbital Apes Validator (A validator securing the Evmos network which provides additional rewards to Orbital Apes owners.) 3) Orbit Marketplace (An open NFT market that supports all collections on Evmos and earns Orbital Apes owners a portion of trading fees.) 4) Orbital Apes Odyssey (currently in development)(Odyssey is a Play-to-Earn game, run fully on chain, with the narrative of the Orbital Apes Lore.) CO's Discord (https://discordapp.com/users/952891919778861056) We spoke to CO about Orbital Apes and: Plans & Anonymity Community Overlord and cool nicknames Why are 10 000 NFTs? & Why EVMOS? Solidity & Ethereum Perfect start & Dream team Problem of Gas fees Orbital Apes as a validator of EVMOS Rewards from OA & OAV tokens Developing the game Release & risks of the blockchain game Motivation for playing the games & Game tokenomics Market conditions & Inside information about OA launching Selfbonding of EVMOS as a validator Worst crypto investments Daily motivation The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Citizen Cosmos (https://www.citizencosmos.space/) | Orbital Apes (https://www.orbitalapes.com/) | NFT (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fungible_token) | Bitcoin (https://bitcoin.org/) | Ethereum (https://ethereum.org/) | Solidity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidity) | Google (https://google.com/) | Slack (https://slack.com/) | Evmos (https://www.citizencosmos.space/evmos) | Axie Infinity (https://axieinfinity.com/) | Fortnite (https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/ru/home) | World of Warcraft (https://worldofwarcraft.com/) | dYdX (https://dydx.exchange/) | ECO Stake (https://www.ecostake.com/) | Polkachu (polkachu.com) | Cosmos Spaces (https://twitter.com/Cosmos_Spaces?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/NxqZ6T6WB3Q) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: CO.

This episode of the #citizencosmos podcast features Mark Jackson, the founder of Microtick - a short term options and decentralized price oracle for DeFi built on Tendermint. We have discussed Mark's career journey, his work with exchanges, options, liquidity, price discovery, price manipulation, project values and coding using punch cards. The Microtick project's goal is to provide a globally agreed upon, real-time consensus price - without requiring direct financial coupling to any underlying asset. The project is built on decentralized blockchain technology and the game-theoretical foundation of Schelling points. Mark's Twitter (https://twitter.com/mjackson_mtm) We spoke to Mark Jackson about Microtick and: Options & liquidity Miami conference & Buterin Payment channel Cooperative price discovery Stability of the market Price manipulation & market makers Mark's career Punch cards, coding & EVM Implementation on Ethereum Problems in the Cosmos ecosystem & fundraising DiscoveryDex & stable price mechanism True values of a project The future of blockchains Daily motivation The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Citizen Cosmos (https://www.citizencosmos.space/) | Microtick (https://www.microtick.com/) | Bitcoin (https://bitcoin.org/) | Ethereum (https://ethereum.org/) | ShapeShift (https://shapeshift.com/) | Tendermint (https://tendermint.com/) | HP (https://www.hp.com/ru-ru/home.html) | Apple (https://www.apple.com/) | Fortran (https://fortran-lang.org/) | Franklin Computer Corp (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Computer,_Inc._v._Franklin_Computer_Corp.) If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/OQ0jkQg7Jys) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guest: Mark Jackson.

In this episode of Citizen cosmos podcast we spoke to Dr Shaun Convey , the founder of IXO which aims to become the internet of impact in the blockchain space. Shaun was joined by Alwyn and Mike - team members of the IXO. The non-profit foundation was formed to research and develop open-source digital technologies for human-scale development and sustainable economic growth. It was founded to build a global digital immune system for humanity. Dr Shaun Convey's Twitter (https://twitter.com/shaunbconway) Alwyn van Wyk's Twitter (https://twitter.com/alwynvanwyk) Mike McCabe's Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mccabe-6a78a2146) We spoke to Dr Shaun Convey and his team members about IXO and: Internet of Impact Impact Hub Consensus Cooperation with Opera Bridge between real world and blockchain Oracles & Predictions Services & Efficiency DeFi & ReFi & Financing of the projects Social impact Alphabonds, Impact bonds & Green bonds Benefits of Web3 Implementation of IXO The projects and people that have been mentioned in this episode: | Cosmos (https://cosmos.network/) | Citizen Cosmos (https://www.citizencosmos.space/) | IXO (https://www.ixo.world/) | Opera (https://www.opera.com/) | Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/) | Bankless (http://podcast.banklesshq.com/) | Markdown (https://www.citizencosmos.space/osmosis) | Blockscience (https://block.science/) | Cosmoverse (https://cosmoverse.org/) | If you like what we do at Citizen Cosmos: Stake with Citizen Cosmos validator (https://www.citizencosmos.space/staking) Help support the project via Gitcoin Grants (https://gitcoin.co/grants/1113/citizen-cosmos-podcast) Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/TNtHoevjyBo) Read our blog (https://citizen-cosmos.github.io/blog/) Check out our GitHub (https://github.com/citizen-cosmos/) Join our Telegram (https://t.me/citizen_cosmos) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/cosmos_voice) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizencosmos.space/rss) Special Guests: Alwyn Van Wyk, Dr Shaun Conway, and Mike McCabe.