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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features FreQniK from Mathnodes


FreQniK, a pseudonymous crypto advocate, promotes Monero for better privacy over Bitcoin. Active with Monero influencers, they support decentralized networks, advanced encryption, NFTs, and passive income, while warning against government surveillance.


MathNodes offers a global network of VPS and dedicated servers to ensure online privacy with Sentinel dVPN nodes. Helping users conceal their identities from corporations like Google and Facebook and surveillance states.


Timestamps


00:00 – 01:01 : Intro
01:01 -- 09:40 : Tells his story of getting to this point.
09:40 -- 12:51 : Talks about small and large validators.
12:51 -- 14:43 : Homomorphic encryption blockchain and Zephyr
14:43 -- 19:55 : Why he doesn’t care about the same things other validators do.
19:55 -- 25:39 : Corruption in governments and war mongering
25:39 -- 31:15 : The best way to select chains
31:15 -- 34:11 : How he is attracting delegations
34:11 -- 40:50 : Thoughts on rare metal and cloud
40:50 -- 46:01 : Building a community
46:01 -- 48:29 : Closing a validator
48:29 -- 54:54 : Improving knowledge and lowering toxicity
54:54 -- 1:05:43 : The Blitz




We spoke to FreQniK about Mathnodes and:


Kind of hacking Bitcoin
Pseudonymous and not fully anonymized transactions.
Twitter influencers of Monero
Cypherpunk venture
Wake up to realize that everything they're doing is surveyed.
Monero influencers
NFTs and collectibles
Decentralized public infrastructure.
Anybody can host their own node.
Make passive income.
Pure-to-pure Digital cache
Homomorphic encryption blockchain
Monopoly on privacy
Cloud versus bare metal
Redundant architecture
Never trust anything the government ever tells you ever.




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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Nimit from Girnaar Nodes


Nimit, an entrepreneur, prioritizes bare-metal infrastructure over mainstream cloud providers, emphasizing the synergy between technology and capital. He champions decentralization, community, and continuous learning as key drivers of innovation, advocating for efficient compute power utilization through research-backed solutions.


Girnaar Nodes offers staking services designed to facilitate passive income generation and the expansion of your crypto portfolio, all while dedicated machines and expert teams handle the heavy lifting.


00:00 – 01:06 : Intro
01:06 -- 03:58 : Nimit tells us about himself.
03:58 -- 05:31 : Talks about involvement with LIDAR Finance
05:31 -- 08:19 : Take on centralized and decentralized networks.
08:19 -- 11:00 : The correct way to act to a story like Juno?
11:00 -- 15:54 : The mission and values of Girnaar
15:54 -- 21:42 : What a decentralized validator would look like.
21:42 -- 30:57 : Capital and increasing it with other revenue streams.
30:57 -- 33:31 : Thoughts on bare metal and cloud
33:31 -- 35:55 : Decentralized cloud projects
35:55 -- 39:15 : The biggest challenge and what helped
39:15 -- 44:30 : How do you build the community
44:30 -- 49:58 : Showing your value to the community
49:58 -- 54:22 : How does a staker today should find the right validator?
54:22 -- 57:26 : The Blitz




We spoke to Nimit Bavishi about [Girnaar Nodes](@girnaarnodes) and:


Cloud credits
Never build on AWS or Microsoft
Bare metal or nothing
Compute power into money.
2017 bull market
The right thing to do is decentralizing.
Who have the capital?
Success is limited.
The capital can't override the tech.
The tech can't override the capital.
Staking a positive flywheel effect
Account abstraction.
Community
Learning was mindset.
The answer is research.




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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Peter Managing Director and Co-Founder from Daic


Peter, a passionate advocate for cryptocurrency, as the future of money while cautioning against scams. Based in Austria, he prioritizes green energy for servers and explores diverse signing technologies. Despite skepticism towards government, Peter values trustworthy communication and tech innovation in the digital realm.


DAIC is a premier Web3 infrastructure provider, offering non-custodial staking and investment services alongside community validators and educational content. DAIC equip Web3 enthusiasts with essential tools and resources for decentralized success.


00:00 – 03:56 : Intro
03:56 -- 10:40 : What is it important and matters?
10:40 -- 11:01 : What is you mission?
11:01 -- 14:18 : Human Nature
14:18 -- 17:03 : Being chain agnostic.
17:03 -- 19:53 : The development of blockchain technology
19:53 -- 22:37 : How did you guys decide that you're going to do bare metal?
22:37 -- 34:45 : Crazy scenario
34:45 -- 39:15 : How do you stop worrying about your hardware failing?
39:15 -- 43:07 : What does ‘new community validator model’ mean?
43:07 -- 47:32 : Is there other approach’s apart from the one you described to decentralized validators?
47:32 -- 50:59 : What's the most valuable tool and biggest challenge about public goods?
50:59 -- 55:04 : What's the role of a validator?
55:04 – 1:00:26 : The Blitz




We spoke to Peter Schöllauf about Daic and:


Sound money.
Bitcoin is the next evolution of money.
Everybody is trying to scam you.
Don't close your eyes for any technology or blockchain.
We need to be able to communicate and transfer value.
Austria
Shout out to the crypto crew.
Ensure that our servers are running with 100 % green energy.
Trust the government.
Different signing technologies, different operation systems, maintenance strategies
Discs are dying.
Telegram bot.
Strange stuff needs to be done.
Currently, we still need humans.
32 addresses to hex addresses
Curiosity




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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Tommy Eastman from foundry


Tommy Eastman advocates for permissionless innovation in technology and decentralization, navigating the frontier of emerging tech while emphasizing long-term vision amidst volatility. He champions OpenAI as a guiding principle and urges discernment between genuine utility and vaporware in the evolving landscape.


Foundry, a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (DCG), empowers institutional miners, staking customers, and blockchain entrepreneurs with the essential tools to construct tomorrow's decentralized infrastructure.


00:00 – 04:44 : Intro
04:44 -- 07:41 : Why web3 and not the valley?
07:41 -- 08:49 : Cryptography
08:49 -- 13:44 : Opinion on Web3
13:44 -- 18:45 : Is there a solution for those priced out?
18:45 -- 24:59 : Solution to decentralize the market.
24:59 -- 30:00 : Spotting an AI project.
30:00 -- 34:26 : The division between AI and decentralized AI?
34:26 -- 38:42 : Interesting models to research
38:42 -- 42:08 : Are we ready for AI?
42:08 -- 46:29 : Why aren't you tribalistic?
46:29 -- 50:13 : Selecting chains
50:13 -- 57:59 : The Blitz




We spoke to Tommy Eastman about Foundry and:


Supply permissionlessly and provide permissionless access.
Tech that's on the frontier.
The fundamentals of crypto are really strong.
Dog chasing its tail.
Decentralization is certainly a spectrum.
Centralization at some scale
Out of government control
Smaller players are priced out.
Everybody's priced out.
OpenAI as the North Star
Quadratic voting
Less is more.
Trust nothing.
Federated learning exists in Web2.
Decentralized AI
Everything inherently has bias.
People being innately good.
What is the token price today? What is the token price tomorrow?
Expanding your scope to the long term
Assessing vaporware versus utility is really important.
Symbiotic relationship.




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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Blas from Composable


Blas is fascinated by the crypto world's fast-paced innovation and boundless potential, seeing it as a thrilling opportunity to reduce friction, print money, and embrace risk while expanding the ecosystem through collective action and governance.


Composable Finance pioneers decentralized finance with interoperability solutions, enabling seamless interaction between protocols. Their platform empowers efficient, customizable financial applications, driving industry innovation and accessibility.


00:00 – 03:33 : Intro
03:33 -- 05:45 : Why Web3 when you could have done something else?
05:45 -- 06:55 : What is the least exciting thing about the crypto industry for you today?
06:55 -- 10:14 : What is driving you?
10:14 -- 12:37 : The mission of Composable Finance for Blas.
12:37 -- 16:29 : What if Composable doesn't succeed?
16:29 -- 20:24 : Javier Millet
20:24 -- 22:26 : Managing blockchain development and a founder's life with family.
22:26 -- 27:58 : Building a community that is blockchain agnostic.
27:58 -- 34:05 : Governance
34:05 -- 36:24 : The biggest success
36:24 -- 43:14 : Talking about security and bridges.
43:14 -- 45:12 : ZK proof for someone in high school.
45:12 -- 47:38 : What is IBC ‘based’ communication?
47:38 -- 50:18 : The future of cross chain.
50:18 – 57:12 : The Blitz




We spoke to Blas about Composable and:


Crypto is cool
Crypto is exciting and it moves so fast.
An environment for innovation and creativity
AI
It's fun or it's interesting.
Still the wild west
Mind boggling.
Yet another industry to make money.
Reduce friction of using technology
Evolution from professor to being a president.
Powerful charisma
Leap of faith
Tribal
Try to grow the pie.
Communities’ governance
What is the value of a vote?
You're printing money.
You only live once
Taking risks and living on the edge




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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Greg Weld from Crypto Lab Tech


Greg Weld advocates gamified learning as an effective approach to educate individuals about crypto, ultimately eliminating the need for banks as intermediaries, while also promoting sustainable living practices.


Crypto Lab Tech, is all about empowering individuals with crypto knowledge, paving the way for a future without banking intermediaries and promoting sustainable living. Validatin' and Educatin' all the way.


00:00 – 02:36 : Intro
02:36 -- 04:06 : Deciding to validate.
04:06 -- 06:35 : What is Greg’s personal goal?
06:35 -- 08:09 : Unbanked the banked or banked the unbanked?
08:09 -- 11:44 : Talking about 2011
11:44 -- 14:25 : What is the change in acceptance of the public towards Crypto?
14:25 -- 18:13 : Has anything changed in the last 10 years because of Crypto?
18:13 -- 28:07 : The role in adoption spectrum.
28:07 -- 31:00 : How did you get to where you are now?
31:00 -- 35:22 : Finding whales and chain selection
35:22 -- 37:56 : All bare metal
37:56 -- 39:13 : Running everything of network storage.
39:13 -- 50:36 : Experience using Starlink and solar power.
50:36 -- 52:23 : Role of validators and educating users.
52:23 – 01:02:08 : The Blitz




We spoke to Greg Weld about Crypto Lab Tech and:


Teach people how to get into crypto.
Self-prophesy experience
Validator community in Cosmos is amazing.
People are super friendly.
Crypto is a superior form of money over fiat currency.
Banks hate crypto.
Unbanked the banked or banked the unbanked?
Stable coins and there's coins that are useful for other things.
This is the wrong time to buy.
Acceptance of the general public towards crypto
Politicians spin crypto to be an evil thing.
Imaginary thing that can't be used in the real world.
Gamified learning
Changing so much about education.
So many reasons to use crypto over the regular banking system.
Green energy
House efficiency
Spin up a metaverse
Helping other people




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