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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 about SimplyStaking 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




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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 about Pillar 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




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Special Guest: Michael Messele.
Links:
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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 about Quicksilver 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




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Special Guest: Vish Modali.
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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 about Giveth 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




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Special Guest: Lauren Luz.
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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 about Delphilabs 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




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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 about Hedera 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




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Special Guest: Zenobia Godschalk.
Links:
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