web01.fireside.fm Sat, 30 May 2026 04:02:15 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Citizen Web3 Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Fluence” https://podcast.citizenweb3.com/tags/fluence Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:00:00 +0100 Exploring blockchain decentralization and the Web3 universe for over 5 years, through in-depth, hour-long conversations with builders, thinkers, and contributors—founders, validators, node operators, CTOs, VCs, DAOs, and privacy advocates. We explore critical topics: privacy, security, decentralization, technological progress, finance and cryptocurrencies dark sides, alongside personal stories of success, failure, and lessons learned. Blockchain-agnostic and building for decentralization, Citizen Web3 runs off-the-grid, non-custodial validator infrastructure, contributing to public goods and Web3. Support our work by staking with us: staking.citizenweb3.com/ en episodic Conversations with Web3 Builders, Thinkers and Contributors serejandmyself Exploring blockchain decentralization and the Web3 universe for over 5 years, through in-depth, hour-long conversations with builders, thinkers, and contributors—founders, validators, node operators, CTOs, VCs, DAOs, and privacy advocates. We explore critical topics: privacy, security, decentralization, technological progress, finance and cryptocurrencies dark sides, alongside personal stories of success, failure, and lessons learned. Blockchain-agnostic and building for decentralization, Citizen Web3 runs off-the-grid, non-custodial validator infrastructure, contributing to public goods and Web3. Support our work by staking with us: staking.citizenweb3.com/ no web3, blockchain, ethereum, cosmos, polkadot, l1, l2, layer two, protocol, eth, podcast, crypto podcast, staking, technology, reward, tendermint, IT, finance, serejandmyself, citizen cosmos, citizen web3, crypto, decentralization, cryptocurrency, atom, ecosystem, community, interchain, the great web, how to stake, earn rewards for staking, validator, pos, securing networks, ecosystem development, defi, dao, privacy, bitcoin, internet of blockchains, infra, infrastructure, citizen web3 validator, citizen web3 staking, show, podcast about blockchain, blockchain podcast best, explaining cryptocurrency, what is blockchain podcast, best cryptocurrency podcast, cryptocurrency podcast for beginners, alts, nodes, web3 business, web3 project, what is web3, how web3 works, how does web3 work, web3 help, how to enter web3, passive income, how to stake, communication, what blockchain should i invest in, should i learn blockchain, blockchain when to use, blockchain where to start, blockchain basics serejandmyself citizenweb3@protonmail.com Reveneu, DePIN and Countering Dominance with Tom Trowbridge http://podcast.citizenweb3.com/tomtrowbridge 7fe5f8bd-7b26-4ba4-8d0c-36735c9e7a42 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:00:00 +0100 serejandmyself full serejandmyself This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Tom Trowbridge from Fluence 59:23 no <hr> <p>This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Tom Trowbridge from Fluence</p> <p>Tom Trowbridge, champions decentralized technology as essential to preserving freedom in an increasingly centralized internet. He warns against the control of big tech and governments, urging the development of alternatives like Web3 to protect individual autonomy and resist centralized power.</p> <p>Fluence Labs is building a decentralized computing protocol that enables peer-to-peer applications to run without centralized servers. By empowering developers to deploy apps on a permissionless network, Fluence aims to create a censorship-resistant, resilient infrastructure for the Web3 ecosystem.</p> <p>Timestamps</p> <p>00:00 – 10:41 : Intro <br> 10:41 -- 17:04 : Changing lives <br> 17:04 -- 21:41 : The industry and surveillance <br> 21:41 -- 26:05 : ELI5 what is dePIN<br> 26:05 -- 31:40 : Decentralized infrastructure for networks<br> 31:40 -- 41:50 : Revenue and memes<br> 41:50 -- 45:35 : Closeness to fully decentralizing computing platforms<br> 45:35 -- 53:35 : Uniting developers across blockchain<br> 53:35 – 59:24 : The Blitz</p> <hr> <h5>We spoke to <a href="https://x.com/TheTomTrow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tom Trowbridge</a> about <a href="https://x.com/fluence_project" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Fluence</a> and:</h5> <ul> <li>Decentralized technology is super important for humanity</li> <li>The internet has become more centralized</li> <li>Web3 is an effective way to counter the dominance</li> <li>Amazons term of service agreement, basically allowing them to turn you off</li> <li>Incumbent on us to just be building the alternative</li> <li>Government's DNA is to try and control</li> <li>Power likes to get more power</li> <li>Central bank digital currency</li> <li>Crowdsourced physical infrastructure put together in a network</li> <li>The most scaled decentralized application in history existed before Bitcoin</li> <li>The Medici family</li> </ul> <hr> <h5>If you like what we do at Citizen Web3:</h5> <ul> <li>Stake with Citizen Web3 <a href="https://www.citizenweb3.com/staking" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">validator</a></li> <li>Listen to the <a href="https://youtu.be/Olf5KkTjPc8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">YouTube version</a></li> <li>Follow us on <a href="https://x.com/citizen_web3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Twitter</a></li> <li>Sign up to the <a href="https://www.citizenweb3.com/rss" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">RSS feed</a> Special Guest: Tom Trowbridge.</li> </ul> web3, blockchain, ethereum, cosmos, polkadot, l1, l2, layer two, protocol, eth, podcast, crypto podcast, staking, technology, reward, tendermint, IT, finance, serejandmyself, citizen cosmos, citizen web3, crypto, decentralization, cryptocurrency, atom, ecosystem, community, interchain, the great web, how to stake, earn rewards for staking, validator, pos, securing networks, ecosystem development, defi, dao, privacy, bitcoin, internet of blockchains, infra, infrastructure, citizen web3 validator, citizen web3 staking, show, podcast about blockchain, blockchain podcast best, explaining cryptocurrency, what is blockchain podcast, best cryptocurrency podcast, cryptocurrency podcast for beginners, alts, nodes, web3 business, web3 project, what is web3, how web3 works, how does web3 work, web3 help, how to enter web3, passive income, how to stake, communication, what blockchain should i invest in, should i learn blockchain, blockchain when to use, blockchain where to start, blockchain basics

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

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

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

Timestamps

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

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

Special Guest: Tom Trowbridge.

Links:

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

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

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

Timestamps

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

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

Special Guest: Tom Trowbridge.

Links:

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