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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/
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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/
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  <title>Decentralization, Assumptions and Honesty with Gabriel Coutinho de Paula</title>
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  <description>This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Gabriel from Cartesi
Gabriel Coutinho de Paula, a researcher at Cartesi, envisions a decentralized future where ecosystems are free from centralized control and nurtured by collaborative effort. He emphasizes honest validation, coordination to prevent the tragedy of the commons, and the importance of innovation—while reminding us not to take things too seriously.
Cartesi is a decentralized Layer 2 infrastructure that enables scalable, verifiable computation using standard software tools like Linux. By bridging traditional programming with blockchain, Cartesi empowers developers to build more complex, real-world dApps while preserving decentralization and trust.
Timestamps
00:00 – 06:36 : Intro 
06:36 -- 10:30 : Personal vs professional challenge
10:30 -- 14:28 : Biting our own tail
14:28 -- 21:20 : Foundations
21:20 -- 26:46 : Researching in Web2 and Web3
26:46 -- 35:19 : Cartesi
35:19 -- 41:18 : Security, Decentralization and Scalability
41:18 -- 57:30 : An honest validator
57:30 – 01:05:07 : The Blitz
We spoke to Gabriel Coutinho de Paula (https://x.com/GCdePaula_)  about Cartesi (https://x.com/cartesiproject) and:
Synthesizing drugs
Challenge is very nice, but it doesn't hold you
New industry that will revolutionize the world
Beneficial for everyone to coordinate
The tragedy of the commons
Ecosystem should be free from any single influence
The spirit of decentralization
Gardeners that tend to this ecosystem and trying to make it grow
An honest validator
In the end, have assumptions and a first step
Trusting the L1
Getting reminded to not take things too seriously
If you like what we do at Citizen Web3:
Stake with Citizen Web3 validator (https://www.citizenweb3.com/staking)
Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/MIg5RINy-bk)
Follow us on Twitter (https://x.com/citizen_web3)
Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizenweb3.com/rss)
Special Guest: Gabriel Coutinho de Paula.
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<p>This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Gabriel from Cartesi</p>

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

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

<p>Timestamps</p>

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

<hr>

<h5>We spoke to <a href="https://x.com/GCdePaula_" rel="nofollow">Gabriel Coutinho de Paula</a>  about <a href="https://x.com/cartesiproject" rel="nofollow">Cartesi</a> and:</h5>

<ul>
<li>Synthesizing drugs</li>
<li>Challenge is very nice, but it doesn&#39;t hold you</li>
<li>New industry that will revolutionize the world</li>
<li>Beneficial for everyone to coordinate</li>
<li>The tragedy of the commons</li>
<li>Ecosystem should be free from any single influence</li>
<li>The spirit of decentralization</li>
<li>Gardeners that tend to this ecosystem and trying to make it grow</li>
<li>An honest validator</li>
<li>In the end, have assumptions and a first step</li>
<li>Trusting the L1</li>
<li>Getting reminded to not take things too seriously</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" rel="nofollow">validator</a></li>
<li>Listen to the <a href="https://youtu.be/MIg5RINy-bk" rel="nofollow">YouTube version</a></li>
<li>Follow us on <a href="https://x.com/citizen_web3" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a></li>
<li>Sign up to the <a href="https://www.citizenweb3.com/rss" rel="nofollow">RSS feed</a></li>
</ul><p>Special Guest: Gabriel Coutinho de Paula.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="AI" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence">AI</a></li><li><a title="Carl Sagan" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan">Carl Sagan</a></li><li><a title="Cartesi" rel="nofollow" href="https://cartesi.io/">Cartesi</a></li><li><a title="Cosmos" rel="nofollow" href="https://cosmos.network/">Cosmos</a></li><li><a title="Ethereum" rel="nofollow" href="https://ethereum.org/">Ethereum</a></li><li><a title="Ethereum Foundation" rel="nofollow" href="https://ethereum.foundation/">Ethereum Foundation</a></li><li><a title="Good Omens by Terry Pratchett" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23590526-good-omens">Good Omens by Terry Pratchett</a></li><li><a title="L2Beat" rel="nofollow" href="https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary">L2Beat</a></li><li><a title="Meditations on Moloch. By Scott Alexander" rel="nofollow" href="https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/">Meditations on Moloch. By Scott Alexander</a></li><li><a title="Moloch" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moloch">Moloch</a></li><li><a title="Near" rel="nofollow" href="https://near.org/">Near</a></li><li><a title="Polkadot" rel="nofollow" href="https://polkadot.network/">Polkadot</a></li><li><a title="Solana" rel="nofollow" href="https://solana.com/">Solana</a></li><li><a title="Solidity" rel="nofollow" href="https://soliditylang.org/">Solidity</a></li><li><a title="TensorFlow" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tensorflow.org/">TensorFlow</a></li><li><a title="The Evolution of Lua" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.lua.org/doc/hopl.pdf">The Evolution of Lua</a></li><li><a title="Vitalik" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitalik_Buterin">Vitalik</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<hr>

<p>This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Gabriel from Cartesi</p>

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

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

<p>Timestamps</p>

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

<hr>

<h5>We spoke to <a href="https://x.com/GCdePaula_" rel="nofollow">Gabriel Coutinho de Paula</a>  about <a href="https://x.com/cartesiproject" rel="nofollow">Cartesi</a> and:</h5>

<ul>
<li>Synthesizing drugs</li>
<li>Challenge is very nice, but it doesn&#39;t hold you</li>
<li>New industry that will revolutionize the world</li>
<li>Beneficial for everyone to coordinate</li>
<li>The tragedy of the commons</li>
<li>Ecosystem should be free from any single influence</li>
<li>The spirit of decentralization</li>
<li>Gardeners that tend to this ecosystem and trying to make it grow</li>
<li>An honest validator</li>
<li>In the end, have assumptions and a first step</li>
<li>Trusting the L1</li>
<li>Getting reminded to not take things too seriously</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" rel="nofollow">validator</a></li>
<li>Listen to the <a href="https://youtu.be/MIg5RINy-bk" rel="nofollow">YouTube version</a></li>
<li>Follow us on <a href="https://x.com/citizen_web3" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a></li>
<li>Sign up to the <a href="https://www.citizenweb3.com/rss" rel="nofollow">RSS feed</a></li>
</ul><p>Special Guest: Gabriel Coutinho de Paula.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="AI" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence">AI</a></li><li><a title="Carl Sagan" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan">Carl Sagan</a></li><li><a title="Cartesi" rel="nofollow" href="https://cartesi.io/">Cartesi</a></li><li><a title="Cosmos" rel="nofollow" href="https://cosmos.network/">Cosmos</a></li><li><a title="Ethereum" rel="nofollow" href="https://ethereum.org/">Ethereum</a></li><li><a title="Ethereum Foundation" rel="nofollow" href="https://ethereum.foundation/">Ethereum Foundation</a></li><li><a title="Good Omens by Terry Pratchett" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23590526-good-omens">Good Omens by Terry Pratchett</a></li><li><a title="L2Beat" rel="nofollow" href="https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary">L2Beat</a></li><li><a title="Meditations on Moloch. By Scott Alexander" rel="nofollow" href="https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/">Meditations on Moloch. By Scott Alexander</a></li><li><a title="Moloch" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moloch">Moloch</a></li><li><a title="Near" rel="nofollow" href="https://near.org/">Near</a></li><li><a title="Polkadot" rel="nofollow" href="https://polkadot.network/">Polkadot</a></li><li><a title="Solana" rel="nofollow" href="https://solana.com/">Solana</a></li><li><a title="Solidity" rel="nofollow" href="https://soliditylang.org/">Solidity</a></li><li><a title="TensorFlow" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tensorflow.org/">TensorFlow</a></li><li><a title="The Evolution of Lua" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.lua.org/doc/hopl.pdf">The Evolution of Lua</a></li><li><a title="Vitalik" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitalik_Buterin">Vitalik</a></li></ul>]]>
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