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    <description>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/
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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>Web3 Governance, the Free Market and Challenges with Gregory Markou </title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Gregory Markou AKA GregTheGreek, co-founder and CPO at ChainSafe, building infrastructure for a decentralized world</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Gregory Markou, AKA GregTheGreek, ex Eth core dev and co-founder and CPO at ChainSafe a blockchain R&amp;amp;D firm, specializing in protocol engineering, cross-chain interoperability &amp;amp; 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 Web3:
Stake with Citizen Web3 validator (https://www.citizenweb3.com/staking)
Listen to the YouTube version (https://youtu.be/RFLv4GtZEnc)
Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/citizen_web3)
Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizenweb3.com/rss) Special Guest: Gregory Marco.
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<p>This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Gregory Markou, AKA GregTheGreek, ex Eth core dev and co-founder and CPO at ChainSafe a blockchain R&amp;D firm, specializing in protocol engineering, cross-chain interoperability &amp; web3 gaming</p>

<p>On their website ChinSafe claims that their mission is to enable the world&#39;s systems to run on decentralized infrastructure.</p>

<hr>

<h5>We spoke to <a href="https://twitter.com/GregTheGreek" rel="nofollow"><strong>Greg</strong></a>  about <a href="https://chainsafe.io/" rel="nofollow"><strong>Chainsafe</strong></a> and:</h5>

<ul>
<li>The importance of product development strategy</li>
<li>Gaming</li>
<li>The importance of self care</li>
<li>Visions of the future for the interchain</li>
<li>The journey from traditional education to being a founder in Web3</li>
<li>Traditional banking&#39;s failures as a catalyst for adoption</li>
<li>Bias and objectivity in Education</li>
<li>Knowing when to hand over the reigns of power</li>
<li>What does Web3 mean to Greg and ChainSafe</li>
<li>Is there enough product development in blockchain</li>
<li>Providing the tools for the next generation of devs</li>
<li>What is missing in Web3?</li>
<li>How free should the free market be?</li>
<li>Goerli ETH and moral quandaries</li>
<li>Challenges for Testnets</li>
<li>Opinions on Governance and multisigs</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/RFLv4GtZEnc" rel="nofollow">YouTube version</a></li>
<li>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.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: Gregory Marco.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Aave" rel="nofollow" href="https://aave.com/">Aave</a></li><li><a title="Bitcoin Lightning" rel="nofollow" href="https://lightning.network/">Bitcoin Lightning</a></li><li><a title="Chainsafe" rel="nofollow" href="https://chainsafe.io/">Chainsafe</a></li><li><a title="Cosmos" rel="nofollow" href="https://cosmos.network/">Cosmos</a></li><li><a title="Cosmos SDK" rel="nofollow" href="https://v1.cosmos.network/sdk">Cosmos SDK</a></li><li><a title="David Ansermino" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgrantansermino/?originalSubdomain=ca">David Ansermino</a></li><li><a title="Ethereum" rel="nofollow" href="https://ethereum.org/en/">Ethereum</a></li><li><a title="Firm" rel="nofollow" href="https://firm.org/">Firm</a></li><li><a title="Gitcoin" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.gitcoin.co/">Gitcoin</a></li><li><a title="Go" rel="nofollow" href="https://go.dev/">Go</a></li><li><a title="Goerli" rel="nofollow" href="https://goerli.net/">Goerli</a></li><li><a title="Jorge Izquierdo" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/izqui9?lang=en">Jorge Izquierdo</a></li><li><a title="Juno" rel="nofollow" href="https://junonetwork.io/">Juno</a></li><li><a title="Lodestar" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.lodestarfinance.io/">Lodestar</a></li><li><a title="Makerdao" rel="nofollow" href="https://makerdao.com/en/">Makerdao</a></li><li><a title="Near" rel="nofollow" href="https://near.org/">Near</a></li><li><a title="Parallel" rel="nofollow" href="https://parallel.life/">Parallel</a></li><li><a title="Polkadot" rel="nofollow" href="https://polkadot.network/">Polkadot</a></li><li><a title="Red Hat" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.redhat.com/en">Red Hat</a></li><li><a title="Richard Moore" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ricmoo.com/">Richard Moore</a></li><li><a title="Ruby" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/">Ruby</a></li><li><a title="Runescape" rel="nofollow" href="https://play.runescape.com/">Runescape</a></li><li><a title="Rust" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.rust-lang.org/">Rust</a></li><li><a title="Stake Fish" rel="nofollow" href="https://stake.fish/">Stake Fish</a></li><li><a title="Stu Peters" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/stu-peters-772934236/?trk=public_profile_browsemap&amp;originalSubdomain=ca">Stu Peters</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<hr>

<p>This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Gregory Markou, AKA GregTheGreek, ex Eth core dev and co-founder and CPO at ChainSafe a blockchain R&amp;D firm, specializing in protocol engineering, cross-chain interoperability &amp; web3 gaming</p>

<p>On their website ChinSafe claims that their mission is to enable the world&#39;s systems to run on decentralized infrastructure.</p>

<hr>

<h5>We spoke to <a href="https://twitter.com/GregTheGreek" rel="nofollow"><strong>Greg</strong></a>  about <a href="https://chainsafe.io/" rel="nofollow"><strong>Chainsafe</strong></a> and:</h5>

<ul>
<li>The importance of product development strategy</li>
<li>Gaming</li>
<li>The importance of self care</li>
<li>Visions of the future for the interchain</li>
<li>The journey from traditional education to being a founder in Web3</li>
<li>Traditional banking&#39;s failures as a catalyst for adoption</li>
<li>Bias and objectivity in Education</li>
<li>Knowing when to hand over the reigns of power</li>
<li>What does Web3 mean to Greg and ChainSafe</li>
<li>Is there enough product development in blockchain</li>
<li>Providing the tools for the next generation of devs</li>
<li>What is missing in Web3?</li>
<li>How free should the free market be?</li>
<li>Goerli ETH and moral quandaries</li>
<li>Challenges for Testnets</li>
<li>Opinions on Governance and multisigs</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/RFLv4GtZEnc" rel="nofollow">YouTube version</a></li>
<li>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.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: Gregory Marco.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Aave" rel="nofollow" href="https://aave.com/">Aave</a></li><li><a title="Bitcoin Lightning" rel="nofollow" href="https://lightning.network/">Bitcoin Lightning</a></li><li><a title="Chainsafe" rel="nofollow" href="https://chainsafe.io/">Chainsafe</a></li><li><a title="Cosmos" rel="nofollow" href="https://cosmos.network/">Cosmos</a></li><li><a title="Cosmos SDK" rel="nofollow" href="https://v1.cosmos.network/sdk">Cosmos SDK</a></li><li><a title="David Ansermino" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgrantansermino/?originalSubdomain=ca">David Ansermino</a></li><li><a title="Ethereum" rel="nofollow" href="https://ethereum.org/en/">Ethereum</a></li><li><a title="Firm" rel="nofollow" href="https://firm.org/">Firm</a></li><li><a title="Gitcoin" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.gitcoin.co/">Gitcoin</a></li><li><a title="Go" rel="nofollow" href="https://go.dev/">Go</a></li><li><a title="Goerli" rel="nofollow" href="https://goerli.net/">Goerli</a></li><li><a title="Jorge Izquierdo" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/izqui9?lang=en">Jorge Izquierdo</a></li><li><a title="Juno" rel="nofollow" href="https://junonetwork.io/">Juno</a></li><li><a title="Lodestar" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.lodestarfinance.io/">Lodestar</a></li><li><a title="Makerdao" rel="nofollow" href="https://makerdao.com/en/">Makerdao</a></li><li><a title="Near" rel="nofollow" href="https://near.org/">Near</a></li><li><a title="Parallel" rel="nofollow" href="https://parallel.life/">Parallel</a></li><li><a title="Polkadot" rel="nofollow" href="https://polkadot.network/">Polkadot</a></li><li><a title="Red Hat" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.redhat.com/en">Red Hat</a></li><li><a title="Richard Moore" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ricmoo.com/">Richard Moore</a></li><li><a title="Ruby" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/">Ruby</a></li><li><a title="Runescape" rel="nofollow" href="https://play.runescape.com/">Runescape</a></li><li><a title="Rust" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.rust-lang.org/">Rust</a></li><li><a title="Stake Fish" rel="nofollow" href="https://stake.fish/">Stake Fish</a></li><li><a title="Stu Peters" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/stu-peters-772934236/?trk=public_profile_browsemap&amp;originalSubdomain=ca">Stu Peters</a></li></ul>]]>
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