This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Sergey from Quokka Stake. Sergey showed a great passion for privacy and the founding ethos behind Web3. They go into the need for decentralized infrastructure, values and the importance of DYOR. If you enjoy conversations with people who really mean it when they say they are in it for the tech, this is definitely an episode for you.

00:00 -- 04:56 : Intro
04:56 -- 07:42 : How important is decentralization in chain selection for Quokka Stake?
07:42 -- 11:25 : How did Sergey get into Web3?
11:25 -- 13:44 : Sergey delves into his thoughts on privacy in Web3.
13:44 -- 15:34 : What would have to happen for Sergey to leave Web3?
15:34 -- 23:26 : Decentralized infrastructure's role in Web3.
23:26 -- 34:40 : Bare Metal and key management system's.
34:40 -- 39:03 : Sergey's biggest challenge on his Web3 journey.
39:03 -- 46:06 : The secret to a better blockchain community.
46:06 -- 54:04 : The Blitz

We spoke to Sergey about Quokka Stake and:

• Privacy
• Decentralisation
• Challenges of a small validator
• Values when selecting chains
• Monitoring systems
• Being in web3 for the technology
• Free Speech
• Merits of refurbished hardware
• Blockchain protecting human rights
• Infrastructures role in decentralization
• Renewable self generated power for validators
• Points of failure
• The importance of DYOR in all things
• Bare Metal is best, but cloud is needed sometimes
• Values in education
• Motivations

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Special Guest: Sergey.

Links:

• Celestia
• Cyber
• Hetzner
• Horcrux
• Likecoin
• Neutron
• Namada
• Stride
• Ted Lasso
• Zarko Milosevic
• Nym Technologies
• Nomic
• Sentinel