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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>Crypto is Cool, the Wild West and Faith with Blas</title>
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  <description>This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Blas from Composable
Blas is fascinated by the crypto world's fast-paced innovation and boundless potential, seeing it as a thrilling opportunity to reduce friction, print money, and embrace risk while expanding the ecosystem through collective action and governance.
Composable Finance pioneers decentralized finance with interoperability solutions, enabling seamless interaction between protocols. Their platform empowers efficient, customizable financial applications, driving industry innovation and accessibility.
00:00 – 03:33 : Intro 
03:33 -- 05:45 : Why Web3 when you could have done something else? 
05:45 -- 06:55 : What is the least exciting thing about the crypto industry for you today?
06:55 -- 10:14 : What is driving you?
10:14 -- 12:37 : The mission of Composable Finance for Blas.
12:37 -- 16:29 : What if Composable doesn't succeed?
16:29 -- 20:24 : Javier Millet
20:24 -- 22:26 : Managing blockchain development and a founder's life with family.
22:26 -- 27:58 : Building a community that is blockchain agnostic.
27:58 -- 34:05 : Governance
34:05 -- 36:24 : The biggest success
36:24 -- 43:14 : Talking about security and bridges.
43:14 -- 45:12 : ZK proof for someone in high school.
45:12 -- 47:38 : What is IBC ‘based’ communication?
47:38 -- 50:18 : The future of cross chain.
50:18 – 57:12 : The Blitz
We spoke to Blas (https://twitter.com/blasrodri)  about Composable (https://twitter.com/ComposableFin) and:
Crypto is cool
Crypto is exciting and it moves so fast
An environment for innovation and creativity
AI
It's fun or it's interesting
Still the wild west
Mind boggling
Yet another industry to make money
Reduce friction of using technology
Evolution from professor to being a president
Powerful charisma
Leap of faith
Tribal
Try to grow the pie
Communities’ governance
What is the value of a vote?
You're printing money
You only live once
Taking risks and living on the edge
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/PLeb52dtOVk)
Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/citizen_web3)
Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizenweb3.com/rss)
Special Guest: Blas.
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<p>This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Blas from Composable</p>

<p>Blas is fascinated by the crypto world&#39;s fast-paced innovation and boundless potential, seeing it as a thrilling opportunity to reduce friction, print money, and embrace risk while expanding the ecosystem through collective action and governance.</p>

<p>Composable Finance pioneers decentralized finance with interoperability solutions, enabling seamless interaction between protocols. Their platform empowers efficient, customizable financial applications, driving industry innovation and accessibility.</p>

<p>00:00 – 03:33 : Intro <br>
03:33 -- 05:45 : Why Web3 when you could have done something else? <br>
05:45 -- 06:55 : What is the least exciting thing about the crypto industry for you today?<br>
06:55 -- 10:14 : What is driving you?<br>
10:14 -- 12:37 : The mission of Composable Finance for Blas.<br>
12:37 -- 16:29 : What if Composable doesn&#39;t succeed?<br>
16:29 -- 20:24 : Javier Millet<br>
20:24 -- 22:26 : Managing blockchain development and a founder&#39;s life with family.<br>
22:26 -- 27:58 : Building a community that is blockchain agnostic.<br>
27:58 -- 34:05 : Governance<br>
34:05 -- 36:24 : The biggest success<br>
36:24 -- 43:14 : Talking about security and bridges.<br>
43:14 -- 45:12 : ZK proof for someone in high school.<br>
45:12 -- 47:38 : What is IBC ‘based’ communication?<br>
47:38 -- 50:18 : The future of cross chain.<br>
50:18 – 57:12 : The Blitz</p>

<hr>

<h5>We spoke to <a href="https://twitter.com/blasrodri" rel="nofollow">Blas</a>  about <a href="https://twitter.com/ComposableFin" rel="nofollow">Composable</a> and:</h5>

<ul>
<li>Crypto is cool</li>
<li>Crypto is exciting and it moves so fast</li>
<li>An environment for innovation and creativity</li>
<li>AI</li>
<li>It&#39;s fun or it&#39;s interesting</li>
<li>Still the wild west</li>
<li>Mind boggling</li>
<li>Yet another industry to make money</li>
<li>Reduce friction of using technology</li>
<li>Evolution from professor to being a president</li>
<li>Powerful charisma</li>
<li>Leap of faith</li>
<li>Tribal</li>
<li>Try to grow the pie</li>
<li>Communities’ governance</li>
<li>What is the value of a vote?</li>
<li>You&#39;re printing money</li>
<li>You only live once</li>
<li>Taking risks and living on the edge</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/PLeb52dtOVk" 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: Blas.</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="Bitcoin" rel="nofollow" href="https://bitcoin.org/en/">Bitcoin</a></li><li><a title="Buenos Aires" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires">Buenos Aires</a></li><li><a title="Charly García" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charly_Garc%C3%ADa">Charly García</a></li><li><a title="Chihuahua Chain" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.chihuahua.wtf/">Chihuahua Chain</a></li><li><a title="Composable" rel="nofollow" href="https://linktr.ee/composablefoundation">Composable</a></li><li><a title="Cosmos" rel="nofollow" href="https://cosmos.network/">Cosmos</a></li><li><a title="Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0ffIJ7ZO4U">Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing</a></li><li><a title="Ethereum" rel="nofollow" href="https://ethereum.org/">Ethereum</a></li><li><a title="Evmos" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.citizenweb3.com/evmos">Evmos</a></li><li><a title="IBC" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ibcprotocol.dev/">IBC</a></li><li><a title="Interlay" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.citizenweb3.com/alexeizamyatin">Interlay</a></li><li><a title="Javier Milei" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Milei">Javier Milei</a></li><li><a title="Jito Labs" rel="nofollow" href="https://solana.com/ecosystem/jitolabs">Jito Labs</a></li><li><a title="L2.watch" rel="nofollow" href="https://l2.watch/">L2.watch</a></li><li><a title="Lightning Network" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/lightning-network.asp">Lightning Network</a></li><li><a title="Nomic" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nomic.io/">Nomic</a></li><li><a title="Polkadot" rel="nofollow" href="https://polkadot.network/">Polkadot</a></li><li><a title="Polo" rel="nofollow" href="https://poloniex.com/">Polo</a></li><li><a title="Solana" rel="nofollow" href="https://solana.com/">Solana</a></li><li><a title="stable coins" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.citizenweb3.com/persistence">stable coins</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<hr>

<p>This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Blas from Composable</p>

<p>Blas is fascinated by the crypto world&#39;s fast-paced innovation and boundless potential, seeing it as a thrilling opportunity to reduce friction, print money, and embrace risk while expanding the ecosystem through collective action and governance.</p>

<p>Composable Finance pioneers decentralized finance with interoperability solutions, enabling seamless interaction between protocols. Their platform empowers efficient, customizable financial applications, driving industry innovation and accessibility.</p>

<p>00:00 – 03:33 : Intro <br>
03:33 -- 05:45 : Why Web3 when you could have done something else? <br>
05:45 -- 06:55 : What is the least exciting thing about the crypto industry for you today?<br>
06:55 -- 10:14 : What is driving you?<br>
10:14 -- 12:37 : The mission of Composable Finance for Blas.<br>
12:37 -- 16:29 : What if Composable doesn&#39;t succeed?<br>
16:29 -- 20:24 : Javier Millet<br>
20:24 -- 22:26 : Managing blockchain development and a founder&#39;s life with family.<br>
22:26 -- 27:58 : Building a community that is blockchain agnostic.<br>
27:58 -- 34:05 : Governance<br>
34:05 -- 36:24 : The biggest success<br>
36:24 -- 43:14 : Talking about security and bridges.<br>
43:14 -- 45:12 : ZK proof for someone in high school.<br>
45:12 -- 47:38 : What is IBC ‘based’ communication?<br>
47:38 -- 50:18 : The future of cross chain.<br>
50:18 – 57:12 : The Blitz</p>

<hr>

<h5>We spoke to <a href="https://twitter.com/blasrodri" rel="nofollow">Blas</a>  about <a href="https://twitter.com/ComposableFin" rel="nofollow">Composable</a> and:</h5>

<ul>
<li>Crypto is cool</li>
<li>Crypto is exciting and it moves so fast</li>
<li>An environment for innovation and creativity</li>
<li>AI</li>
<li>It&#39;s fun or it&#39;s interesting</li>
<li>Still the wild west</li>
<li>Mind boggling</li>
<li>Yet another industry to make money</li>
<li>Reduce friction of using technology</li>
<li>Evolution from professor to being a president</li>
<li>Powerful charisma</li>
<li>Leap of faith</li>
<li>Tribal</li>
<li>Try to grow the pie</li>
<li>Communities’ governance</li>
<li>What is the value of a vote?</li>
<li>You&#39;re printing money</li>
<li>You only live once</li>
<li>Taking risks and living on the edge</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/PLeb52dtOVk" 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: Blas.</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="Bitcoin" rel="nofollow" href="https://bitcoin.org/en/">Bitcoin</a></li><li><a title="Buenos Aires" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires">Buenos Aires</a></li><li><a title="Charly García" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charly_Garc%C3%ADa">Charly García</a></li><li><a title="Chihuahua Chain" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.chihuahua.wtf/">Chihuahua Chain</a></li><li><a title="Composable" rel="nofollow" href="https://linktr.ee/composablefoundation">Composable</a></li><li><a title="Cosmos" rel="nofollow" href="https://cosmos.network/">Cosmos</a></li><li><a title="Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0ffIJ7ZO4U">Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing</a></li><li><a title="Ethereum" rel="nofollow" href="https://ethereum.org/">Ethereum</a></li><li><a title="Evmos" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.citizenweb3.com/evmos">Evmos</a></li><li><a title="IBC" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ibcprotocol.dev/">IBC</a></li><li><a title="Interlay" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.citizenweb3.com/alexeizamyatin">Interlay</a></li><li><a title="Javier Milei" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Milei">Javier Milei</a></li><li><a title="Jito Labs" rel="nofollow" href="https://solana.com/ecosystem/jitolabs">Jito Labs</a></li><li><a title="L2.watch" rel="nofollow" href="https://l2.watch/">L2.watch</a></li><li><a title="Lightning Network" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/lightning-network.asp">Lightning Network</a></li><li><a title="Nomic" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nomic.io/">Nomic</a></li><li><a title="Polkadot" rel="nofollow" href="https://polkadot.network/">Polkadot</a></li><li><a title="Polo" rel="nofollow" href="https://poloniex.com/">Polo</a></li><li><a title="Solana" rel="nofollow" href="https://solana.com/">Solana</a></li><li><a title="stable coins" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.citizenweb3.com/persistence">stable coins</a></li></ul>]]>
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