web01.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:46:07 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Citizen Web3 Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Willy Ogorzaly” https://podcast.citizenweb3.com/tags/willy%20ogorzaly Fri, 07 Jul 2023 02:00:00 +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 The Best Day Ever, Dank Meme's and Airdrops with Willy Ogorzaly http://podcast.citizenweb3.com/willyogorzaly 6a7d0a1a-eed8-4043-9bb0-03fcdd7d5772 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 02:00:00 +0100 serejandmyself full serejandmyself This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Willy Ogorzaly Former Product Manager at ShapeShift and current head of decentralization for the Fox Foundation 54:16 no This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Willy Ogorzaly Former Product Manager at ShapeShift and current head of decentralization for the Fox Foundation On their website ShapeShift asserts that their aim is to be the pathway into a borderless financial system; an open-source, multi-chain, self-custody crypto platform enabling billions to achieve financial sovereignty The FOX Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the ShapeShift DAO in achieving full decentralization. We spoke to Willy (https://twitter.com/willyogo) about Shapeshift (https://shapeshift.com/) and: Affiliate rewards as a driver for user adoption Affiliate rewards as an alternative to increasing fees Differentiating between scammers and real builders Challenges of running node infrastructure at scale Dank Memes, the most efficient form of communication Dank Memes as a way to convey Mission, Vision and Values “The best day ever”, Everyday! Ownership of a platform as a way to build a community How do you extract value from open source projects and make them sustainable The best type of software is free software Airdrop distribution philosophy Airdrop news/Wen airdrop? The spirit of innovation in Ethereum and Cosmos The ultimate interface for the decentralized universe Fees as a roadblock to early adoption What is the product market fit for Archio Challenges of running node infrastructure at scale Is open source the way forward for web3? Further decentralization by decentralization of infrastructure Startups Reasons for a non-profit model. Solving the problem of Sybil attacks Status quos of open-source DAOS Early childhood education, roadblock to innovation? 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/mUgYdxbmyaw) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/citizen_web3) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizenweb3.com/rss) Special Guest: Willy Ogorzaly. blockchain, finance, web3, serejandmyself, podcast, citizen cosmos, crypto, cryptocurrency, technology, ecosystem, self sovereignty, affiliate rewards, user adoption, node infrastructure, memes, communication, values, community, open source, sustainable, software, airdrop, ethereum, product market fit, non-profit, dao, shapeshift, fox foundation

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Willy Ogorzaly Former Product Manager at ShapeShift and current head of decentralization for the Fox Foundation

On their website ShapeShift asserts that their aim is to be the pathway into a borderless financial system; an open-source, multi-chain, self-custody crypto platform enabling billions to achieve financial sovereignty

The FOX Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the ShapeShift DAO in achieving full decentralization.

We spoke to Willy about Shapeshift and:
  • Affiliate rewards as a driver for user adoption
  • Affiliate rewards as an alternative to increasing fees
  • Differentiating between scammers and real builders
  • Challenges of running node infrastructure at scale
  • Dank Memes, the most efficient form of communication
  • Dank Memes as a way to convey Mission, Vision and Values
  • “The best day ever”, Everyday!
  • Ownership of a platform as a way to build a community
  • How do you extract value from open source projects and make them sustainable
  • The best type of software is free software
  • Airdrop distribution philosophy
  • Airdrop news/Wen airdrop?
  • The spirit of innovation in Ethereum and Cosmos
  • The ultimate interface for the decentralized universe
  • Fees as a roadblock to early adoption
  • What is the product market fit for Archio
  • Challenges of running node infrastructure at scale
  • Is open source the way forward for web3?
  • Further decentralization by decentralization of infrastructure
  • Startups
  • Reasons for a non-profit model.
  • Solving the problem of Sybil attacks
  • Status quos of open-source DAOS
  • Early childhood education, roadblock to innovation?
If you like what we do at Citizen Web3:

Special Guest: Willy Ogorzaly.

Links:

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Willy Ogorzaly Former Product Manager at ShapeShift and current head of decentralization for the Fox Foundation

On their website ShapeShift asserts that their aim is to be the pathway into a borderless financial system; an open-source, multi-chain, self-custody crypto platform enabling billions to achieve financial sovereignty

The FOX Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the ShapeShift DAO in achieving full decentralization.

We spoke to Willy about Shapeshift and:
  • Affiliate rewards as a driver for user adoption
  • Affiliate rewards as an alternative to increasing fees
  • Differentiating between scammers and real builders
  • Challenges of running node infrastructure at scale
  • Dank Memes, the most efficient form of communication
  • Dank Memes as a way to convey Mission, Vision and Values
  • “The best day ever”, Everyday!
  • Ownership of a platform as a way to build a community
  • How do you extract value from open source projects and make them sustainable
  • The best type of software is free software
  • Airdrop distribution philosophy
  • Airdrop news/Wen airdrop?
  • The spirit of innovation in Ethereum and Cosmos
  • The ultimate interface for the decentralized universe
  • Fees as a roadblock to early adoption
  • What is the product market fit for Archio
  • Challenges of running node infrastructure at scale
  • Is open source the way forward for web3?
  • Further decentralization by decentralization of infrastructure
  • Startups
  • Reasons for a non-profit model.
  • Solving the problem of Sybil attacks
  • Status quos of open-source DAOS
  • Early childhood education, roadblock to innovation?
If you like what we do at Citizen Web3:

Special Guest: Willy Ogorzaly.

Links:

]]> The Best Day Ever, Laser Eyes and Market Cycles with Willy Ogorzaly http://podcast.citizenweb3.com/shapeshift 8fa5b8d9-975e-4d32-a90e-7da564a3f6ab Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:00:00 +0100 serejandmyself full serejandmyself This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Willy Ogorzaly, head of decentralization at the ShapeShift DAO, governing one of the oldest non-custodial exchanges, which allows users to trade crypto 40:41 no This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Willy Ogorzaly, head of decentralization at the ShapeShift DAO, governing one of the oldest non-custodial exchanges, which allows users to trade crypto. ShapeShift gives you zero-commission crypto trading, and you always stay in control of your crypto private keys. We spoke to Willy Ogorzaly (https://twitter.com/WillyOgo) about ShapeShift DAO (https://shapeshift.com/) and: DAO's Memes CEX vs. DEX DeFi Financial sovereignty Community Values Market cycles Fox chain and airdrop The interchain MLE and MVP Progressive decentralization Motivation, values and goals Staking Yields Laser eyes Maximalism The best day ever Bounties 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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTuE0cDQo0U) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/citizen_web3) Sign up to the RSS feed (https://www.citizenweb3.com/rss) Special Guest: Willy Ogorzaly. citizenweb3, blockchain, tendermint, it, finance, cosmos, web3, serejandmyself, podcast, bitcoin, ethereum, serj and anna, citizen cosmos, crypto, cryptocurrency, atom, technology, ecosystem, values, web2, motivation, staking, rewards, apy, apr, informal systems, cosmos hub, interchain, security, ethereum, programming, adoption, value proposition, governance, research, goals, education, developers, protocol, token, internet, validator, node, community, willy ogorzaly, shapeshift, financial sovereignty, dex, mle, mlp, laser eyes, airdrop, dao, nft, maximalism, sound money, memes, market cycles

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Willy Ogorzaly, head of decentralization at the ShapeShift DAO, governing one of the oldest non-custodial exchanges, which allows users to trade crypto.

ShapeShift gives you zero-commission crypto trading, and you always stay in control of your crypto private keys.

We spoke to Willy Ogorzaly about ShapeShift DAO and:
  • DAO's
  • Memes
  • CEX vs. DEX
  • DeFi
  • Financial sovereignty
  • Community
  • Values
  • Market cycles
  • Fox chain and airdrop
  • The interchain
  • MLE and MVP
  • Progressive decentralization
  • Motivation, values and goals
  • Staking
  • Yields
  • Laser eyes
  • Maximalism
  • The best day ever
  • Bounties
If you like what we do at Citizen Web3:

Special Guest: Willy Ogorzaly.

Links:

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Willy Ogorzaly, head of decentralization at the ShapeShift DAO, governing one of the oldest non-custodial exchanges, which allows users to trade crypto.

ShapeShift gives you zero-commission crypto trading, and you always stay in control of your crypto private keys.

We spoke to Willy Ogorzaly about ShapeShift DAO and:
  • DAO's
  • Memes
  • CEX vs. DEX
  • DeFi
  • Financial sovereignty
  • Community
  • Values
  • Market cycles
  • Fox chain and airdrop
  • The interchain
  • MLE and MVP
  • Progressive decentralization
  • Motivation, values and goals
  • Staking
  • Yields
  • Laser eyes
  • Maximalism
  • The best day ever
  • Bounties
If you like what we do at Citizen Web3:

Special Guest: Willy Ogorzaly.

Links:

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