This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Valters Jansons, from KJNodes.
Valters gives us a breakdown of what brought him to Web3 and being a validator. He also tells us what is keeping him in the space, his motivations, values and future plans.
KJ Nodes are a team of DevOps engineers from Latvia, they are also Crypto enthusiasts and node operators in various crypto ecosystems. KJ Nodes Validator is committed to transparency and provides public information about their activities.
00:00 -- 03:14 : Intro
03:14 -- 10:32 : Valters gives his background and motivations for being a validator.
10:32 -- 12:40 : Defining the mission of Valters and KJ Nodes
12:40 -- 17:14 : Why Cosmos?
17:14 -- 19:48 : Comfort zones and growth.
19:48 -- 25:02 : Chain selection criteria.
25:02 -- 28:09 : Morality of tools.
28:09 -- 33:52 : Bare metal or cloud?
33:52 -- 37:56 : The power of great tools.
37:56 -- 44:21 : Ideas on improving user literacy in web3.
44:21 -- 49:57 : What is the best way to sort and present data?
49:57 -- 55:58 : Advice for validators on security.
55:58 -- 1:08:25 : The Blitz
We spoke to Valters Jansons (https://twitter.com/_sigv) about KJNodes (https://twitter.com/kjnodes) and:
The importance of UX
Values in validating
Subjective morality
Growth vs security
Cloud or bare metal
Time as a resource
Validator Tools
NFT's
Fancy blockchains
Educational responsibility
Destruction as a path to knowledge
Documentation as the downfall of a project
The importance of UX
The economic health of small validators
The commitment needed to arrive at your destination in Web3
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Special Guest: Valters Jansons.
