Scammers, Evolution and DeFi design with Chad Barraford

This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Chad Barraford A Core Dev from THORchain a decentralized cross-chain liquidity protocol that allows users to swap assets between blockchain networks. THORChain is a settlement layer that facilitates swaps between Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain, Avalanche, Cosmos Hub, Dogecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin.
We spoke to Chad (https://twitter.com/CBarraford) about THORchain (https://thorchain.org/) and:
Early AI and their uses
Crypto as a vehicle for furthering human rights and empowering the people.
A 10-hour work week
Problem solving in computational science
The birth of THORChain from a hackathon
Identifying and solving hair on fire problems
Unique Web3 lending
Shifting the Web3 lending paradigm
The Origins of The Twitter Spam Assassin
The importance of separating money from state
Defining a scammer in Web3
Challenges around scalability
Learning through a freedom of exploration and building on past failures
When does a Defi design become too dangerous?
The imperative of the Crypto community to explore
Honesty as a lynchpin of ethical development
Bare metal for security
Evolution of automobiles and protocols
Tax mistakes
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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Chad Barraford A Core Dev from THORchain a decentralized cross-chain liquidity protocol that allows users to swap assets between blockchain networks. THORChain is a settlement layer that facilitates swaps between Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain, Avalanche, Cosmos Hub, Dogecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin.

We spoke to Chad about THORchain and:

Early AI and their uses
Crypto as a vehicle for furthering human rights and empowering the people.
A 10-hour work week
Problem solving in computational science
The birth of THORChain from a hackathon
Identifying and solving hair on fire problems
Unique Web3 lending
Shifting the Web3 lending paradigm
The Origins of The Twitter Spam Assassin
The importance of separating money from state
Defining a scammer in Web3
Challenges around scalability
Learning through a freedom of exploration and building on past failures
When does a Defi design become too dangerous?
The imperative of the Crypto community to explore
Honesty as a lynchpin of ethical development
Bare metal for security
Evolution of automobiles and protocols
Tax mistakes

If you like what we do at Citizen Web3:

Stake with Citizen Web3 validator
Listen to the YouTube version
Follow us on Twitter
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Special Guest: Chad Barraford.

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