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 about 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.

Links:

• Agoric
• Chris Goes
• Cosmos
• Cosmos SDK
• Coinbase
• KJ Nodes
• KJ Nodes Services
• Namada
• Revolut
• Silk Road
• The Phoenix Project