This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Pavel from Zano Ravaga

Pavel Ravaga embraces the cypherpunk ethos, advocating for privacy blockchains while critiquing government oversight, meme coin speculation, and the permanence of transaction histories. He sees crypto’s potential for financial freedom but acknowledges that mainstream users prioritize convenience over privacy.

Zano is a privacy-focused blockchain designed for secure, untraceable transactions and decentralized applications. It combines cryptographic techniques with a flexible architecture to enhance financial privacy while ensuring scalability and usability.

We spoke to Pavel Ravaga about Zano and:

• Hardcore cryptocurrency


• The cypher punks


• Against the government and try to stay off the radar


• Tin-head foil theories


• Storing your personal wealth on privacy blockchains


• Meme coins


• Gambling addiction


• Room to grow


• Stealing games from Steam


• People use tokens more than anything else


• History of your transactions stored in blockchain forever


• Normal people don't care about privacy

Timestamps

00:00 – 03:00 : Intro

03:00 -- 08:40 : Staying off the radar

08:40 -- 13:01 : Arriving in web3

13:01 -- 18:00 : Memes

18:00 -- 20:06 : Battling tribalism

20:06 -- 23:07 : Coin versus token

23:07 -- 28:29 : Privacy and libertarianism

28:29 -- 34:21 : Fears role

34:21 -- 40:00 : Advice on building a crypto project

40:00 -- 48:28 : Distribution

48:28 -- 51:01 : Building a community

51:01 -- 57:47 : Blitz

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Special Guest: Pavel Ravaga.

Links:

• AI
• BFT Consensus
• Bitcoin
• Boolberry (BBR)
• Boxer from Dune Analytics
• CoinJoin
• Disco Elysium
• Disco Elysium Trailer
• Ethereum
• EVM
• Francesco Cabana from Monero
• McAfee
• Netflix
• Solana
• Spotify
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• Tornado Cash
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