Citizen Web3 Podcast

Death Spirals, Bridging Digital Nations and Corruption with Alexei Zamyatin

03 Aug 2023

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Alexei Zamyatin, Co-Founder of Interlay, a modular, programmable layer between Bitcoin and the multi-chain ecosystem that unlocks novel decentralized use cases for BTC. Interlay utilizes an already operational, decentralized bridge to connect Bitcoin with a lending protocol and AMM decentralized exchange, enabling Bitcoin holders to access basic financial services without relying on centralized exchanges We spoke to Alexei about Interlay and: Payment channels Who pays the price for decentralization? The perfect storm leading to a death spiral Death Spirals How do we build trustless bridges? Economic interests and tribalism Economic vs statistical security Profits at the expense of the good of the people Centralized power corrupts Does full decentralization exist? One coin to rule them all Imposter Syndrome Early cross chain communication Domain name squatting Weak links in centralized systems Should I build, just because I can? Hostile governance attacks. Academia and research as a launch pad for a successful project Academia vs field work The need for Altruism in web3 Solving a problem is a good place to start Thesis topics as a gateway to Bitcoin Risks of relying on bridges Failures of bridges wiping out entire ecosystems The importance of community in decentralization Ethical questions around building Ethical implications of breakthroughs Differences between native and wrapped tokens Diminishing trust in institutions The future of bridging Computer Science as a way to be a creative Analysis and effects of merge mining If you like what we do at Citizen Web3: Stake with Citizen Web3 validator Listen to the YouTube version Follow us on Twitter Sign up to the RSS feed Special Guest: Alexei Zamyatin.

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3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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Death Spirals, Bridging Digital Nations and Corruption with Alexei Zamyatin

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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