Anton Pavlutsky and Reena Shtedle from Citadel.one shared their insights on crypto innovation and success. Anton, a software engineer, described himself as a "private guy" focused on product development. His initial exposure to Bitcoin years ago involved using it "to buy some stuff on the internet. To sell some stuff on the internet," perceiving it as "improved web money or some sort of internet money." His journey with Citadel.one began when colleagues sought his expertise in staking. Recognizing his strength in engineering, he helped build Citadel.one as "a validator with product," aiming to deliver user-centric features across diverse blockchain ecosystems. Reena Shtedle, a self-identified "Stakein' OG," entered crypto around 2017 through extensive research, noting the early validator role often lacked transparency. She has transitioned from operations and business development to developer relations, particularly with Citadel.one's SDK launch. Reena also conducts independent academic research into Cosmos governance, examining how the ecosystem's narrative influences on-chain governance and how "the level of engagement of volunteers" impacts overall value accrual. Anton outlined Citadel.one's evolution, beginning as a dashboard for staking rewards and analytics across networks like Cosmos, Polkadot, IOST, and ICANN. The core idea was to "unify stake around different ecosystems," leading to a dashboard with staking, redelegation, and claiming features. Citadel.one sought to "lock your users right on your platform" by developing DApps that interact seamlessly within their ecosystem. Anton used "Apple Pay" as an analogy, suggesting
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Network | Rank | Expected APR | Fans | Voting Power | Commission | Self Delegation | Uptime | Missed Blocks | Infrastructure | Governance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quicksilver Testnet | 12 | - | 2 | 600 K 4.73% | 5.00% | 0 | 100.00 | 0 | 80 | |