Staking Rewards and the First Steps to Understand Blockchains with Mirko and Jannik Schmiedl

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This episode of the #citizenweb3 podcast features Mirko Schmiedl, CEO and co-founder of stakingrewards.com (plus a guest appearance from Jannik Schmiedl, the CTO and co-founder of the platform).

Stakingrewards is the leading data provider for staking and crypto-growth tools. Staking Rewards provides trusted access to all passive income opportunities with digital assets. The focus of the platform are Proof-of-Stake Protocols which enable passive returns through staking. Additionally, it covers Masternode Coins, Dividend Tokens and Lending Protocols.

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We spoke to Mirko Schmiedl about Staking Rewards and:

• The history of the founders and their crypto stories
• Worst trades and first steps
• How to launch a product
• Influences and motivations
• Exchanges and the role they play in staking
• Criteria that can help to choose a staking provider
• How to stay objective whilst doing research
• DeFi staking
• Distribution and tokens models
• Where to start learning about blockchain
• Interchain, interoperability and IBC

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Special Guest: Mirko Schmiedl.