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Hey HackerNoon Readers! I’m Marin Kirkov and I’m the CEO of Stateless Minds LLC.

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I want to thank the HackerNoon community and staff for their nomination in the [Web 3 category,](https://www.noonies.tech/2022/web3) as well as [BingX](https://bit.ly/3C3ReL1) for sponsoring the Web 3 category of the [2022 Noonies awards](https://noonies.tech).

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I’ve been nominated for the following awards and if you like my writing, please do check out these award pages and vote for me:

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1. **HackerNoon Contributor of the Year- [FUTURE-OF-FINANCE](https://www.noonies.tech/2022/web3/2022-hackernoon-contributor-of-the-year-future-of-finance)**
2. **HackerNoon Contributor of the Year- [FUTURISM](https://www.noonies.tech/2022/emerging-tech/2022-hackernoon-contributor-of-the-year-futurism)**

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Web 3 is one of the most exciting technologies in the current tech landscape because the world needs true decentralization more than ever. Learn more about my thoughts and opinions on Web 3 and my journey in the tech industry via the interview below.

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## 1. Please tell us your story. What do you currently do in the Web 3 landscape and how did you get started doing it?

I am currently tinkering with IPFS. It’s a project that caught my attention because it allows users to co-host dapps. I use it with WebAssembly exclusively to create full-stack dapps living on the edge. I started out with a passion for innovation, cooperation and solidarity.

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## 2. Tell us more! What are the things you make / write / manage / build in the world of Web3?

I mainly maintain Cyber-Stasis. A post-money economy simulator in the form of a free fictional game based on gift economy. It tests the hypothesis of having a market system without any exchange be it barters or money.

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## 3. What is your inspiration for writing and what made you want to get published on HackerNoon?

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I recently felt the urge to write after many years of thinking that I have no talent for it. It just  came naturally this time. As a long-term reader of HackerNoon it was and still is the cool place to be!

## 4. What do you think is the most exciting development in Web3 right now? and on a personal level, what are you most excited or passionate about in this space?

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I would say IPFS again. It’s just one of those things that try to change the web as a whole. On a personal level, I am much more interested now in the concept of a moneyless economy and cooperative living.

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## 5. What are your concerns about Web3 and why do they worry you?

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The thing that worries me the most is the labeling and deciding what’s Web3 and what’s not. Words are powerful and worth being free of context.

## 6. If we gave you $10 million to invest in a web 3 project today, what would you invest in and why?

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Money is just a concept and not a real-world asset. I would invest them in communities experimenting with a moneyless society as well as educational institutions researching the topic.

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## 7. What are you currently learning?

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Software architecture, alternative economics theory, political anarchy, liquid democracy.

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## 8. What’s the best advice you’ve ever given someone?

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Don’t underestimate yourself. Life is worth losing.

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## 9. What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?

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Relax, it’s all just a projection of reality.

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2022 - HackerNoon Contributor of the Year - Future Of Finance

2022 - HackerNoon Contributor of the Year - Futurism

Stateless Minds' CEO Says The World Needs True Decentralization More Than Ever

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