The Unstoppable Podcast

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to our Co-Founder and CEO Matthew, and our product manager Jimmy Chang. We’re going to dive into the new NFT avatar craze that’s taking over Twitter and what it means for the overall NFT space.We discuss why people are spending so much money on these NFT avatars. Aren’t they essentially just JPEGs? We also talk about why people are wanting to identify as these digital avatars online, often instead of their real faces, and how it could affect interactions.We talk about the community that is forming around a shared interest in NFTs, and whether the NFT market is starting to exclude people who can’t afford to pay high prices. The guys also weigh in on what makes an NFT avatar project more or less successful—is artwork less important than community-building and exposure?Finally, we talk about some of the best NFT projects right now, and what made their community-building so successful, and the guys share their thoughts on the long-term future for NFT avatars.—You can follow Matthew on Twitter and LinkedIn, Diana on Twitter and LinkedIn, Jimmy on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about Unstoppable Domains and our work here.—Don’t forget to rate, download, and subscribe to the podcast so you won't miss an episode and we can keep producing awesome content for you. Check out $5 .com Fridays and $5.52 .com transfers for up to $2000 in discounts. Only at https://unstoppabledomains.com

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to Sameep Singhania. He’s one of the founding members at QuickSwap, the biggest decentralized exchange on Polygon right now and a layer 2 (L2) scaling solution for Ethereum. He’s here to talk all about the project and what they’re doing.QuickSwap is a fork of Uniswap. Sameep digs into the question of whether projects that fork off others have a responsibility to give back to the original project in some way, for example via tokens.We discuss L2 solutions—what is an L2 and what problems does it solve? What is the process of building an L2? Will L2 solutions eventually run into the same scalability challenges as L1, forcing us to build L3 solutions? Is there a trade-off with L2s, or any features you have to sacrifice?Sameep talks about the new EIP 1559 fork, and how it could change things like scalability and gas fees. We also talk about the Quick token, how it works, and how people can get hold of it.Sameep tells us about some of the big UX and UI challenges (beyond scalability and fees) that QuickSwap is trying to tackle. Finally, we discuss the future plans for QuickSwap (like potential moves to other chains) and the future for DeFi in general.—You can follow Matthew on Twitter and LinkedIn, Diana on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about Unstoppable Domains and our work here.You can follow our guest, Sameep Singhania, on Twitter and learn more about QuickSwap here.—Don’t forget to rate, download, and subscribe to the podcast so you won't miss an episode and we can keep producing awesome content for you. Check out $5 .com Fridays and $5.52 .com transfers for up to $2000 in discounts. Only at https://unstoppabledomains.com

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to Vik Sharma, founder of Cake Wallet, the first open-source Monero wallet since 2018, with which Unstoppable Domains is now integrated.Vik tells us all about how Cake Wallet was born and where the idea came from, and gives a  brief overview of Monero and what differentiates it from other coins.We talk about UX—how important UX is for crypto and how different projects can improve their UX and become more accessible to a mainstream audience. Vik also shares what he thinks are some of the biggest UX features that need to be developed to bring people into the blockchain space.We discuss some of the biggest challenges with educating newcomers and bringing people into the decentralized space, along with some of the other big barriers to mainstream adoption aside from UX.Finally, Vik shares his thoughts about the future. Is decentralization all or nothing? Or can we take baby steps to transition from a centralized web? Also, what’s coming in the near future for Cake Wallet, and the blockchain space as a whole?—You can follow Matthew on Twitter and LinkedIn, Diana on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about Unstoppable Domains and our work here.You can follow our guest, Vik Sharma, on Twitter and learn more about Cake Wallet here.—Don’t forget to rate, download, and subscribe to the podcast so you won't miss an episode and we can keep producing awesome content for you. Check out $5 .com Fridays and $5.52 .com transfers for up to $2000 in discounts. Only at https://unstoppabledomains.com

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to Trent, an NFT historian, and Dame from PaperclipDAO. PaperclipDAO recently shot to fame on Twitter after people started posting their NFT trades from the platform in a tweet thread.We talk about what PaperclipDAO is, how the experiment got started, and how it all works on the back-end. We also dive into how Clip tokens work. We discuss the social club movement online, and what it means for the internet and decentralized space.We also spend some time discussing the specific projects and NFTs being traded on PaperclipDAO, like Moon Cats and Astrocryptids, and what these involve. Finally, we talk about the NFT space in general and how it’s growing, along with what it means for culture and online interactions.UPDATE: On the episode, we speculated about who originally came up with the idea to recreate the red paper clip experiment on chain. We have since verified that it was Matt Condon - an NFT OG and one of the most creative minds in this space.—You can follow Matthew on Twitter and LinkedIn, Diana on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about Unstoppable Domains and our work here.You can follow our guests, Trent and Dame, on Twitter, and learn more about PaperclipDAO here.—Don’t forget to rate, download, and subscribe to the podcast so you won't miss an episode and we can keep producing awesome content for you. Check out $5 .com Fridays and $5.52 .com transfers for up to $2000 in discounts. Only at https://unstoppabledomains.com

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to METADREAMER. He's one of the founders at MetaFactory, a digital-physical culture studio where you can buy physical items of clothing and receive a digital equivalent to them.We talk about the best approach to building Web 3.0 — should we build a digital equivalent of the physical world, or something entirely new and digitally native? METADREAMER tells us all about MetaFactory and how it works, along with how he got the initial idea.We discuss how MetaFactory is structured — is it like a DAO or a traditional company? We also dive into how users can get started using the platform, how wearables work in MetaFactory, and different future applications for them.METADREAMER explains how the MetaFactory team decides which projects and artists to work with, how quickly their items typically sell out, and how they were able to grow such a strong community so fast.Finally, we discuss what the future holds for MetaFactory and the metaverse as a whole, and what the next big NFT use case might be.—You can follow Matthew on Twitter and LinkedIn, Diana on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about Unstoppable Domains and our work here.You can follow our guest, METADREAMER, on Twitter and check out MetaFactory here.—Don’t forget to rate, download, and subscribe to the podcast so you won't miss an episode and we can keep producing awesome content for you. Check out $5 .com Fridays and $5.52 .com transfers for up to $2000 in discounts. Only at https://unstoppabledomains.com

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to Eleni Steinman. She's the head of strategy and operations at bloXroute, and she’s here to break down some of the more technical blockchain concepts in easy-to-understand terms.We talk about transactions on the blockchain and how they get there, along with how gas fees work and how they are calculated. Eleni tells us about the EIP 1559 update and what it means for ETH fees, and also how ETH inflation impacts gas fees.Eleni explains the current scalability challenges involved with Ethereum, and we dive into some of the different types of solutions available, like layer-one and layer-two, how these work, their benefits and drawbacks.We discuss ETH 2.0 and how it benefits users. We also talk about bloXroute, the work they’re doing, and the products they offer. Finally, we discuss women in crypto and how the community can do more to welcome women.—You can follow Matthew on Twitter and LinkedIn, Diana on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about Unstoppable Domains and our work here.You can follow our guest, Eleni Steinman, on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about bloXroute here.—Don’t forget to rate, download, and subscribe to the podcast so you won't miss an episode and we can keep producing awesome content for you. Check out $5 .com Fridays and $5.52 .com transfers for up to $2000 in discounts. Only at https://unstoppabledomains.com

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, our Founder and CEO Matthew Gould is here to talk about digital identity and decentralized identity, and how they could impact our lives both online and offline.Matthew talks about some of the challenges we face in the traditional world around identity, and how digital ID could be used in physical, offline settings instead of analog.We discuss what our digital identities could look like in a Web 3.0 world, and how a truly decentralized identity would work day-to-day. Will anonymous identities be more common on the decentralized web? And how would this impact our interactions and the way communities grow?Matthew talks about some of the challenges and opportunities involved with balancing the metaverse with the physical, real-life world. We also talk about the benefits of digital identities and the freedom and anonymity they can bring to us.—You can follow Matthew on Twitter and LinkedIn, Diana on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about Unstoppable Domains and our work here.—Don’t forget to rate, download, and subscribe to the podcast so you won't miss an episode and we can keep producing awesome content for you. Check out $5 .com Fridays and $5.52 .com transfers for up to $2000 in discounts. Only at https://unstoppabledomains.com

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to Shawn Cheng. He’s a partner at ConsenSys Mesh, the investment arm of ConsenSys, and he’s here to talk about investing and helping projects grow in the decentralized world.Shawn talks about how social tokens helped him learn about crypto and blockchain, and explains what ConsenSys is and how ConsenSys Mesh grew out of it. He also talks about his experience going from a venture investor to having his own project, and how ConsenSys Mesh decides what projects to invest in.We discuss some of the practical ways ConsenSys Mesh helps companies, in addition to funding, and Shawn shares some ideas on how crypto projects can improve their UX. He also gives his predictions on how things will change as we move from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0, and how ads specifically could change as we move into Web 3.0.We also talk about the importance of communities in the decentralized world, and what the future holds for ConsenSys Mesh.—You can follow Matthew on Twitter and LinkedIn, Diana on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about Unstoppable Domains and our work here.You can follow our guest, Shawn Cheng, on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about ConsenSys Mesh here.—Don’t forget to rate, download, and subscribe to the podcast so you won't miss an episode and we can keep producing awesome content for you. Check out $5 .com Fridays and $5.52 .com transfers for up to $2000 in discounts. Only at https://unstoppabledomains.com

On this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to Jimmy Chang. He leads product development in dev tools at Unstoppable Domains, and just got back from the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) in Paris. He’s here to talk about some of the exciting things happening in the crypto space and what he learned at the EthCC.Jimmy talks about how EthCC compared to the Bitcoin Conference in Miami and mentions some of the cool projects being built at the Hackathon afterward.We talk about what people should be paying attention to right now in the crypto space, some of the different aspects of digital identity, and also social media and how decentralization could impact it. Will it look like Discord and Reddit, or something new entirely?Jimmy shares his biggest takeaways about DAOs from the event, and we discuss regulations and how crypto projects can educate policymakers. We also cover some of the main DeFi topics Jimmy learned about.—You can follow Matthew on Twitter and LinkedIn, Diana on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about Unstoppable Domains and our work here.You can follow our guest, Jimmy Chang, on Twitter.—Don’t forget to rate, download, and subscribe to the podcast so you won't miss an episode and we can keep producing awesome content for you. Check out $5 .com Fridays and $5.52 .com transfers for up to $2000 in discounts. Only at https://unstoppabledomains.com

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to Ty Smith, managing partner at Coinbound and host of the Crypto Marketing Show.We talk about Coinbound — what it’s all about and what their vision is. Ty shares his thoughts on how marketing in the crypto space is different from marketing in the general tech startup space.Is Twitter the only effective social media channel for crypto? We discuss this, and also how different social media channels compare for crypto marketing. Ty gives some tips for going viral with a piece of content.We talk about what makes a crypto marketing campaign successful, and the hardest thing about marketing in crypto. Ty explains the importance of education in crypto marketing, and how much of crypto content is purely educational.Finally, Ty shares some marketing advice for new crypto projects. We also talk for a while about his podcast, the Crypto Marketing Show.--You can follow Matthew on Twitter and LinkedIn, Diana on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about Unstoppable Domains and our work here.You can follow our guest, Ty Smith, on Twitter. Check out Coinbound here, and listen to the Crypto Marketing Show podcast here.--Don’t forget to rate, download, and subscribe to the podcast so you won't miss an episode and we can keep producing awesome content for you. Check out $5 .com Fridays and $5.52 .com transfers for up to $2000 in discounts. Only at https://unstoppabledomains.com