

The Unstoppable Podcast
Phil Johnston
The onboarding podcast for Web3 and the official podcast of Unstoppable Domains. Learn about crypto, blockchain, and the decentralized web with leading experts in this emerging new technology field. And while you're at it check out and actually use some of the new apps being built by the Unstoppable partners interviewed on the show.
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Jun 7, 2021 • 54min
50 - How DAOs are Changing Business with Simon from Index Coop
In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to Simon from Index Coop, a DAO focused on building and governing crypto indexes. In this fascinating discussion, we dive into the advantages of DAOs, what they offer over traditional companies, and Simon’s own experiences with Index Coop.Simon talks about his journey from the US Marines to the world of crypto and explains what Index Coop is and how it works. We talk about how DAOs are different from traditional, centralized organizations, and go through some of the main advantages of forming a DAO such as speed and scalability.We also cover some of the career paths in DAOs, and whether this will develop into a popular option for young graduates in the near future.Simon also answers questions about the community in Index Coop, what a typical day and week looks like for him, and what the future holds for this DAO and others.--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 Simon on Twitter and learn more about Index Coop 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.
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Jun 4, 2021 • 22min
49 - What Happens to the US Dollar When Crypto Takes Over?
In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, Matthew talks about how crypto will work alongside the US Dollar in the future—and if it will ever replace it.He talks about how the US Dollar became the world’s most popular currency for trading, and explores some of the factors that cause a national currency to become more or less powerful, including what could cause the USD to weaken over time.We discuss some of the problems with the dollar that crypto could potentially solve, and talk about how the US economy could begin to integrate with crypto.Matthew explains how adopting crypto could help the US strengthen and maintain its position in the global financial order. We also share some ideas about how people could be using crypto in their everyday lives in the near future.--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.
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Jun 2, 2021 • 52min
48 - Making DAOs Legal with Aaron Wright from OpenLaw
In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to Aaron Wright. He's the co-founder of OpenLaw and other projects like The LAO and Flamingo DAO. He's also a law professor at Cardozo School of Law.We talk to Aaron about his work with law and blockchain, what DAOs are and how they work within the blockchain ecosystem. Aaron explains how OpenLaw started and how it works to create legal agreements that work within Ethereum, and how people can use OpenLaw to form an LLC or a DAO of their own.We discuss whether smart contracts will replace lawyers any time soon, and how OpenLaw will be used in the future. Will major law firms adopt this technology?Aaron also talks in-depth about some of the different DAOs he’s involved in, including The LAO, Flamingo DAO, and Neptune DAO. We finish by discussing how DAOs might play a role in our lives and societies in the coming years.--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, Aaron Wright, on Twitter. You can also learn more about OpenLaw, The LAO, Flamingo DAO, and Neptune DAO.--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.
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Jun 1, 2021 • 46min
47 - Helping Developers Build Decentralized Apps with Yaniv Tal from The Graph
In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to Yaniv Tal. He’s the co-founder of The Graph, an indexing protocol for blockchain that allows decentralized applications to have open APIs.Yaniv talks about how he became enamored with the idea of building decentralized applications and protocols to help people cooperate, and he tells the story behind The Graph and how it works. We discuss the technical details of The Graph, such as how the node network works.Yaniv also shares some use cases that have been made possible by The Graph, like NFT galleries on Unstoppable Domains and a whole host of decentralized applications that are using the technology.Finally, we talk about how Web 3.0 in general is going to transform our lives in the coming years.--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, Yaniv Tal, on Twitter and learn more about The Graph 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.
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May 28, 2021 • 56min
46 - Building a Digital Fashion Marketplace with Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee from DIGITALAX
In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee. She is the founder and CEO of DIGITALAX, the first digital fashion project on Ethereum.Emma-Jane talks about her background and how she gained experience with blockchain and crypto while working for a hedge fund based in Australia and Dubai. She talks about DIGITALAX and how it works, and how fashion designers can get involved.We discuss digital fashion as an industry, how it could evolve over the next few years, and how it might impact our everyday lives in different ways.Emma-Jane tells us who is using DIGITALAX so far and what the user base looks like today. We discuss NFTs, how they fit into digital fashion, and where the NFT space as a whole is headed in the coming years.--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, Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee, on Twitter and learn more about DIGITALAX including their Discord channel 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.
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May 26, 2021 • 36min
45 - Fixing the Global Financial System With Crypto
On today’s episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to Matthew Gould, the CEO and Founder at Unstoppable Domains. We’re discussing how crypto can be used to fix the global financial system.We cover topics like the definition of money, and what it is used for. Matthew talks about how gold was the original currency, and why and when the US switched from gold to fiat currency (the US dollar). We discuss the pros and cons of gold and fiat money.Matthew also explains some of the problems with fiat money, like how labor productivity has increased at a far greater rate than wages over the last few decades. We discuss inflation, why it happens, and if it will ever stop.Finally, Matthew talks about how crypto can solve many of the problems with fiat money, how it fits into the issue of productivity and wages, and what the future holds.--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.
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May 24, 2021 • 56min
44 - Making NFT Investment Mainstream with Andrew Steinwold from Sfermion
On today’s episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to Andrew Steinwold. He is the managing partner at Sfermion and a podcast host and content creator at Zima Red. He’s here to share his NFT knowledge and talk about the future of this technology.Andrew tells us about his early experiences with crypto and how living in Dubai made him aware of possibilities such as international transfers. He reveals how he started learning and gaining experience with NFTs, and how he would explain the concept to beginners.We discuss where the value of NFTs comes from and the best ways to bring NFTs into the mainstream and persuade people of their value. Andrew talks about how Sfermion works to help people invest in NFTs safely and successfully, and shares what he thinks are going to be the next big things in the NFT space—like the possibility of combining NFTs with AI and VR.Andrew gives some ideas about ways to speed up the mainstream acceptance of NFTs, and tells us all about Zima Red and how they share content about all things related to the subject.--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, Andrew Steinwold, on Twitter, check out Sfermion here, and learn more about Zima Red 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.
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May 21, 2021 • 1h 19min
43 - Making DeFi Available to Everyone with DeFi Dad
On today’s episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to DeFi Dad, chief DeFi officer at Zapper.fi and the host of Yield TV, about his various projects and the decentralized finance space in general.DeFi Dad tells us about his introduction to crypto and how he transitioned from Silicon Valley tech to decentralized finance. He gives a breakdown of Zapper’s main features and how they work, along with how the platform allows users to easily track and manage all their DeFi assets from one dashboard.We discuss Zapper’s current user base, and DeFi Dad shares his thoughts on where he thinks DeFi is headed over the next few years. We talk about some exciting emerging trends and what the near future could hold for Zapper.DeFi Dad tells us about Yield TV — a YouTube channel for learning about DeFi —, about his work as an investor, and how he decides which projects to invest in.--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, DeFi Dad, on Twitter and learn more about Zapper 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.
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May 19, 2021 • 36min
42 - Using NFTs as Collateral with Stephen Young from NFTfi
In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to Stephen Young, the founder and CEO at NFTfi, a peer-to-peer marketplace for collateralized NFT loans.Stephen talks about how he got into crypto, and how he initially used the technology as a way of getting around international currency fluctuations and exchange rates. He shares how he would explain decentralized finance to beginners, and how he came up with the idea of combining NFTs and DeFi.We talk about how NFTfi works and how users can get a loan or loan an NFT of their own. Stephen also explains how people have been using the platform so far and answers some questions from Twitter, like one, for example, asking if NFT shards will be lendable.Stephen tells us who is using the platform right now, and shares his thoughts on what the future holds for the platform and NFTs 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, Stephen Young, on Twitter and learn more about NFTfi 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.
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May 17, 2021 • 50min
41 - Building Better Communities with DeFi, with Niran Babalola from Panvala
On today’s episode of The Unstoppable Podcast, we’re talking to Niran Babalola, founder at Panvala, a donation matching fund for communities that runs on its own cryptocurrency.We talk to Niran about his first experiences with crypto and early days as a volunteer for the Augur project, and how resources like the ETH documentation and Buterin’s early blog posts helped him get a handle on the tech before there was much content around it.We discuss how DeFi will affect community life now and in the future, and how the idea for Panvala came about. Niran explains how the communities within Panvala work, how people can get involved, and how Panvala will reach out to mainstream users to grow.We also talk about how the crypto space could build more communities in the coming years, and how donation matching projects can help the decentralized community make a real-world impact.—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, Niran Babalola, on Twitter and learn more about Panvala on their website.—Don’t forget to rate, download, and subscribe to the podcast so we can keep producing awesome content for you - and you won't miss an episode.
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