The Unstoppable Podcast

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast , we’re talking to Hamzah Khan. He’s the Head of DeFi at Polygon (formerly Matic Network) which is, in very simple terms, a protocol and framework for scaling on the blockchain. Hamzah talks about his journey to becoming Chief DeFi Officer at Polygon, along with the genesis story of MATIC and how it evolved into Polygon.  We talk about what SDK is and wha...

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast , we’re talking to Kinjal Shah. She’s a Senior Associate at Blockchain Capital, a crypto venture fund, and an investor at the Komorebi Fund, the very first investment DAO focused specifically on funding female and non-binary crypto founders. Kinjal talks about her experience moving from traditional financial services into crypto. She explains how Blockcha...

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast , we’re talking to Maria Paula. Maria is the Co-Founder of JPG, an on-chain NFT gallery created and curated by users. Maria talks about how the idea for an online NFT art gallery came about, and how JPG got started. She also explains who the main groups of users for JPG are, and how they can use it. We talk about curating NFTs as a group, and the possibil...

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast , we’re talking to Evin McMullen — co-founder at Serto, formerly called UPort, a company bridging the intersection between data and identity. Evin gives her views on data and identity both on and off-chain and talks about how we could port around our personal data in an ideal model. We also discuss the benefits of storing data on-chain versus off-chain. W...

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast , we’re talking to Jonathan Mann. He’s the co-host of the Digitally Rare podcast with Matt Condon (one of the many Matts) and he has also written a song every single day for the last 12 years. Jonathan talks about how he got into music and his early experiences, along with what led him to do the song-a-day project and how he was able to be so consistent a...

On this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast , we’re talking to Mitchell F. Chan, author, and creator of the Digital Zones of Immaterial Pictorial Sensibility — a new NFT project. Mitchell talks about his journey creating Digital Zones and what inspired him. We discuss the origins of the project — were NFTs really conceptualized in 1958? We also cover how people can get involved with Digital Zones,...

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast , we’re talking to Jack O’Holleran — Co-Founder and CEO of SKALE Labs, which is an open-source blockchain network for scaling Ethereum-based dApps. Jack tells us about how the idea for SKALE came into being, and what the platform offers that other layer-2 solutions don’t. We also talk about how consensus works on SKALE. We cover the similarities and diffe...

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast , we’re talking to Landon Cassill, NASCAR driver and an early crypto adopter, since almost the very beginning. Landon explains his background in NASCAR and what the sport is all about. He also shares his experience of being sponsored by crypto investment platform, Voyager, what they do, and how their relationship came to be.  We discuss the popularity of...

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast , we’re talking to Patrick and Graeme from Mirror.xyz. It’s a decentralized content platform that has shot to fame through its smart use of social media and novel features. We talk about how the idea for Mirror came about and the initial problems the guys wanted to solve, along with how it was able to grow so quickly in the early stages. The guys also sha...

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast , we’re doing a Snake Draft. We’ve got a whole crew with us, and we’ll all be giving our favorite NFT picks in four different categories. We have four guests today. First is our CEO and Co-Founder Matthew Gould, and he’s joined by Jimmy Chang, product manager in dev tools. We’re also joined by the NFT artist pplpleasr, who we’ve had on the show before, an...

On this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast , we’re talking to POAPgod from POAP, Proof of Attendance Protocol. POAPgod shares his experience getting scammed early on and entering crypto from a skeptical position, along with how he initially learned about POAP and got involved. We talk about what POAP is and how it works. Why would people want proof of their attendance somewhere? How do badges work...

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast , we’re talking to Gabriel Anderson — Managing Director at Tachyon, which is an accelerator for Web 3.0 projects. Gabriel explains what Tachyon is, how it works, and who it’s for — what stage should companies be at when they approach Tachyon? Do they gravitate towards a certain type of crypto project? We discuss the growth of crypto, and what needs to com...

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 wantin...

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcas t, 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...

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 cr...

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...

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? M...

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...

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 ou...

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...

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 Mi...

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?...

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast , we’re talking to Matt Condon, one of the original members of the NFT space, host of the Digitally Rare Podcast, and member of a whole bunch of fascinating projects, including inserting microchips into his own body as part of the Many Matts project. Matt talks about his initial impression of NFTs, as someone who has been involved since the beginning as a...

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast , we’re talking to Colborn Bell, founder of the Museum of Crypto Art (MOCA), a museum on the Metaverse. Colborn talks about how he got the idea for MOCA, and what his initial big-picture vision was. We discuss how MOCA works and what you can expect to see in the museum, along with where it’s hosted. He also explains how MOCA curates its art, and how it de...

In this episode of The Unstoppable Podcast , we’re talking to Qiao Wang. He’s a crypto investor, a partner at DeFi Alliance, and was previously head of product at Messari. Qiao talks about why regulators are so resistant to DeFi, and we discuss whether North America could lead the charge globally in terms of favorable crypto regulation. We talk about DeFi Alliance and how Qiao initially connected...