The Unstoppable Podcast - 3 - Challenges to the Decentralized Web

3 - Challenges to the Decentralized Web

12/30/20 • 28 min

Decentralization has some huge advantages - true ownership of data, property rights over your personal information, and digital real estate. But there are also some drawbacks to this kind of model.

For example, now that you own all your activity and data online, how do you control people who misuse that freedom? How can you stop bad actors from spreading misinformation and hate if they have full control over their actions online?

We discuss these challenges and the many possible solutions, and how we can build a decentralized web that works for everyone, creating a safer and more rewarding internet than we have today.

You can follow Matthew on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about Unstoppable Domains and our work here.

You can follow our guest, Diana Chen, on Twitter and LinkedIn, and you can check out her podcast, Startup Happy Hour, here.

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.

Decentralization has some huge advantages - true ownership of data, property rights over your personal information, and digital real estate. But there are also some drawbacks to this kind of model.

We discuss these challenges and the many possible solutions, and how we can build a decentralized web that works for everyone, creating a safer and more rewarding internet than we have today.

You can follow Matthew on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about Unstoppable Domains and our work here.

You can follow our guest, Diana Chen, on Twitter and LinkedIn, and you can check out her podcast, Startup Happy Hour, here.

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.

Previous Episode

2 - What is the Decentralized Web, and Why Should I Care?

Blockchain and crypto are huge topics nowadays, and there’s a lot of hype around these concepts and their potential to transform the internet and our lives.

We dive into some of the problems with the current overly centralized system - like data privacy and the manipulation of our actions on social media - and wrap up with a discussion of how decentralization will help solve these problems and lead to a better online future.

You can follow Matthew on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about Unstoppable Domains and our work here.

You can follow our guest, Diana Chen, on Twitter and LinkedIn, and you can check out her podcast, Startup Happy Hour, here.

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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4 - How Will Cryptocurrency Change My Life?

How is blockchain going to impact me?

In today’s episode of the Unstoppable Podcast, Matthew Gould and Diana Chen talk about how blockchain and cryptocurrency will make an impact on our day-to-day lives.

The discussion around crypto and decentralization often focuses on big, overarching ideas and themes. But how will this technology change the lives of ordinary people?

We cover how countries and banks will deal with cryptocurrency. We dig into the question of what defines digital currency, and how current forms of it (like credit cards) are decades old and often highly inefficient.

Matthew also talks about how we’ll be able to use crypto in daily transactions, the advantages over more traditional payment methods, and questions around exchange rates and some other logistical issues.

He finishes by talking about the future of crypto and how it has the potential to become a truly global technology relatively quickly. He also covers some of the things that will need to change in the coming years for this shift to be realized, and some of the advantages it will bring to people all over the world.

You can follow Matthew on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about Unstoppable Domains and our work here.

You can follow our guest, Diana Chen, on Twitter and LinkedIn, and you can check out her podcast, Startup Happy Hour, here.

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.