Episode Details

Denny, Kenton, and Ibek discuss Unstoppable Wallet’s THORChain integration, RUNE and TCY support, privacy, open-source development, AI security, DEX aggregation, stablecoin wallets, and the future of Unstoppable Wallet.

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THORChain is a decentralized crypto exchange. THORChain is the first and biggest DEX for Bitcoin. You can use any self custody wallet to swap and there’s no KYC required.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:03:00 Marketing update

00:05:00 Referral links structure

00:06:00 Unstoppable integration history

00:07:00 Unstoppable introduction — Ibek

00:08:00 Unstoppable was created out of necessity

00:11:00 The wallet has been a core product for eight years

00:13:00 The wallet lets you swap anything to anything

00:14:00 Ibek loves working with THORChain due to the ideological alignment and attention to detail

00:16:00 What separates Unstoppable from being completely private? — UX trade-offs

00:20:00 XMR and Zcash support, including shielded Zcash

00:21:00 You now support RUNE and TCY — what else?

00:22:00 Unstoppable is purely a mobile wallet

00:23:00 No browser wallet for now due to the risks of the AI era

00:25:00 It's very difficult to lose your RUNE through either passive holding or bonding

00:28:00 How difficult was it to add RUNE support?

00:29:00 Adding THORChain was easy for Unstoppable Wallet

00:32:00 Forking Unstoppable's integration into other wallets

00:35:00 Open-source vs. closed-source in the AI era

00:39:00 Open source should always be the medium- to long-term goal

00:41:00 AI capabilities

00:45:00 Are you planning to add App Layer primitives?

00:47:00 Houdini Swap discussion — how do they achieve privacy?

00:51:00 NEAR is permissioned but fast due to this trade-off

00:53:00 STO needs to integrate more DEXs to give customers more options

00:56:00 We need to support tokenized assets

00:58:00 THORChain, Maya Protocol, and other DEX aggregators explained

01:01:00 We can enable the DEX aggregator for other pathways

01:03:00 Unstoppable has not integrated Houdini Swap due to risk considerations

01:05:00 Tainted funds and aggregator considerations

01:07:00 Another layer of complexity — aggregation introduces additional failure risks

01:10:00 Edge cases like memoless swaps

01:13:00 UX consideration: Pop-up for double swaps

01:15:00 Is Unstoppable considering a token?

01:18:00 Token design possibilities

01:21:00 Announcing a new product — a wallet specifically for stablecoins

01:23:00 Is this a trend for stablecoin wallets?

01:25:00 Thesis: Stablecoins will be integrated into everyday apps within 1–2 years

01:26:00 How do you make money with this wallet?

01:27:00 Feeless stable-to-stable swaps on THORChain

01:28:00 Would you see value in that capability, Ibek?

01:30:00 Is there demand for this wallet right now?