TLS76: Chase Perkins on the Impervious Browser, Decentralized Identifiers, and Digital Self-Sovereignty

Chase Perkins is the founder of Impervious, a Lightning-powered, P2P internet browser that recently launched their alpha version.

In our conversation we discussed censorship and privacy on the internet today, we explored how Impervious works, the importance of peer-to-peer communication, decentralized identifiers, and the Lightning Network.

→ Impervious: https://www.impervious.ai/

Sponsors

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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:23 - Chase Perkins Intro

10:21 - Where Would The World Be Without P2P Technology?

15:26 - How Does the Impervious Browser Work?

20:39 - Surprises Building Impervious

26:52 - Impervious Transitioning from an API to a Browser

34:14 - The Importance of Having Multiple Decentralized Identities

39:58 - Why Aren’t All Apps P2P?

50:16 - Emerging P2P App Ideas

1:05:56 - Why Is Lightning Necessary for Impervious?

1:11:45 - The Lightning Round