
#122 Untangling: Restify
From Untangling Web3 by Jack Davies & Alec Burns
November 5, 2025 · 39 min · Season 1 · Episode 122
About this episode
This episode explores Alec's new Web3 dApp Restify, which incentivizes users to reduce screen time for better mental health.
In this week’s episode of the Untangling Web3 podcast, the spotlight is on Alec’s latest venture Restify, a Web3 dApp designed to help users reduce their screen time and improve mental health through microincentives and rewards. Built on blockchain, Restify transforms digital wellness into a game of positive reinforcement, paying users small amounts of crypto for simply staying off their phones. We dive deep into the story behind the app, how it works, and why it could represent a new era of purpose-driven dApps. Key Points Discussed: The Problem: Screen Time and Mental Health in the Digital Age Alec explains how screen addiction and overuse of social media have become major contributors to the global mental health crisis, costing over a trillion dollars annually in lost productivity. Restify’s mission is to flip the script—using blockchain incentives to encourage healthier habits. Instead of punishing overuse, the app rewards users for time spent offline, proving that positive reinforcement can drive long-term behavioral change. How Restify Works and What Makes It Unique: The dApp integrates with a user’s phone to track downtime sessions—periods when the phone isn’t used—and…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jack Davies, Alec Burns
Guest: Alec
Topics covered
- Web3
- digital wellness
- screen time
- mental health
- blockchain
- incentives
- gamification
Keywords
- Restify
- screen time
- mental health
- blockchain
- VeBetter
- digital detox
- microincentives
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: VeBetter
Products: Restify
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