The Block Runner Crypto Podcast

If you haven't been paying attention to what types of projects most of the volume is going towards, you might be missing what could cause a trillion dollar crypto market. With several billions locked up in the DeFi ecosystem, this sector of the crypto space is on its way of catapulting the general industry into the trillion dollar range. We begin the discussion with how we predicted that DeFi would fuel the next exponential expansion of the crypto industry in late 2019. Topics: First up, How #DeFi Will Lead the Next Bull Run. Next, What Metrics Do We Use to Evaluate DeFi Projects? Then, Why Uniswap is the Catalyst for Major Returns. Finally, We Get Into Polkadot Ecosystem. Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app! Website: www.theblockrunner.com Try using the Brave browser. It blocks all ads and it allows you to earn Basic Attention Tokens if you decide to view ads. BAT: brave.com/npl153 Follow us on: Twitter: bit.ly/TBR-Twitter Telegram: bit.ly/TBR-Telegram Discord: bit.ly/TBR-Discord LBRY: http://bit.ly/LBRYTBR Music by OfDream - Thelema

With the sudden pump in Mana, you would think this would be a good thing. We go into the inside details of running a business thats based completely in cryptocurrency and the ramifications of volatile pricing. Decisions need to be made and consequences are felt. How does a small business adjust to unpredictable pricing? How do we build a platform that many creators use and depend on that is reliable. Cultivating a platform with razor thin margin of error keeps us awake at night, maybe the community can provide some input here with some suggestions. In addition, we explore expanding MetaZone's offering to encompass the larger game development community. Topics: First up, Mana Blasts Off and Sustains. Next, What Happens to a Business With Volatile Prices. Then, We Expland the Tools @MetaZoneio Provides to Game Devs Finally, We Plan to Help the Overall Blockchain Gaming Space Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app! Website: www.theblockrunner.com Try using the Brave browser. It blocks all ads and it allows you to earn Basic Attention Tokens if you decide to view ads. BAT: brave.com/npl153 Follow us on: Twitter: bit.ly/TBR-Twitter Telegram: bit.ly/TBR-Telegram Discord: bit.ly/TBR-Discord LBRY: http://bit.ly/LBRYTBR Music by OfDream - Thelema

On today's podcast we interview the CEO of Liquidity.Network to discuss GAS fees and solutions to the scalability problem. Arthur Gervais breaks down how Ethereum has a bottle neck and how many other blockchains suffer from the same inherent problem. Arthur helps understand why Ethereum can only handle a handful of transactions per second. What are the implications of a sidechain versus an off chain transaction. He also explains how Liquidity Network is able to achieve gasless transactions and what it could do for dapp developers like us. The onbaording process is an important aspect to get correct and we get into the details on how that works for any developer looking to reduce gas fees. Finally, we ask what its like to develop in both bull and bear markets and the differences between each. Topics: First up, Arthur breaks down how and why there's a scalability struggle with some of the larger blockchain networks. Next, What are the differences between side chain and off chain solutions for scaling. Then, What makes Liquidity Network handle transactions better than the other 2nd layer scaling solutions like Matic or Raiden. And Finally, How does the implementation of Eth 2.0 affect the liquidity.network Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app! Website: www.theblockrunner.com Try using the Brave browser. It blocks all ads and it allows you to earn Basic Attention Tokens if you decide to view ads. BAT: brave.com/npl153 Follow us on: Twitter: bit.ly/TBR-Twitter Telegram: bit.ly/TBR-Telegram Discord: bit.ly/TBR-Discord LBRY: http://bit.ly/LBRYTBR Music by OfDream - Thelema DISCLAIMER: Timelines and roadmap details mentioned are subject to change. Please look for our official communication on liquidity.network and subscribe to our update emails. There is a lag on uploads. This message is not an endorsement or recommendation for Liquidity Network, any cryptocurrency, or investment product. Neither the information nor any opinion contained in this message constitutes a solicitation or offer by the creators or participants to buy or sell any securities or other financial instruments or provide any investment advice or service.

We debrief from last week's discussion on how the stock market is in a huge bubble. Except the next day after recording our previous podcast, Bitcoin takes off and reaches the 2020 all time high. So this week we discuss if the possibility of Bitcoin becoming a true store of value during these uncertain times becomes a reality. Open world gaming always have a common thread in the grind mechanism. We discuss how and why this mechanism is needed in Decentraland and ways it could occur. One of the many ways is implementing consumables through ERC1155 NFTs. These tokens can serve to kickstart an economy within a game world and necessary to improve the daily active users. Finally, conspiracy theories are mostly a commentary on how fragile the human mind can be.   Topics: First up, we go over the state of the world and the Bitcoin Rally Next, What is the Optimal Open World Gaming Mechanic? Then, Can we make an ERC1155 Token as a Gaming mechanic in @Decentraland Finally, we rant about conspiracy theories and the Scientific Method. Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app! Website: www.theblockrunner.com Try using the Brave browser. It blocks all ads and it allows you to earn Basic Attention Tokens if you decide to view ads. BAT: brave.com/npl153 Follow us on: Twitter: bit.ly/TBR-Twitter Telegram: bit.ly/TBR-Telegram Discord: bit.ly/TBR-Discord LBRY: http://bit.ly/LBRYTBR Music by OfDream - Thelema

2020 has been a record year in many fronts. One of the more unescapable aspects staring us in the face is our diminishing economic model. The United States is pumping trillions of dollars into the economy and we wonder the impact of this diminishing effects on Bitcoin. Is a doom scenario necessary to catapult the value of Bitcoin? We also discuss the outcome of the Crypto World Cup as well as the Decentraland announcement that they're partnering with Samsung crypto wallet. Major Corona Zombies updates with some additional gameplay. Ethermon digital pet game launced an event and has had over 420 unique addresses participate!Topics: First up, we discuss our deteriorating economic model and how Bitcoin could be the safe haven. Next, who the winner of crypto world cup of Moonshot. We follow it up with some Corona Zombies updates Finally Ethermon has over 420 participants so far in their event! Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app! Website: www.theblockrunner.com Try using the Brave browser. It blocks all ads and it allows you to earn Basic Attention Tokens if you decide to view ads. BAT: brave.com/npl153 Follow us on: Twitter: bit.ly/TBR-Twitter Telegram: bit.ly/TBR-Telegram Discord: bit.ly/TBR-Discord LBRY: http://bit.ly/LBRYTBR Music by OfDream - Thelema

Its been a long journey with Corona Zombies and it has arrived in its earliest form. The MetaZone team is working on a first party MMORPG style zombie game where landowners participate in hosting the apocalypse. Weapons will be NFTs, upgradeable, have progression and individual attributes. In this podcast we have the developer of MetaZone join us to discuss what's new on Corona Zombies and how we're enabling a multiplayer for persistent gaming in Decentraland. Topics: First up, Corona Zombies is now an MMORPG Next, what goes into making content that will sustain players? Then, what technology is needed to support multiplayer in Decentraland and Finally, Where were you during the great Twitter Hackening? Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app! Website: www.theblockrunner.com Try using the Brave browser. It blocks all ads and it allows you to earn Basic Attention Tokens if you decide to view ads. BAT: brave.com/npl153 Follow us on: Twitter: bit.ly/TBR-Twitter Telegram: bit.ly/TBR-Telegram Discord: bit.ly/TBR-Discord LBRY: http://bit.ly/LBRYTBR Music by OfDream - Thelema

Right off the heels of the biggest competition in Decentraland, a soccer tournament with 24 crypto companies face off on Moonshot! Iman has been commentating while the rest of the team has been preparing and competing in the tournament. We also discover a pattern we're seeing in the crypto space found in almost all sectors of the economy. The 80/20 rule where 80% of the audience focuses on the speculative aspects of a given market while the remaining 20% focuses on production, feasibility, improvement of that same market. The Decentralized Finance space is surging at the moment with the surge of new tokens appearing for trade. Finally, our final topic is how gaming will evolve in Decentraland. Topics: First up, We go over the biggest tournament in decentraland so far. Next, we recognize the 80/20 rule in the crypto space. Then, the DeFi space enters the speculation mania And finally, we discuss how gaming will evolve in Decentraland. Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app! Website: www.theblockrunner.com Try using the Brave browser. It blocks all ads and it allows you to earn Basic Attention Tokens if you decide to view ads. BAT: brave.com/npl153 Follow us on: Twitter: bit.ly/TBR-Twitter Telegram: bit.ly/TBR-Telegram Discord: bit.ly/TBR-Discord LBRY: http://bit.ly/LBRYTBR Music by OfDream - Thelema

In Texas we're experiencing another wave of Corona Virus illnesses and many cities are recommending people to stay at home as often as possible. In today's podcast we heed their advice as we host another discussion from a long distance. We start the conversation with the implications of NFT game assets. Do they need to be supported long term? Is it reasonable to expect developers to support their NFT assets in all future games? With the popular use of the Ethereum network, gas fees have been at levels detrimental to the end user. Its beginning to interfere with business operating on the network, and the source seems to be from Tether. We also begin tossing around the idea of a MetaZone token. What is the use of such token and we begin to formulate the early design of tokenomics. As we continue to contribute to the construction to Decentraland, we postulate on what sorts of activities are needed to bring a thousand daily active users? Finally, could Ethermon gameplay be the start of longterm gameplay in Decentraland? Will this contribute to bringing in thousands of active users?Topics: First up, What are the longterm implications of NFT game assets? Next, We break down the Ethereum Gas fee and why its high right now Then, What activity could bring a thousand daily active users. And Finally, The Ethermon garden meta is only the beginning. Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app! Website: www.theblockrunner.com Try using the Brave browser. It blocks all ads and it allows you to earn Basic Attention Tokens if you decide to view ads. BAT: brave.com/npl153 Follow us on: Twitter: bit.ly/TBR-Twitter Telegram: bit.ly/TBR-Telegram Discord: bit.ly/TBR-Discord LBRY: http://bit.ly/LBRYTBR Music by OfDream - Thelema

William and Iman gather to discuss the latest updates with MetaZone and Decentraland. This week we go over our discoveries in incentivizing players to participate in competitive gameplay for prizes. We've gone through monetization as part of a gameplay mechanic and now we've held the largest prize for a competition. We'll be testing new ideas to see player interaction. NFT interoperability has been one of the main topics we discuss internally often. We go over what interoperability means, how it could impact gameplay, and the developer cost of doing so. Part of our daily activities is supporting the upcoming Ethermon game in Decentraland. We go over some details of some of the gameplay mechanics and what players will be able to do with their new Ethermon pets. Finally, we also announce the winner to our largest competition so far and the biggest prize so far; a land parcel in Decentraland. Topics: First up, the best way to incentivize players in Decentraland. Next, Interoperability for Non Fungible Tokens Then, we describe details for the Ethermon game in Decentraland. And Finally, we announce the winner for the Land giveaway Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app! Website: www.theblockrunner.com Try using the Brave browser. It blocks all ads and it allows you to earn Basic Attention Tokens if you decide to view ads. BAT: brave.com/npl153 Follow us on: Twitter: bit.ly/TBR-Twitter Telegram: bit.ly/TBR-Telegram Discord: bit.ly/TBR-Discord LBRY: http://bit.ly/LBRYTBR Music by OfDream - Thelema

We are proud to announce our collaboration with Ethermon to bring Digital Pets into Decentraland! In this collaboration we help the Ethermon team distribute their digital pet game to various landowners. Each landowner will be able to sell Ethermon as well We started this journey with just a podcast that evolved into a tool for the Decentraland community that allows creators to fund their own development. Each user generated creation is on its way to becoming an NFT and on that path we’ve generated over 2 million mana. That means over 1.4 million mana directly in the hands of the creators. With that level of creative resources we expect to see more development into Decentraland which will bring us closer to a well populated metaverse. Topics: First up, Builder and SDK scenes can now merge with new and existing metas! Next, Ethermon partners with MetaZone to release digital pets! Then, Wonderzone tests out a metorite mining game. and Finally, creators generated over 1.4 million mana using MetaZone. Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app! Website: www.theblockrunner.com Try using the Brave browser. It blocks all ads and it allows you to earn Basic Attention Tokens if you decide to view ads. BAT: brave.com/npl153 Follow us on: Twitter: bit.ly/TBR-Twitter Telegram: bit.ly/TBR-Telegram Discord: bit.ly/TBR-Discord LBRY: http://bit.ly/LBRYTBR Music by OfDream - Thelema

We interview Riorio from DCLPlazas.com, the leading provider of information, news, highlights, and so much more content describing whats going on in the metaverse. Rio is one of the original community members in Decentraland, giving him an extremely valuable perspective on the progression of the platform. The idea of an open decentralized metaverse is what initially attracted him to the space, and ever since then his mission has been to cover this evolution through the media platform he has created. Now dclplazas.com is expanding to cover additional blockchain based virtual worlds such as Somnium Space and Cryptovoxels.Topics: First up, we find out what attracted Riorio to the metaverse space and how he got involved with Decentraland. Next, we get a glimpse of the Early days of Decentraland and breakdown the Districts. Then, we discuss the sociological ramifications of community building and forming decentralized governance models. And Finally, expanding awareness to other metaverses being built like Cryptovoxels and Somnium Space. Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app! Website: www.theblockrunner.com Try using the Brave browser. It blocks all ads and it allows you to earn Basic Attention Tokens if you decide to view ads. BAT: brave.com/npl153 Follow us on: Twitter: bit.ly/TBR-Twitter Telegram: bit.ly/TBR-Telegram Discord: bit.ly/TBR-Discord LBRY: http://bit.ly/LBRYTBR Music by OfDream - Thelema

We interview Kay from SugarClub, one of the most popular locations in Decentraland. Kay become one of the most successful creators on the MetaZone platform with over 40,000 in mana sales. We discuss what strategy did he use to achieve those sales numbers in 15 days, and what advice he could give to other creators. In our conversation, we get the origin story for SugarClub and how he sees DCL evolving on a weekly basis. We receive feedback from the creators point of view of how we should improve MetaZone for current and future creators. Topics: First up, we get the origin story of how SugarClub got involved in Decentraland. Next, what it takes to make a sustainable experience in the metaverse. Then, we get an inside look of how Kay achieved the highest sales in metazone in 15 days. Finally, smart contracts and meta NFTs are the highest priority for creators. Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app! Website: www.theblockrunner.com Try using the Brave browser. It blocks all ads and it allows you to earn Basic Attention Tokens if you decide to view ads. BAT: brave.com/npl153 Follow us on: Twitter: bit.ly/TBR-Twitter Telegram: bit.ly/TBR-Telegram Discord: bit.ly/TBR-Discord LBRY: http://bit.ly/LBRYTBR Music by OfDream - Thelema

We open up today's podcast with a speech from Steve Jobs from 1996 when he returns to Apple. He discusses the core values of Apple as well as the passion they have in the things they build. In our daily interactions we recognize there is a passion within the Decentraland community that fuels the creativity and development. This passion is what has fueled 1 million MANA in revenue through MetaZone all by creators. This is accomplished through only 20 creators where Metas are deployed at over 100 LANDs. The ability to accomplish something like this comes from the fact that Decentraland is an open market where anything can be built and the ones that survive are the ones who find a product market fit. Finally, we believe proof of work NFTs will end up being the most valuable NFTs. Topics: First up, we go over why the barrier to build in Decentraland is so high. Next, creators have generated 1 million MANA though MetaZone so far. Then, Decentraland is an open market of anything and what that means. Finally, The killer app in Decentraland will be proof of work NFTs Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app! Website: www.theblockrunner.com Try using the Brave browser. It blocks all ads and it allows you to earn Basic Attention Tokens if you decide to view ads. BAT: brave.com/npl153 Follow us on: Twitter: bit.ly/TBR-Twitter Telegram: bit.ly/TBR-Telegram Discord: bit.ly/TBR-Discord LBRY: http://bit.ly/LBRYTBR Music by OfDream - Thelema

We have returning faces as well as new ones on this week's roundtable discussions. New at the roundtable is OpenNFT and HPrivakos. We gather to debrief on this week's events in Decentraland and first up is the Business Conference hosted by DCLcore by Matty from DCLBlogger.com. There were 4 total presenters including MetaZone to discuss their buisness as it related to Decentraland. We pose the question on what kind of audience is Decentraland really focused on when it comes to building out the metaverse. We also recognize the thought process someone goes through when experiencing Decentraland for the first time as well as CryptoVoxels. Finally, with the help of HPrivakos, we get a peek behind the curtain as to why and how Decentraland works as a decentralized platform.Topics: First up, we debrief on the decentraland business conference Next, Decentraland platform if focused on what audience for building? Then, we discuss how the different metaverse projects interact with each other Finally, we break down how DCL tech stack works. Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app! Website: www.theblockrunner.com Try using the Brave browser. It blocks all ads and it allows you to earn Basic Attention Tokens if you decide to view ads. BAT: brave.com/npl153 Follow us on: Twitter: bit.ly/TBR-Twitter Telegram: bit.ly/TBR-Telegram Discord: bit.ly/TBR-Discord LBRY: http://bit.ly/LBRYTBR Music by OfDream - Thelema

Decentraland Roundtable 6 is back with a larger group for a larger discussion. We get into it with some of the biggest contributors in Decentraland to discuss the idea of an open market for wearables. Does restricting the supply early on make sense to minimize the explosion of wearables? Will an open market render the existing supply valueless? We all agree that we have to limit nefarious content from showing up in the world so we discuss a few methods on how to do that. The real question is if you can limit one piece of content you could limit any piece of content. What's the most agreeable method to reasonably censor negative content? We then pick apart how decentralized is Decentraland when it comes to DMCA take downs and other possibilities of outside censorship. Finally, we discuss the flexible capabilities of being in the metaverse including a better way to experience a conference!Topics: First up, should wearables be an open market? Next, How nefarious content should be handled Then, how decentralized is @Decentraland Finally, How should events look in the metaverse? Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app! Website: www.theblockrunner.com Try using the Brave browser. It blocks all ads and it allows you to earn Basic Attention Tokens if you decide to view ads. BAT: brave.com/npl153 Follow us on: Twitter: bit.ly/TBR-Twitter Telegram: bit.ly/TBR-Telegram Discord: bit.ly/TBR-Discord LBRY: http://bit.ly/LBRYTBR Music by OfDream - Thelema