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Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Welcome back to episode 52 of The Block Runner Podcast. Here is where we discuss the latest developments in cryptocurrency while we make this new technology relatable to you. You can watch this podcast on our YouTube channel to follow along with our discussion. As always, I am your host William talking with your cohost Iman and today we discuss our experiences and the performance of MetaZone 5 days after Decentraland. We discuss revenue and how you can earn Mana from your land. Alright lets listen in.
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Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
After spending the whole night before the Decentraland launch getting things ready for ourselves, MetaZone.io, and our landowners who have deployed our games to accept payments. We learned many things about how Decentraland can survive and be a viable metaverse. Listen in on how much revenue we generated just 12 hours after the launch and how we plan to grow our network of hosts.
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Monday Feb 17, 2020
Monday Feb 17, 2020
William and Iman collect a group of Decentraland all stars including Corv, FrankyNeedles and Lastraum to discuss our thoughts on the launch. We discuss the gear we found in many of the beta tests and how they'll increase in valuation. A Decentralized Autonomous Organization will be responsible with many of the updates and governance of the platform. Throughout this journey, many of us have asked ourselves whether it continues to make sense pouring in our time and investments in building out things in the metaverse. We also discuss some feedback for the Decentraland team which ranges from some SDK improvements to additional functionality that would open up new experiences. We also discuss what has more value between MANA and LAND. Make sure you stay tuned till the end to watch us go through some play tests. Keep in mind the final tests will have some bugs in preparation of the launch in just a few days. Finally we discuss how NFTs are supported in Decentraland such as wearables and how the community could contribute to his space.
Topics:
- First up, Decentraland will be governed by a decentralized autonomous organization.
- Next, we debate whether or not Decentraland will succeed.
- Then, we discuss what's worth more in a vote, MANA or LAND?
- Finally, watch us go through a play test and how NFT wearables will be created by the community.
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Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
As we prepare ourselves for the launch of Decentraland on 02/20/2020, we cover everything that's been happening in the crypto space. Bitcoin inches closer to its halvening which is contributing to this year's all time high. The Decentralized Finance community has reached a psychological milestone where $1 billion has been locked up in DeFi protocols. With RSK, Bitcoin is now interoperable with the Ethereum network enabling new functionality. Pretty soon we're going to start seeing NFTs used as collateral in a similar way a house is used as collateral. Brian Armstrong explains the similarities in maturity with messaging and crypto. Another exchanged gets hacked. Finally, we reveal our 2 new games powered by MetaZone.io!
Topics:
- First up, Bitcoin establishes a new high for 2020
- Next, DeFi reaches a billion dollar milestone and the Bridge between Bitcoin and Ethereum
- Then, NFT's used a collateral.
- And finally, we launch our 2 new games powered by MetaZone.io in time for the Decentraland Launch!
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Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Andrew Yang has been the figure that has motivated those of us disengaged from the political process. As the only candidate that has recognized cryptocurrency as an asset we should invest in, naturally we're inclined to invest in his candidacy. This is even without acknowledging his other rational policies that we believe to solve other systemic issues such as his freedom dividend. We also discovered Jack Mallers' Strike app that allows you to use your traditional bank account to facilitate Bitcoin Lightning transactions by scanning a QR invoices. We also evaluate the price of Bitcoin as we try to figure out whether or now we've seen the beginning of a bull cycle. Finally, we discuss adding a gaming mechanic to the world of Decentraland where players collect resources to craft more valuable items. We ask the community a question, is it more interesting to mint brand new NFT's through a proof of work mechanism or would a standard token sale suffice?
Topics:
- Andrew Yang supports crypto and the Iowa Caucus
- Jack Mallers Zap app
- How to know when the Bull market is here
- Collecting resources in Decentraland?
- What are your thoughts on minting a new NFT through a proof of work process?
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Friday Jan 31, 2020
Friday Jan 31, 2020
After returning from a long trip from Mexico, we summarize some of what transpired over the last week. We discuss events occurring around the world such as the virus called Coronavirus that's infected over 6,000 people. We reflect on Kobe Bryant's death and figure out why so many people felt this loss so deeply. Andrew Yang being the only candidate with a cryptocurrency policy won an Iowa Youth Straw Poll and why it might indicate his potential to win the presidential nominee. Bitcoin has been rising since the start of 2020, could we be in a bull market right before the halvening occurs? We're a week removed from our interview with Ben Kelly. He's one of the more knowledgable about the Axie Inifinity NFTs and we debrief on our conversation and reflect on the whole NFT ecosystem emerging. Finally, Decentraland is launching February 20, 2020. The Block Runner has 2 more games in development as we get ready for the launch.
Topics:
- First up, we discuss the Corona Virus and Kobe's death.
- Next, Are we finally in a Bitcoin Bull market?
- Then, we debrief on our Ben Kelly interview on Axie Infinity.
- And Finally, we prepare for the Decentraland launch
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Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
William and Iman interview the man they call Elon Stark because of his talented skills for developing automation techniques to solve problems in the gaming industry. Ben Kelly started his career collecting and competing in the world of Magic the Gathering to going from a few hundred Axie Infinity NFT's to nearly 10,000 using his team's proprietary breeding engine. Ben describes how he first heard of Bitcoin and how he got involved in crypto. He also explains what makes an Axie Infinity NFT so valuable and how he optimized Axie Infinity genetic identity to breed more powerful and more rare Axies. Finally, we explain our own NFT idea to Ben so he can give us his thoughts on how viable it could be.
Topics:
- First up, how he started his competitive career with Magic The Gathering cards.
- Next, we learn when he first heard about Bitcoin.
- Then, we find out what makes an Axie NFT valuable and his breeding engine.
- And finally, we bounce off our own NFT idea.
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Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
We've been discussing Non Fungible Tokens lately in our search to predict the next asset class to be the next speculative craze. NFT's in short seem to be slowly growing over time in volume. We look into the assets on Opensea to discuss the viability of these assets, why they become valuable and why they may become the catalyst to mass speculation. We also break down the differences in the current NFT standards for Ethereum for ERC721, ERC1155, and ERC998. Each created for a specific purpose to satisfy a particular game mechanic or style. NBA player, Spender Dinwiddie tokenized his NBA contract to receive funds up and pay his investors a 5% bonus on their investment. We discuss how this might be a common occurrence in the future. Finally, we discuss an idea we've been tossing around that could help bring a larger audience to Decentraland and at the same time create a valuable resource to the NFT economy.
Topics:
- First up, we discuss the NFT bible that was published on Open Sea
- Next, we dive in deeper into the differences between all the ERC token standards for NFTs
- Then, an NBA player tokenizes his NBA contract and launches his token.
- And finally, we look for your thoughts on our own NFT in Decentraland.
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Wednesday Jan 08, 2020
Wednesday Jan 08, 2020
We return with the first recording in 2020 and we discuss why Bitcoin might be pumping and speculate whether the conflict between the US and Iran has anything to do with it. We discovered that the origin address for the HEX project has exfiltrated almost all the ETH in several transactions at 1,337 ETH per transaction. 1,337 is LEET speak and a calling sign for trolling. We speculate that the exit scam has already begun. We follow up with John McAfee's bet on Bitcoin and how he decided to back out of the bet. Andrew Yang is the only candidate that is aware and has a policy on cryptocurrencies. He is undergoing an attack by mainstream media and omitting him from all mentions. Finally, we go over the winners of the latest Decentraland Game Jam competition.
Topic:
- First up, Bitcoin & Gold go up due to US & Iran Conflict
- Next, has the HEX exit scam commenced?
- John McAfee Backs out of his bet on Bitcoin
- The Andrew Yang Media blackout Continues
- And Finally, we show off the Decentraland Game Jam Winners
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Friday Jan 03, 2020
Friday Jan 03, 2020
In our next installment of our Mythical Creature series we are joined by Andreas Antonopoulos! In our discussion we dive into the events necessary to cause mass adoption of cryptocurrencies. With the adoption of permissionless currency, how will governments of the world cope with a censorship resistant monetary system? We also discuss how cryptocurrency could change the power dynamic of the currency world reserve currency - the US dollar. We keep hearing the economy is at an all time high, but is there a possibility we might be at a tipping point for the world economy? We’re fast approaching the Bitcoin halvening which will render the inflation rate smaller than that of the US dollar. We find out how this might affect the US dollar and Bitcoin itself. One of Andreas’ presentation included the concept of one network multi-chain solution that will help tie many of the technologies together in a cohesive network. Finally, we ask Andreas’ thoughts on NFT’s and the application of it in the gaming industry such as Decentraland.
Topics:
- Does crypto need a catastrophic event for mass adoption to occur?
- Are we at a tipping point for the world economy?
- We go deeper on his one network multi chain concept.
- And Finally, we get his thoughts on NFT’s and Decentraland.
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