The Block Runner Podcast
by William and Iman
The Block Runner is a podcast that makes cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin relatable to you. We believe crypto and AI is a foundational piece of technology that will have a lasting impact on society and it’ll be key that everyone understands what it is. The Block Runner is your final source for cryptocurrency technology, explanations and news with a splash of comedy.
Episodes
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322. TBR - MoonKing | SHIB Origins | Meme Coin Conviction | NAT and Bitcoin
MoonKing joins The Block Runner to recount entering SHIB within its first few days, watching its community form during DeFi Summer, and navigating the extreme volatility that followed. He explains how conviction, narrative, liquidity, and community participation shaped his decisions as SHIB grew....
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321. TBR - NAT Origins | Bitcoin’s Second Subsidy | NAT.fun Vibeathon
Episode 321 begins with William and T.J. reacting to the ongoing soccer tournament, disputed officiating, ticket prices, broadcasting rights, and the scale of the business surrounding the sport. The conversation then returns to Digital Matter Theory and the origins of NAT. The hosts explain how...
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320. TBR - Big Noodle’s DePIN Infra | Decentralized AI Compute | Energy Into Intelligence (ft. SuperFan & Dr. Mien)
In Episode 320 of The Block Runner Podcast, hosts William, Iman, and TJ are joined by SuperFan and Dr. Mien of BigNoodle, the AI native art platform behind the Heroes collection that launched on the block pad. The guys trace BigNoodle's path from a Bitcoin Amsterdam hackathon and DMT inspired...
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319. TBR - TAP Protocol’s Biggest Upgrade | Tapscope Cross-Chain DEX | NAT to Miners Retrospective (ft. Benny the Dev)
In Episode 319 of The Block Runner Podcast, hosts William and I-man are joined for a third time by Benny the Dev of Tap and Track. Benny walks through the TAP protocol's largest upgrade since 2023: native time locks, delegations, and HTLC-based cross-chain swaps that work without bridges, all…
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318. TBR - The Collectibles Onramp | Bitcoin’s Power Law Problem | BigNoodle Graduates on NAT.fun
In Episode 318 of The Block Runner Podcast, hosts William and I-man dig into the booming collectibles wave: Collector Crypt's exploding revenue, twenty five hundred dollar Pokemon packs, and a new SDK that lets anyone build a storefront on top of real-world graded card inventory. They ask why...
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317. TBR - Bitcoin’s Failed Rocket Launch | The Diminishing Returns Problem | RWAs and the Collectibles Wave
In Episode 317 of The Block Runner Podcast, hosts William and I-man unpack why this Bitcoin cycle felt like a failed rocket launch, how unrealistic expectations soured market sentiment, and what Bitcoin's diminishing returns mean for miners and the long-term security budget. They then dive into…
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316. TBR - The NAT.fun Launch Post-Mortem | Why Gold Is Beating Bitcoin | The AI Bubble and Attention Markets
In Episode 316 of The Block Runner Podcast, hosts William and I-man give an honest post-mortem on the first NAT.fun launch, break down why gold and AI equities are outrunning Bitcoin in this bear-market stretch, and walk through the plan for a second launch with healthier token distribution....
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315. TBR - NAT.fun Has Launched! | Our Predictions for DMT and NAT.fun | Top 25 Web3 Revenue
In Episode 315 of The Block Runner Podcast, hosts William, I-man, and TJ record on the eve of the NAT.fun launch, break down the top 25 revenue-generating protocols in Web3, and make bold predictions for how DMT and NAT.fun will perform once the button is finally pushed. Disclosure: William and...
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314. TBR - Hantavirus Pandemic Fears | BIT Token Forensics | NAT.fun Security Audits
In Episode 314 of The Block Runner Podcast, hosts William, I-man, and TJ process eerie 2020 déjà vu as hantavirus headlines multiply, dissect the BIT token's suspicious on-chain distribution and its ultimatum to the TAP ecosystem, and share a candid update on why the NAT.fun launch is taking…
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313. TBR - Solana Ecosystem Backlash | Printer Refunds $2M | Pump.Fun Competitor Failures | NAT.fun Launch Lessons
In Episode 313 of The Block Runner Podcast, William and I-man break down the latest stress test for crypto launch platforms: Believe’s rapid rise, the Printer token ICO backlash, the $2M refund, and what the failed attempts to disrupt Pump.Fun reveal about launching in a permissionless market.…
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312. TBR - NAT Listed on MEXC, LBank, CoinEx | Bitcoin Security Budget Math Through Saylor’s $441T | NAT as Second Subsidy | NAT.fun Launch Imminent
In Episode 312 of The Block Runner Podcast, hosts William, I-man, and TJ unpack a wild week for $NAT: overnight listings on three centralized exchanges with zero fees paid, a god-candle to a $150M market cap, and a deeper, more rigorous walk-through of the Bitcoin security-budget math than the…
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311. TBR - SpiderPool Distributes NAT + Bitcoin | Bitcoin Security Budget Math | NAT Token Value | NAT.fun Launch
In Episode 311 of The Block Runner Podcast, hosts William and I-man discuss SpiderPool's historic distribution of both Bitcoin and NAT tokens to pool participants, dive deep into the mathematical impossibility of Bitcoin's long-term security budget, and break down why the NAT token is the only...
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310. TBR - AI Brainrot Goes Mainstream | Google’s Quantum Warning | Taproot Wizards Reckoning | NAT.fun Launch Logic
In Episode 310 of The Block Runner Podcast, William, I-man, and TJ unpack how AI-generated brainrot content is becoming a real signal for cultural product-market fit, why Google’s quantum warning should terrify crypto builders, and what the Taproot Wizards fallout says about speculative…
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309. TBR - NAT.fun Launch Countdown | Google Quantum Paper & Bitcoin Security | Pump.Fun AMM & NFT Thesis
In Episode 309 of The Block Runner Podcast, hosts William, I-man, and TJ tackle the solopreneur billionaire hype, the reality of building with AI, and the upcoming NAT.fun platform launch. Key topics: The AI solopreneur billionaire — hype vs reality and why expectations are broken NAT.fun launch...
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308. TBR - AI Content Evolution | NAT.fun on Solana | Non-Arbitrary Tokens & Bitcoin’s Security Budget
In Episode 308 of The Block Runner Podcast, William, I-man, and TJ break down why The Block Runner is changing its content strategy, how AI tools are finally making higher-leverage production realistic, and why that same shift in tooling is feeding directly into the launch thesis behind NAT.fun....
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307. TBR - Metaverse Shutdown Post-Mortem | SEC Crypto Clarity | Bitcoin Security Budget | AI-Native App Building
In Episode 307 of The Block Runner Podcast, hosts William and I-man break down Meta's $80 billion Horizon Worlds shutdown and what it actually means for the open metaverse thesis. They argue the death of Facebook's walled-garden metaverse is an opportunity, not an obituary, and explain why...
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306. TBR - AI Scams & Content Innovation | Crypto Lessons | Superhero Branding | Streamlining Content Production
In this episode of The Block Runner Podcast, hosts William and I-man dive into the evolving landscape of AI, exploring AI-generated scams and how to recognize them. They discuss the impact of AI on content creation, particularly how it can streamline editing and production, enabling creators to...
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305. TBR - AI Trends & Crypto Insights | Fake It Till You Make It | AI’s Future & Risks | Blockchain & Automation
In this episode of The Block Runner Podcast, hosts William and I-man dive into the current surge of AI adoption and its impact on society, contrasting it with the recent 7% rise in Bitcoin. They explore the evolving narratives around AI-driven businesses, such as zero-human companies and prompt...
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304. TBR - AI Inflection Point | Agentic AI | Future of Work | Cryptocurrency
In this episode of The Block Runner Podcast, hosts William and I-man dive into the transformative wave of agentic AI and its societal impact. They explore how AI is reshaping daily activities, influencing markets like crypto, and creating a new inflection point for personal and professional...
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303. TBR - Crypto Market Crash | Systemic Disruptions | AI Automation | Binance Insights
In this episode of The Block Runner Podcast, hosts William and I-man dive into the recent downturn of Bitcoin, marking the longest consecutive monthly decline in history, along with the crushing record lows for altcoins. They explore the potential systemic issues within the crypto industry,...
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302. TBR - Art Market Crisis | Crypto Sins | Digital Collectibles | Hollywood Future
In this episode of The Blockrunner Podcast, hosts William and I-man discuss the current struggles facing the crypto and art markets, highlighting the virality of recent tweets about art investments and the declining appetite for digital collectibles. They analyze the industry’s challenges, the...
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301. TBR - Crypto Market Collapse | Bitcoin Supply Crisis | Derivatives and Price Discovery | Future of Non-Arbitrary Tokens
Join William and I-man in this insightful episode of The Block Runner Podcast as they delve into the recent upheaval in the crypto markets. They explore how traditional financial influences and derivatives are affecting Bitcoin's price discovery, comparing the situation to a nuclear EMP that...
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300. TBR - Milestone Celebration | Global Geopolitics | Bitcoin Resilience | Future of AI
Join William, I-man, and TJ as they celebrate an incredible milestone — 300 episodes of The Block Runner Podcast! In this special edition, they reflect on nearly seven years of discussions, the journey of their podcast, and the significance of reaching this landmark. The episode dives into…
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299. TBR - Ralph Rugs Us | Will Crypto AI Ever Work? | NAT Goes To Davos!
This episode of the Blockrunner Podcast breaks down one of the most revealing weeks we’ve seen at the intersection of crypto, AI, and creator monetization. What began as a promising experiment in creator capital markets quickly turned into a live stress test for liquidity, incentives, and trust.…
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298. TBR - Vibe Coding The Metaverse | AI Inflection Matching Geo-politics | DOOM On TRAC 🔫
AI isn’t just another tech cycle. It’s colliding with geopolitics, labor markets, crypto, and creator economies all at once. In this episode of the Block Runner Podcast, we break down why the global landscape is shifting faster than most people realize. From delayed tariffs and geopolitical power...
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297. TBR - How DMT Takes Over OnlyFans | NAT Idea Club | Vibe Coding EXPLOSION!
We unpack how DMT, NAT, and AI-powered creation are converging into a new creator economy that looks fundamentally different from previous cycles. The conversation starts with a simple but critical idea: signal matters more than vibes, especially in markets driven by narratives. As AI tools...
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296. TBR - Manifesting A 1 Trillion Dollar Non-Arbitrary Token Market | Crypto Emotional Overload 🤪
First episode of 2026 and we’re setting the frame for what matters this year: AI is hitting escape velocity, “creation” is getting commoditized, and that changes everything from business models to the metaverse thesis. We talk through the cultural shift (the 2025 existential turn), why...
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295. TBR - 2026 Crypto Predictions | 2026 NAT Visionmap! 👀 The Block Runner CLIMAX 💥
2025 wasn’t a failed bull market. It was the start of a structural bear. In this episode, we break down why Bitcoin holding the “blue zone” may signal maturity rather than weakness, and why that shift breaks many of the assumptions crypto has relied on for the last decade. Slower upside…
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294. TBR - Why Crypto Is NOT ☠️ | AI Crushes Crypto Sentiment | NAT Captures Miner Hope!
We break down the viral “crypto is dead” take and what it actually means: the industry can’t rely on hype, memes, and casino mechanics forever. We talk about why stablecoins may be crypto’s biggest real-world win, how speculation still funds infrastructure, and why this cycle feels different as…
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293. TBR - Why $NAT Is Quietly Becoming The Biggest Event In Crypto
In this episode, we break down why Bitcoin feels range-bound despite massive macro shifts happening in the background. We explore whether the traditional 4-year cycle is breaking, how Fed policy and liquidity signals are changing the game, and what a potential U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve could...
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292. TBR - Metaverse Is Dead? | Jensen Huang CEO Lessons | NAT Bullies Bitcoin?!
Bitcoin’s biggest risk isn’t the SEC, ETFs, or alt-L1s… It’s the shrinking security budget nobody wants to talk about. We break down why treating Bitcoin as “digital gold” creates the Empty Castle Effect: a multi-trillion dollar asset sitting on-chain with collapsing fees and a weakening…
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291. TBR - How DMT Prevents Alien Annihilation | NAT Branding | Why Buy Crypto At All?!
We dive deep into the real tensions shaping the crypto landscape, from Bitcoin’s security budget and miner incentives to the rise of arbitrary L1 chains playing the same old ICO game. We explore why NAT and Digital Matter Theory offer a fundamentally different path forward and put the entire…
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290. TBR - NAT 2 Year Birthday 🎉 | Origin Story of DMT | Why Bitcoin Is More Than Money!
Two years ago, Digital Matter Theory and the $NAT token were introduced as an experiment in redefining what Bitcoin could become. Today, that experiment has evolved into a live, measurable force inside Bitcoin’s mining economy. With hash price collapsing to all-time lows and miner revenues under...
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289. TBR - Evaluating Market Cycles | Otherside Launch | $NAT Lightning In A Bottle Moment
Bitcoin just spent a year at all-time highs without a classic blow-off top—so did we actually already live through the bull market without feeling it? In this episode we walk through the red days, the compressed four-year cycle, and why a 60K–70K BTC “bottom” could trigger a slow-motion…
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288. TBR - F2Pool Adopting NAT | Is Every Crypto Corrupt? | ZCASH The Next Bitcoin?!
We explore the deeper parallels between global complacency around climate change and Bitcoin’s own looming security budget crisis. As we draw connections between scientific foresight and the importance of building long-term solutions early, like the @natgmi token’s proactive approach to…
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287. TBR - Tether Mining Bitcoin and NAT | Building NAT Demand Loops | NEO Is Coming 😎
Bitcoin doesn’t fix itself—people do. We explore why complacency has quietly become Bitcoin’s biggest threat and why human intervention, not blind faith, will determine its future. As we challenge the myth that Bitcoin behaves like nature—that if we “just wait,” it will evolve on its own.…
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286. TBR - The 10 CommandNATs That Make It A 1000x Opportunity! Memecoin Moses Returns 🔆
We unveil The 10 NATmandments — a structured framework for identifying projects with true 1000x potential. These aren’t memes or narratives; they’re principles that separate technological substance from market noise. The returning Memecoin Moses dissect each commandment in detail — from solving...
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285. TBR - Why Memecoin Jesus Agrees That $NAT Will 100X 📈 Breaking Down Murad’s 17 Point Thesis!
We break down @MustStopMurad's “17 Commandments” for identifying 100x coins and measure how @natgmi stacks up against each one. From the cult-like community around Digital Matter Theory to the mechanics behind Bitcoin’s slowing growth and the mining subsidy dilemma, this episode explores how NAT...
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284. TBR - What’s Next After $NAT | Market Fatigue | DMT Renaissance EXPLAINED!
Today we get honest about the market’s headless-chicken phase—rapid mini-narratives, doom charts, and strategy tokens that can’t sustain themselves—and make the case for substance over hype. We break down why real primitives create year-long metas, revisit what made Ordinals and Pump meaningful,...
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283. TBR - Why Buying $NAT Is Equal To Buying Bitcoin At $1 | U.S. Bitcoin Dollarization Strategy 💵
We connect the macro to the miner. Gold at highs, BRICS hedging, and the sudden flood of stablecoin rails from Big Tech and fintech aren’t random—together they outline how the U.S. could accumulate Bitcoin through balance-sheet proxies (think corporate treasuries and miners) instead of a...
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282. TBR - DMT Schizo Mode | $NAT Saves Us From WW3?!
DMT isn't just a meme; it might be the only way to uncover the hidden architecture of Bitcoin. We explore how pattern-driven token issuance, like NAT, could become the foundation for a more secure and decentralized mining future. If you're still laughing at 69s in block headers, you're missing…
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281. TBR - Why $NAT Becomes A Natstoppable Force NATpaper Explained Part 2
We continue unpacking the NATpaper with Part 2 — diving deep into why $NAT has evolved from a novel idea to a structural necessity for Bitcoin’s long-term sustainability. With @SpiderPool_com, one of Bitcoin's largest mining pools, officially integrating @natgmi rewards, we're witnessing the…
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280. TBR - How Much Is Bitcoin’s Security Worth? NATpaper Explained Part 1
Is Bitcoin’s security future-proof? We dive deep into why Bitcoin’s long-term survival hinges on increasing its cost of attack—and how $NAT may be the missing piece. We explore the uncomfortable truth: Bitcoin isn’t being used as peer-to-peer cash, and the current fee model may not be enough to...
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279. TBR - ALL IN Pokemon? | $WLFI Freeze! | When Will The DAT Music Stop?!
Topics: First up, revisit Bitcoin DeFi through the lens of this cycle’s emerging “industry cook”: digital-asset treasury companies. Next, Do we really need native Bitcoin primitives, or will off-chain/custodial routes—UTXO time-locks and loan products be enough to make BTC productive? and…
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278. TBR - Bitcoin’s Ticking Time Bomb | NATstoppable Force | Will’s Album Dropping SOON!
Topics: First up, Bitcoin might be hitting new highs—but under the surface, its economic engine is breaking. Next, ive deep into the looming security budget crisis threatening Bitcoin’s future and Finally, why Digital Matter Theory and the NAT token could be the lifeline that get bitcoin secured...
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277. TBR - Why $NAT Proves The Crypto Industry Is BROKEN! DO NAT FADE NAT!
We take a hard look at the current state of crypto and why so much of it feels broken. From scam tokens and insider trading to fake engagement and deceptive marketing, the noise makes it nearly impossible to separate real projects from the endless stream of grifts. We share our own experience…
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276. TBR - $NAT’s Normie Appeal | NAT Slogans | Embracing The Suck
We take a high-level look at where the next major opportunities in crypto may emerge, connecting developments in $NAT with broader market narratives. We begin with a deep dive into $NAT’s latest progress and why its evolving role as a Bitcoin-native secondary subsidy could address long-term…
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275. TBR - Why Bitcoin Hash Power War Drives $NAT To A Trillion Dollar Commodity!
The hash power wars are heating up—and $NAT might just become Bitcoin’s first trillion-dollar commodity. We break down why the SEC’s surprising crypto-friendly shift could supercharge Ethereum treasuries, why Trump is suddenly shilling Bitcoin, and how hash power economics could redefine BTC’s...
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274. TBR - Antpool Loves $NAT | Why Natcats Are King | Aliens Coming In 2027 👽
Bitcoin’s second-largest mining pool, Antpool, just made a move that could fundamentally reshape crypto’s economic layer—validating $NAT by selling its miner-distributed holdings on open markets. This signals a shift from memecoin speculation toward memecoins with embedded utility, narrative...
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273. TBR - Drama in Congress Affecting Crypto Progress | Epstein Files coming Out! | and more
In this week’s episode of TBR, we unpack the escalating drama in Congress and how it’s slowing momentum for key crypto legislation like the FIT and Clarity Acts. As political distractions dominate headlines, critical regulatory progress is being delayed—impacting everything from stablecoin...
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The Block Runner is a podcast that makes cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin relatable to you. We believe crypto and AI is a foundational piece of technology that will have a lasting impact on society and it’ll be key that everyone understands what it is. The Block Runner is your final source for cryptocurrency technology, explanations and news with a splash of comedy.
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William and Iman
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