April 18, 2026

The Block Runner Blog

SpiderPool Pays Miners in Bitcoin AND NAT — What That Actually Means for Bitcoin's Future

The Moment Everyone in NAT Has Been Waiting For On this week's Block Runner Podcast, William and I-man opened with a topic they could barely contain: SpiderPool, the fifth-largest Bitcoin mining pool by hash rate, has announced it will begin distributing both Bitcoin and NAT

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Could Twitter be the Next Big Crypto Play?

Elon may be removed as Twitter CEO due to his own poll asking the Twitter community if that is the best idea. Is Elon deciding the future of Twitter the same way a web3 DAO does, and does this indicate an inevitable Twitter token launch soon?!

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Breaking Down the Network of Metaverses Platform Called MSquared

The metaverse has many technical infrastructure components remaining to realize the multi-trillion dollar predictions for its economy. One of the more promising companies looking to contribute on this front is Msquared, a spinoff entity from Improbable.io. What is it they will be building in order for developers to create a better metaverse?

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What Do Jim Cramer and Jamie Dimon Really Know About Crypto? Is the Market Bottom In?!

Jamie Daimon, CEO of JP Morgan, and Jim Cramer are both chiming in with fear about cryptocurrencies and advising the public not to invest in them. Historically this has been a market bottom indicator and a signal to do the exact opposite of what they advocate for. Are they right this time or will they prove themselves once against to be the kings of inverse advice.

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How AI is Impacting Blockchain & Web3 Space

How will AI and Blockchain converge to form the next crypto market mania?! These two technologies pose some of the most promising prospects for the future of humanity, combined they can and should disrupt.

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Sam Bankman Fried's New York Times Interview Concludes with Backlash

The FTX drama continues with SBF making a public interview appearance during a New York Times event yesterday. Despite his team of lawyers advising against making any public statements, Sam Bankman Fried went on to answer heated questions by mostly avoiding any personal involvement in the mishaps between Almeda Research and FTX handling of assets. Why is SBF going public? Is it to appear innocent or to display enough negligence as to not be hit with a more severe penalty?

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