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Goodnow, revolutionaries—

Big news today: The Rise Up Morning Show and Rise Up After Dark are now officially Powered by Polygon!!

To kick things off, Evan and Alex are joined by our friend Nill (@bignillcollect) to reveal the partnership live, plus plans for more Polygon-powered educational content during Consensus and beyond.

Next, we break down headlines driving Bitcoin's recent climb—including Trump’s teased trade deal, Arizona and New Hampshire announcing official Bitcoin reserves, and a preview of the SEC's upcoming TradFi x DeFi task force meeting. We also touched on the GENIUS Act and Senator Elizabeth Warren’s ongoing fight against stablecoins.

Then in the second half of the show, we welcomed Stefaan Vervaet, CEO of Akave Network, for a powerful conversation about data, privacy, and decentralization. Stefaan explains why you don’t own your data today, how crypto networks can flip the equation, and how Akave lets users and providers participate in decentralized file storage (and even spills the tea on some cool AI tools--like how to run your own GPT locally to protect your privacy).

Links & Mentions:
Polygon – https://polygon.tech | https://x.com/0xPolygon
Stefaan – https://x.com/stefaanweb3
Akave Network – https://akave.ai | https://x.com/akavenetwork
Tools mentioned: https://venice.ai | https://ollama.com

DON'T FORGET! 📍 Register to join us live in Toronto at our free Consensus event – https://lu.ma/i7mv8ism

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Tonight on Rise Up After Dark, Evan opens the show solo with one of the wildest AI use cases we’ve seen yet: a murdered man, recreated in video using AI, addresses his killer in court. The article (sourced via the brilliant Clone aggregator from our friends at Boys Club and Dirty) sparks a live audience conversation about the ethics of AI, and where this tech is headed next.

Evan shares his experience generating AI content based on his own voice and likeness using tools like ElevenLabs and Podcraftr, and highlights video generation work from friend-of-the-show Neal (@cryptotocollege on X). We also explore how brain-computer interfaces and synthetic content could radically reshape storytelling and the ways we experience content.

Alex joins mid-show and lightens things up with a story about an honest locksmith and a broken door. Then the crew welcomes longtime tech and crypto-native Emily Herrick, founder of Foolproof Labs, for a rich conversation that spans:

• OG meme culture
• Mimetic theory and Susan Blackmore’s The Meme Machine
• Tokens and tokenomics that make sense
• A "cheeky" bot to punish spammers
• How $TRUMP to be the biggest meme coin of all time (Emily drops several new concepts--you'll want your notepad for this one).

🔗 LINKS & TAGS:

• Emily Herrick – x.com/emilyluvscrypto
• Foolproof – x.com/foolproofXYZ | foolproof.xyz
• Article: After an Arizona man was shot, an AI video of him addressed his killer in court – npr.org
• Clone aggregator – clone.fyi
• Boys Club – boysclub.vip

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Rise Up is the most trusted source for live crypto education on the internet.
Join our hosts Evan Mann, Alex Popovic, and William Watson to learn what blockchain is, why it matters, & how to get started safely!

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☕ THE RISE UP MORNING SHOW☀️
LIVE Monday - Thursday @ 7a central
Helpful web3 news, commentary, & answers to your crypto questions.

🍻RISE UP AFTER DARK🌗
LIVE Wednesdays @ 7p central
DYOR and BYOB for casual Q&A, fun with expert guests, and altcoin research.


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Goodnow, Revolutionaries—

It’s another Web3 101 Wednesday on The Rise Up Morning Show! After sharing the latest crypto headlines, Evan & Alex walk through the best ways to buy crypto safely, without breaking the bank; how to pick your first wallet (and what the heck a wallet actually is), and where you can earn passive income on your stablecoins—like Morpho Protocol.

Then we shift gears into one of our favorite topics: marketing gone wild.

We cover Christina's Cozy Grove rugpull, pseudo-cide at Zerebro, and Antifun’s genius framing strategy, before welcoming Justin Vogel—founder of Safary Club—to dig deep into what “community” really means. Justin shares what great community design looks like, how to scale human connection, and the overlooked secret to marketing in crypto: actually delivering value.

Whether you're here to learn, laugh, or level up your own project—this Web3 101's for you.

Join us tonight at 7p central LIVE for Rise Up After Dark with Emily Herrick of Foolproof.xyz (grab the links for your favorite social at theRiseUpMorningShow.com)

Links:
Justin Vogel – https://x.com/jkey_eth
Safary – https://x.com/safaryclub | https://linktr.ee/safaryclub
Defi research tools: https://defiprime.com | https://defillama.com

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Rise Up is the most trusted source for live crypto education on the internet.
Join our hosts Evan Mann, Alex Popovic, and William Watson to learn what blockchain is, why it matters, & how to get started safely!

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☕ THE RISE UP MORNING SHOW☀️
LIVE Monday - Thursday @ 7a central
Helpful web3 news, commentary, & answers to your crypto questions.

🍻RISE UP AFTER DARK🌗
LIVE Wednesdays @ 7p central
DYOR and BYOB for casual Q&A, fun with expert guests, and altcoin research.


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WANT MORE FROM US?
👉Connect with us on your favorite social https://theriseupmorningshow.com
👉Become a guest or sponsor: riseup@facelesslabs.io
👉Join our free community: https://discord.gg/riseup

FOLLOW OUR HOSTS:
☮️ Evan Mann: https://beacons.ai/conversationswithevan
🚁 Alex Popovic: https://alexpopovic.info
📈 Will Watson: https://coinguide.vip

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The Rise Up Morning Show is not licensed to give financial or legal advice. Nothing on this channel should be construed as financial or legal advice. These videos are for educational and entertainment purposes only.