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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

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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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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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Good now, revolutionaries—

Today on The Rise Up Morning Show, Evan and Alex are joined by Morgan Kuphal—who got into web3 via a Chainlink hackathon, became a Chainlink software developer, and is now the cofounding/CTO of Tunnl, a new platform helping creators earn tokenized rewards for their social content.

Morgan shares his journey to crypto and along the way we tackle some big topics: what is an oracle (and why is Chainlink such a big deal)? What can smart contracts do (beyond tokenizing money)? Plus we discuss Ethereum's Pectra upgrade (dropping tomorrow), and why we think the web3 revolution is just getting started.

This episode is a must-listen for curious learners and aspiring builders.

Morgan on X: https://x.com/KuphDev
Morgan’s recommendation for aspiring blockchain developers: https://x.com/CyfrinUpdraft
Tunnl on X: https://x.com/Tunnl_io
Tunnl website: https://tunnl.io
Try Tunnl: https://app.tunnl.io

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On today’s episode of The Rise Up Morning Show, Evan reflects on his appearance at TikTok Town Hall with guest Reid Rasner—the guy currently bidding ($47.5 billion) to buy TikTok and "bring it to America." Let’s just say… we've got questions. From concerns about privacy and surveillance to the real danger of replacing one billionaire platform owner with another, the guys unpack what’s at stake (and point listeners to FoundersTok.com to see Rasner’s plans for themselves).

Alex stirs things up with a scandalous AI deepfake story involving senior citizens, slippers, animal shelters and stolen content. From there, we go deeper on how to talk about freedom, privacy, and access with people who might not yet see why those things matter—before shifting into crypto Q&A mode.

We answer:

• Why did Coinbase delist $MOVE?
• What are those weird tiny transactions in your wallet?
• What's going on with Warren Buffett?

And finally, we ride some literal dogs and ponies off into the sunset.

Don’t forget—we’re headed to Consensus in Toronto next week!
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Good now, revolutionaries—

To wrap the week, the guys kick things off with a little storytime: when did you first hear about Bitcoin? Evan, Alex, and Will each share how it came into their lives—and what clicked (or didn’t) the first time they heard they encountered $BTC.

From there, Will walks us through the macroeconomic signals behind this week’s GDP drop, then Doug joins us from his “throne” (tiles clean as ever) to break down what this might mean for markets.

We round out with Will’s $BTC analysis using Elliott Wave theory to look at what’s unfolding technically—and what to watch for next.

Alex then literally takes the show on the road and joins Evan for audience Q&A as we close out the week.

It's a little reflective, a little chaotic, and a whole lot of Rise Up.

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Tonight on Rise Up After Dark, the crew is joined by Nicky Scannella (@nickyscanz), Business Development at Marinade Finance (@marinadefinance)

We kick it off with Nicky’s origin story—the early days of Solana NFTs, how Phantom barely worked back then (the whole chain barely worked)—then the guys share their stories about spending way too much money on JPEGS. Alex reminisced about Sneaky Vampire Syndicate, Evan confessed his $CAR obsession (shoutout Shl0ms), and we all had a laugh about Goblintown.

Nicky shares his journey in biz dev (from Degen Ape Academy to Marinade), explained how Marinade’s incentive model works, then gave a quick walkthrough of how easy it is to start earning yield on SOL through the platform.

We also got into:

• Smart contract risks & how to approach DeFi audits
• Worldcoin wants to scan your iris to prove you're a human (did you say thank you?)
• And in a very special Artificial Insanity segment… we asked ChatGPT to roast our selfies, and it did not hold back. At all.

And thanks to Nicky and our friends at Marinade Finance, if you want to earn top-tier yield on your SOL, you can use our affiliate link below get the best rate Marinade offers. A full tutorial video is coming later this week—but in the meantime, leave your questions in the comments (and the Discord!)

🔗 LINKS & TAGS:

• Guest: Nicky Scannella — @nickyscanz
• Marinade Finance: marinade.finance — @marinadefinance
• Stake with Marinade (support the show!): https://app.marinade.finance/?r=rise_up

ALSO: We’re hosting a FREE community event May 15th at Consensus in Toronto—register free at Luma: https://lu.ma/i7mv8ism

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Good now, revolutionaries—

Today for Web3 101 Wednesday, Evan & Alex kick things off with a big topic:
Consumer AI is moving fast—so where’s it going? How do we keep up, protect ourselves, and why does blockchain matter now more than ever in a world shaped by increasingly intelligent machines?

Then we get into a classic crypto panic moment: What happens when you send tokens to the wrong network? Are they gone forever? Is there any hope?!

Maybe.

("So you’re telling me there’s a chance…?”)

We also walk through:

• How to verify smart contracts (without needing to be a dev)
• Swapping USDC to EURC if you want to go stablecoin Euro-style
• And react to today’s economic news—U.S. GDP contracts for the first time in 3 years, and the markets aren’t shrugging it off.

Want more? Tune into After Dark tonight (4/30) at 7 pm central when we host Nicky Scannella of Marinade!

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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
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