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Web3 101 Wednesday returns! Evan & Alex kick things off with tales of backroom poker & "Pirate Week" on Tybee Island. We highlight Phantom’s new "Phantom Cash" product and discuss whether the latest wave of from MetaMask, Coinbase, and Kraken mean we’re just rebuilding the old banking system on new rails.

Plus, we discuss the U.S. government shutdown, what past shutdowns have meant for crypto, and spotlight some of our favorite projects simplifying the crypto experience like Reserve Protocol and DeFiCarrot. We share our outlook for Bitcoin, offer the XRP army a little kind copeium, and trade stories about our biggest crypto wins.

The show closes with practical advice for anyone looking to get started or become a safer, more confident crypto user, with a special transmission "From the Depths."

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🔗 LINKS:

• Our partner the White Whale: x.com/thewhitewhalehl | tiktok.com/@thewhitewhalehl
• Phantom Cash: usecash.xyz
• Reserve Protocol: reserve.org
• DeFiCarrot: use.deficarrot.com
• “10 Kinds of Nasty” commercial: youtube.com/watch?v=Sj6rjWmsDmU
• Unchained newsletters, blogs & podcasts: unchainedcrypto.com
• Chris Dixon’s Read Write Own: amazon.com/shop/conversationswithevan/list
• Chris Dixon on Tetragrammaton w/ Rick Rubin: tetragrammaton.com/content/chris-dixon

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Goodnow revolutionaries–

Today on the Rise Up Morning Show we welcome guest host Brooke Lacey alongside friends from Octant’s Epoch 9 creator cohort: Vaelyn from ETHPanda, Artem from Oak Research, and Drew from Crypto Altruism. Brooke shares her satirical project Amongst a Potted Plant, we debate how to pronounce “Epoch” (epic? ee-pock? eh-push-ay?), and laugh our way through the big ideas driving public goods funding.

We explain why quadratic voting and participatory activism matter, give ZachXBT a little praise and playful critique, and share how the tech behind Octant is democratizing fundraising and voting for the future internet.

This isn’t your typical "fake radio" show—imagine sitting in on a panel with Bill Gates and Steve Jobs in 1989 to understand how these founders are shaping the next chapter of crypto, and how you can support their work building the future, right now.

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🔗 LINKS:

• Guest host Brooke Lacey: x.com/brookejlacey | tiktok.com/@brookejlacey
• Brooke’s project Amongst a Potted Plant: x.com/brookejlacey/status/1971372875195277771
• Octant: x.com/octantapp | octant.build | octant.app
• Epoch 9 cohort: x.com/OctantApp/status/1970577025514500553
• ETHPanda: x.com/ethpanda_org | ethpanda.org
• Nader Dabit: x.com/dabit3
• ZachXBT: x.com/zachxbt
• Oak Research: oakresearch.io/en/home | x.com/OAK_Res_EN
• Crypto Altruists: x.com/Crypto_Altruism | cryptoaltruists.com | cryptoaltruists.com/trailblazers-of-octant
• F.A.R.M.S. nonprofit: 30000acres.org

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Welcome back to Rise Up Market Watch!

Tonight Will and Doug are joined by our friend Skey for a stacked market breakdown. We start with the SEC’s move to ease ETF approvals for Solana, XRP, Litecoin, Doge, and Cardano—a decision that could accelerate adoption and boost investor sentiment. Will shares why Bitcoin breaking $113.5K is critical, while Doug points to the Russell 2000 as the leading indicator for altcoin momentum.

We cover technicals for Aster, Ondo, and other altcoins, and discuss strategies for trading strength instead of weakness, unpacking the cautious retail mood despite bullish macro signals. Skey adds his flavor to the charts—and earns an impressive accolade: “the Perfect Bottom Timer.”

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• Skey's socials: x.com/gajewskey | tiktok.com/@yaboyskey | youtube.com/@yaboyskey

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Goodnow, Revolutionaries--

Will and Alex drive through a market update now that things are down (hear why Will expects them to be down longer before we recover) and the macro conditions that keep us bullish, big picture.

We cover key headlines like upcoming ETF staking developments and fresh moves in the ETP space and dig into the possibility of ETF custodians exploring Bitcoin DeFi strategies to generate yield. Alex shares why revenue (vs. TVL) is the "master metric" that matters for crypto projects, pulling onchain insights from DeFiLlama.

Will leaves early and Alex flies solo to answer community questions--diving into Aster, sharing his trading strategy and profit-taking approach, and offering some grounded, practical market advice before riding his dogs and ponies into the weekend.

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Goodnow revolutionaries–

Is the market primed for recovery? Will leads us through the technical analysis including a gap on Bitcoin’s chart and Glassnode’s liquidation heat map—explaining how it works, the settings we use, and where we’re expecting Bitcoin (and the broader crypto market) to move next.

We also share insights on Bitcoin-backed loans featuring Strike’s product and share other crypto-native borrowing options from Aave, Morpho, and Lido. Alex responds to a listener request for a review of Dynachain and its $DCAI token—does it deserve a closer look or a hard pass?

To close, we break big bullish news: SWIFT is officially partnering with Consensys to build a blockchain solution on Ethereum (cue the XRP army reaction).

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🔗 LINKS:

• Liquidation heat map: coinglass.com/pro/futures/LiquidationHeatMapNew
• Solana Foundation’s Lily Liu on revenue vs. TVL: unchainedcrypto.com/revenue-the-best-way-to-evaluate-a-crypto-protocol
• Strike’s Bitcoin loans: strike.me/en/lending
• Other crypto-native loan options: app.morpho.org | aave.com | lido.fi
• SWIFT x Consensys blockchain partnership: x.com/josefabregab/status/1972639699199291577
• Commentary on Chainlink referencing SWIFT’s CIO: x.com/CatfishFishy/status/1958544278927671543

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Goodnow revolutionaries–

Tonight on Rise Up After Dark, Evan & Alex are joined by our friends David “Dawufi” Finkelstein and Sophie DeMolay from Opacity—in Sophie’s very first livestream (ever)! We dive into Opacity’s mission to make zk accessible (verify anything!), then put Sophie’s marketing eye and Dawufi’s vibemastery to the test by “wine bottling” audience picks like Linea and Plasma.

From there we highlight some of our favorite projects—Bracky (sports betting on social), Remix (vibecode and play video games in a social feed), Daisy (earn from your social experience), and more.

We also help a viewer with a real-time scam, and Sophie shares her tips for how crypto projects can tell a better story.

If you or someone you love is caught in a pig butchering scam, check the signs and report at ic3.gov and don’t go it alone—join our community at community.rumshq.com. It’s the perfect place to ask a question, get a second opinion, or help from us and other crypto users.

And remember: no legitimate creator will ever message you first on social media--even if they appear to be someone you follow or trust!

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🔗 LINKS:

• David: x.com/dawufi
• David’s previous RUMS appearance: youtube.com/live/54Gv8PhsPLI?si=2TWnzQOKzGJZHphF
• Sophie: x.com/sophiademolay
• Opacity: x.com/opacitynetwork | opacity.network | linktr.ee/opacitynetwork
• The Rubicon Podcast: linktr.ee/RubiconPodcast
• Projects mentioned: linea.build | plasma.to | farcaster.xyz/bracky | farcaster.xyz/qupaca | remix.gg | daisypay.io | courtyard.io | glider.fi | use.deficarrot.com

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Goodnow revolutionaries–

Today on the Rise Up Morning Show we host James, cofounder and CEO of DeFiCarrot, to continue the conversation on how to DeFi. We talk about building better user experiences, explore DeFiCarrot’s model for optimizing yield and simplicity with the $CRT token, and dig into how it can serve both serious crypto users and everyday consumers.

Along the way, we find out James grew up with the author of Red Rising, Will shares his vision for a killer Carrot merch brand, and we make a big announcement: Rise Up has been selected for Octant’s Epoch 9 funding round!

This interview was made possible in part by our partnership with the White Whale—check him out at x.com/TheWhiteWhaleHL and tiktok.com/@thewhitewhalehl

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• James: x.com/JSB_SOL
• DeFiCarrot: x.com/deficarrot | use.deficarrot.com | docs.deficarrot.com
• Octant: x.com/octantapp | octant.app

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Goodnow revolutionaries–

Today, Alex and Will go head-to-head on Red Rising: Will gives it a nine, Alex declares it the GOAT, and Evan weaves in a few unforgettable quotes. From there, we take on a full beginner-friendly walkthrough of how to get started in DeFi, with the tools, wallets, and resources you’ll need to go deeper.

The conversation heats up again when Alex prompts a new debate, asking: does crypto actually have a user experience (UX) problem, or are we just building bad products? Finally, we show you how to participate in the second round of the ASTER airdrop and trade your time for tokens.

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🔗 LINKS:

• DeFi tools: defillama.com | aave.com | app.morpho.org | spark.fi | ankr.com | defiprime.com
• Wallets: wallet.coinbase.com | metamask.com | trustwallet.com | phantom.com | xaman.app
• Learning resources: coinbase.com/learn | landing.coingecko.com/how-to-defi
• ASTER: asterdex.com

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