Goodnow revolutionaries—
Evan and Alex are back for the final show of the week, starting with extreme cold weather reports (negative 30+ windchill in the Dakotas!). They share ideas for the Rise Up Community Scholarship: naming tiers after first donors (the "Bearded Tier" at $10!), a senior citizens crypto workshop with Sandra from Onboard60 ($500 allocated), and funding IRL meetups.
Then Alex delivers a deep dive into the updated Senate Ag Market Structure Bill—the good news (self-custody wallets "protected," code is speech) comes with massive caveats. DeFi protocols may be exempt, but their front ends (how you actually use them) are not. Alex's verdict: "A bad bill is worse than no bill." They're creating a gray area to selectively enforce, choking DeFi while expanding surveillance.
The conversation shifts to how everyday people can opt out of the extractive banking system by telling stories about how DeFi actually helped them. Plus: Solemn Spartan (Chief Gift Officer) wins the Arculus giveaway.
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Senate Ag Bill | Onboard60 - Sandra's Community

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Goodnow revolutionaries—

Evan and Alex kick things off with a little light reading from Alex's nightstand: the new 161-page Senate Agriculture Committee Market Structure Bill released today. Alex is tired but committed to reading through the legislation that could reshape crypto regulation. We cover CFTC Chair Mike Selig's "Future Proof" initiative and his Washington Post op-ed declaring the regulator ready to lead crypto oversight in 2026—"pass us the torch."

The big topic tonight is crypto payment cards: EtherFi is crushing it with nearly half of all daily crypto card transactions, hitting $10 million in daily volume by June 2025. We walk through their product and compare other options.

Plus: Unlock Protocol powers the Rise Up Community Scholarship Fund (seeded with $2.5k), we plan to buy a pirate ship with scholarship money (srsly—2027 goal), Awaken Tax giveaway (We know, we know, we forgot - Take advantage of our mistake and sign up now (free) using our link for a chance to win a free year of service.) for crypto tax software, and Arculus wallet giveaways including the upcoming purple RUMS co-branded wallet.

EtherFi | Awaken Tax | Senate Ag Bill| Unlock Protocol Scholarship

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Goodnow revolutionaries—

Dr. Nick Almond, Head of Governance at Jito joins the show to talk DAOs. He explains what a DAO is, shows us the forums and features that give life to Jito DAO, and we discuss how crypto, as a new medium for making meaning, can help people align their values and coordinate at scale to do things that matter (like collecting and sharing recipes, buying the Constitution, or saving civilization from collapse).

We also unpack lessons from the Aave DAO conflict, explore how Solana is evolving with BAM (the block assembly marketplace), and walk through the practical steps to start your own DAO.

Finally, we ask Dr. Nick: how could Rise Up use helpful governance to benefit the everyday people in our community?

Links:

• Rise Up Community
• Jito Forum
• Jito Governance
• BAM
• Realms
• Dr. Nick on X

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