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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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.

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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?

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• Jito Forum
• Jito Governance
• BAM
• Realms
• Dr. Nick on X

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Goodnow revolutionaries—

and welcome to unauthorized, bootleg, backstage (and in Evan's case, bundled-up) stream! Today we answer your common crypto tax questions, do a drive-through of crypto tax prep software featuring the solution we've used for years, Koinly, and the one we're excited to try next, Awaken (use the link at our site to get a discount and support the show).

Plus, Alex leads a tutorial on Solana DeFi site Hylo—a cool new protocol earning yield through LST-backed stablecoins. We round out the day with rapid fire headlines covering economic data, trade tiffs causing market volatility, the largest wallet freeze in Tether's history ($182M!), and how to fight propaganda with better news via Interval News.

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• Awaken Tax Software (discount link) - Check recommended tools
• Hylo Protocol
• Interval News

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Doug flies solo tonight while Will cruises the Caribbean. Markets are extremely volatile and there's a lot to cover.

The weekend dump hit hard—Bitcoin broke below the critical $94K level for the first time since November, sparked by tariff threats and trade uncertainty around Greenland, the EU, and UK. Doug breaks down what this means and why crypto doesn't play nice when stocks fall.

Key message: Crypto's in a bear market. Your goal is to survive. There's no rush to catch the bottom—wait for clarity over the next 24-36 hours before making moves.

Also covered: NASDAQ analysis (clearer than S&P right now), gold at ATH while silver looks even more bullish, oil breaking out of its downtrend, and a rapid-fire altcoin request session.

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• Rise Up Morning Show

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Goodnow revolutionaries–
Will's on a cruise so Evan & Alex hold down the fort for a jam-packed Monday episode.

We kick off with the weekend market "crash" (thanks, tariffs) and why it's getting harder to stay apolitical when politicians have their finger on the market button. From there we pivot to AI tools—Alex shares his Claude Code experiments automating file organization, and we dream about what's possible when AI meets DeFi.

Speaking of DeFi, Alex showcases an advanced yield farming strategy to demonstrate what "becoming your own bank" actually looks like. But for beginners asking "where do I even start?"—Evan walks through Aave (app.aave.com), the most user-friendly on-ramp to earning yield on your crypto.

Plus: Hot wallet recommendations (shoutout Rabby and Solflare), cold storage Q&A, and Alex and Evan get into a spirited soundboard-fueled debate about the difference between a coin and a token.

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• Aave App
• Solflare Wallet
• Rabby Wallet

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Goodnow revolutionaries–

Gian (Ruto) from Polygon rejoins the show to break down their massive week and the vision to move money onchain.

The Open Money Stack explained: what it is, why it matters, and how the pieces fit together.

Polygon's $250M acquisition of CoinMe and Sequence—48-state money transmitter licenses and 50k fiat-to-crypto locations in the US.

How the acquisitions create a flywheel for $POL token value: more users, more fees, more burns.

Where to stake your POL: staking.polygon.technology and other options.

CLARITY Act update: Brian Armstrong's dissent worked—the vote is cancelled for now. Alex breaks down the banking lobby's concerns.

Will shares his current trading strategy and a tip for using stop losses to protect gains.

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• Polygon Open Money Stack
• Stake POL
• Gian on X

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Goodnow revolutionaries–

Sheryl from Simple Crypto Advice joins us to talk about teaching crypto to people over 40, 55, and seniors without the jargon.

Brian Armstrong publicly withdrew Coinbase support from the Senate's CLARITY Act revision—Alex breaks down what happened and why it matters.

Common scams targeting new crypto users and how to spot them before it's too late.

Live Jito restaking tutorial: how to stake SOL for JitoSOL and earn validator rewards plus MEV tips.

Alex demos Blockchain Basecamp—his vibe-coded masterpiece for learning crypto.

3 Arculus wallets given away to the community.

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• Rise Up Community
• Sheryl's TikTok - Simple Crypto Advice
• Jito Network
• Arculus Store

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