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Goodnow, revolutionaries—

Today’s episode starts with Evan & Will going head-to-head in a Battle of the Boards while Alex takes a personal day (you can support him/his family by showing some love to Lovable Paws Rescue ❤️🐾).

Our featured guest is Zara from Metana, an inspiring, accessible web3 education platform helping everyday people—even with zero coding or STEM background—become blockchain developers. We talk about their approach, how to get started for free, "vibe coding," and even tease a possible Rise Up x Metana collab 👀

Later, Will shares macro indicators worth watching this week, Evan gives some music lore from his past, and, somehow, the guys end up doing dueling Arnold Schwarzenegger impressions ("Get to the choppa! EGHLAUAUUU!!")

Tomorrow, Alex returns—and we’ve got a STACKED week of guests you won’t want to miss:

TUES: Aishwary Gupta - DeFi Chief of Staff @ Polygon Labs
WED: Louis "Chonky" Edwards of FSL (Stepn token etc.--they have a big announcement before the show he said); AND Justin "Crypto_Texan" from Katana
THURS: Blake from Myosin; and Dr. Adam Lowe, co-founder of Arculus
AFTER DARK: William Quigley returns

🔗 Links from the Show:

• Metana – https://metana.io
• Metana on X – https://x.com/metanahq
• Zara – https://linkedin.com/
• Will’s New TikTok – https://tiktok.com/@dolphin_coin_guide
• Support Alex’s Family – https://lovablepawsrescue.org
• Telegram NFTs How-To – https://x.com/eeelistar/status/1929535628028285319

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Goodnow, Revolutionaries—

For the first time this week on the Rise Up Morning Show, Will shows up in street clothes, and everyone is up in arms: “Why no dolphin costume?” “Where’s the blue banana?!”

Dressed like a regular guy, Will debunks the rumors of Jerome Powell’s departure and relays the month’s employment data. The crew dives into Circle’s better-than-expected IPO ($CRCL), JPMorgan’s exploration of crypto as part of net worth reporting, World Liberty Financial’s USD1 airdrop, and Pakistan’s plan to use excess energy for Bitcoin mining.

We also clear up common crypto tax misconceptions and preview what’s coming next for Rise Up—including our grants accelerator and content creator/education cohorts. And of course, we shout out other creators doing great work (like investor.Antwan, F.E.A.R. Crypto, & Polygon CEO Marc Boiron--now officially on TikTok).

Thanks, as always, for being the best part of what we do!

🔗 Links from the Episode
Spark Finance – https://spark.fi
Koinly (tax software) – https://koinly.io/?via=335C0FF1&utm_source=affiliate
IRS Capital Gains Guidelines – https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc409
Caffeine AI – https://x.com/caffeineai
Investor.Antwan: https://www.tiktok.com/@investor.antwan
F.E.A.R. Crypto: https://www.tiktok.com/@kingquon6
Marc Boiron on TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@marc.boiron

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DYOR and BYOB for casual Q&A, fun with expert guests, and altcoin research.

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Tonight we celebrate Emily Herrick’s return to the show by diving into a wide-ranging, wildly entertaining conversation about all things crypto.

We break down:
– What good grant programs look like (and how to fix bad ones)
– Ponzinomics: when they’re brilliant, when they’re broken, and how to tell the difference
– A history lesson on Olympus DAO (OM)
– Tokenomics/Ponzinomics Breakdown: Raydium vs Morpho vs Maple Finance (and how Emily would hack Maple 👀)

PLUS:

– Could Will’s new-found dolphin fame prompt him to go solo?
– The cultural literacy gap: “You don’t know Labubu??”
– And a big question from Neal: what would it look like if crypto failed—or succeeded? Spoiler: it all comes down to incentives.

Plus, find out who wins the game of Dings & Gwumps and secures a prize for premium member @ eaaymoney 🎉

🔗 Links from the Show:
Emily – x.com/emilyluvscrypto
Foolproof Labs – foolproof.xyz | x.com/foolproofxyz
Maple Finance – maple.finance
InfoFI Grant Trends – Web3Kristel on X
Labubu Dolls – YouTube explainer

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Rise Up is the most trusted source for live crypto education on the internet.
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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?
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FOLLOW OUR HOSTS:
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🤬 Alex Popovic: https://alexpopovic.info
🐬 Will Watson: https://coinguide.vip

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