Goodnow revolutionaries—

Will's in the mountains of Maine catching fireball nips from strangers in overalls. Just another Wednesday.

Aave founder Stani Kulechov dropped $30M on a Notting Hill mansion. Meanwhile, Vitalik says most L2s are unnecessary—and Will agrees. As Ethereum mainnet gets faster and cheaper, what happens to the chains that only sell "we're faster and cheaper"?

Then Alex accidentally starts the Great XRP Debate by sharing a Gusto x Solana payments headline. Cue the fireworks. Why isn't XRP as valuable as Solana when it's talked about more? What would change our minds about XRP? And what's the difference between utility and actual usefulness?

Plus: Will there be an altcoin season in 2026? Short answer—don't hitch your wagon to a horse that's driving off a cliff.

And a huge shoutout to Jito—the first sponsor to renew! Check out our two-part SOL restaking tutorial and stay tuned for more DeFi content this year.

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Goodnow revolutionaries—

Evan's computer is melting into sludge (Zincian crab claws involved). Will's skiing in Maine. Alex is captaining. It's Monday.

Will shares his $5K trading challenge update with a key lesson: don't set margin trades you can't watch. Also, Polygon's chart is looking clean—could run if 12.5 cents becomes support.

Then we welcome Ashane from Metana—a blockchain education bootcamp that's placed students at Google, Coinbase, and across DeFi. We dig into: How do you actually break into Web3? Is a bootcamp worth it vs self-teaching? What role does AI play in learning to code now?

Metana takes an AI-first approach (because if you're not learning to work with AI, you're already behind). They've got bootcamps from absolute beginner to advanced, plus career support that actually works.

Rise Up community members get $2,000 off any Web3 bootcamp. Drop into community.rumshq.com for details.

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Goodnow revolutionaries—

It's Groundhog's Day! Did Satoshi see his shadow? 6 more weeks of bear market or is the sun coming out?

Will kicks off his $5,000 trading challenge and breaks down how leverage, longing, and shorting actually work—including the mistake that almost cost him everything.

Then we go around the horn: Evan added BTC, Turbo SOL, ETH, and UNI. Will's DCA-ing BTC/ETH/SOL and eyeing Circle stock plus precious metals. Alex is (surprise!) buying SOL—but his method might surprise you.

Plus: How to actually DYOR. Whitepapers aren't enough. We break down the tools that matter—DeFi Llama, Artemis, Messari, Dune—and how to use on-chain data to build real conviction.

And if you can't explain why you own something? That's your sign to reassess.

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• Messari
• DeFi Llama

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