Goodnow revolutionaries–

It's Christmas Eve and we're answering your biggest crypto security questions with holiday warmth.

Quantum computing concerns? We get expert-backed answers on what's actually threatening your Bitcoin (spoiler: not much yet).

Hot vs cold vs warm wallets—we break down the differences and help you find the right security setup.

Plus: Ballet wallet unboxing (thanks Technically Web3!), exchange comparisons, Alex's DeFi stack, and essential scam awareness to protect your loved ones this season.

Links:

Quantum physicist Anastasia Marchenkova
Anastasia's website
Technically Web3 on TikTok
Ballet cold storage wallet
Beanie on Coinbase's business development
Better wallet hygiene with Revoke.cash
Your DeFi homework: DeFiLlama
Cardano wallet Lace
Crypto brokers Caleb & Brown

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Goodnow revolutionaries–

Evan returns to the morning show ready for Christmas week and joins Alex in answering your crypto questions—starting with what is Flare and what's it have to do with XRP?

We say hi to friend Myk, the founder of Wishlist (granting wishes and dressing like Santa onstream all holiday).

Alex has (count 'em) not 1, but 2 rants—rate them on the Salt Meter in the comments.

A listener asks "Do you think Michael Saylor is insane?" and we discuss controversial figures like Saylor and Tom Lee.

We talk about our predictions for 2026 (RWA looking pretty good here) and welcome friend of the show Ubereatsguy to talk about a scam email he received and what to do to protect the assets in his Tangem wallet.

We discuss Senator Cynthia Lummis' announcement that she won't run for office again.

We end the show by thanking friend & FARMS founder Jillian Hishaw for her holiday gifts.

Links:

• Myk, founder of Wishlist
• Wishlist
• That Unchained episode Evan couldn't find
• Nader Dabit
• DevRel at EigenLayer
• F.A.R.M.S.

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Goodnow revolutionaries–

Alex flies solo today and tackles every single question you throw at him in a marathon Q&A session.

Gauntlet manages risk for DeFi protocols the same way banks assess loans—except it's happening on-chain with real protocols like Aave and Compound.

The cold wallet versus hot wallet debate gets settled once and for all. Stop trying to make warm wallets happen. Use cold storage to hold, use hot wallets to actually do stuff.

Everyone's freaking out about the Solana lawsuit naming Jito and Pump.Fun, but here's the thing: it alleges the exact same practices traditional finance runs on every single day. Alex breaks down why this isn't the doomsday scenario people think.

XRP questions keep flooding in and the answers are honest. Not hate, just facts about what the token actually does and why some of these price predictions make zero sense.

Liquid staking tokens get explained from scratch—why JitoSOL exists, what it represents, and how restaking works without the jargon.

Plus: Polkadot parachains get a deep dive, UK tries to cap stablecoins, and centralized exchanges get defended (yes, really).

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Goodnow revolutionaries–

Bitcoin dominance is lying to you. ETF buyers only had one coin to buy and one coin to sell—so when dominance drops, it doesn't mean altcoin season anymore. Will breaks down why the old playbook is dead.

USD1 is the only stablecoin that actually passes the Genius Act requirements. Not USDC. Not Tether. Convenient timing? We walk through how this kneecaps the Fed and transfers treasury custody to private companies.

Companies are playing cat-and-mouse with tariffs, your grocery bill isn't coming down, and here's the uncomfortable truth: retail has no money left for crypto speculation.

Dead cat bounce watch, staking strategies for surviving this mess, and why Elizabeth Warren should be all over DeFi but isn't.

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Welcome back to Market Watch—

This week we break down Bitcoin’s key support zones, Ethereum and Solana weakness, and what current chart structures are signaling for the weeks ahead. We walk through major macro forces shaping markets, including the Bank of Japan’s rate decision, ongoing Fed policy shifts, and how global liquidity is impacting risk assets. We also cover institutional crypto narratives, ETF implications, and why patience and positioning matter heading into year-end volatility.

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Goodnow revolutionaries–

You keep asking about DCA and here's the honest answer: buying a coffee's worth of Bitcoin, ETH, and Solana every single day. No drama, no timing the market, just automatic and boring.

Jito's building something interesting with their dual-token setup. JitoSOL pays you for staking, JTO gets you into governance, and they just shifted their whole restaking strategy. We walk through what changed and why it matters.

Hyperliquid keeps printing revenue because people actually use it. That buyback mechanism is wild during dips.

The Ethereum DeFi scene is heating up again—Lido, EigenLayer, restaking plays that are worth understanding even if you're not ready to jump in yet.

Plus: BNB never gets the love it deserves but always seems to work. We talk about the boring plays that historically just... perform.

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Goodnow revolutionaries–

Will and Alex hold it down while Evan's on the road. Red solo cups make their appearance. Third show of the day, we're all pooped.

Bitcoin perspective check: everyone asks different questions about the same asset for wildly different reasons. Some see retirement, some see day trading, some see digital gold. Unlike Apple or Amazon stock, Bitcoin means something different to every holder.

Tax harvest season: wash trading locks in losses to offset gains, but your cost basis resets. Buy at $100k, sell at $80k, rebuy at $80k—when it hits $100k again you owe gains on that $20k.

Stablecoins on exchanges: use them to learn and get comfortable. Hit the threshold where "I'd be really bummed if I lost this"—stop buying, learn self-custody, transfer over.

Virtuals Protocol bearish now but could pump on hype. If you tangle with it, take profits. Good God, man.

Hedera: DeFi Llama won't index it because APIs aren't publicly verifiable on-chain. "Got that straight from the llama's mouth."

Ondo price target $0.34-$0.20, currently at $0.47. Head and shoulders pattern. Alex graduates TA kindergarten next week.

DeFi Carrot: public goods project, 5.6% yield minimum. Not sponsored, just fans. This is where the money lives.

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Goodnow revolutionaries–

Web3 101 Wednesday gets chaotic fast—we bring Jerry and Brandon from Exit Liquidity on to talk about why crypto-enabled social media matters for creators. Brandon's origin story: started in the 2017 ICO boom, watched BitBoy and Altcoin Daily, figured out most crypto educators stay at the same level forever. Jerry's path hits different—firefighter by day, crypto content by night, built an audience that monetizes better on Arena than years of Twitch streaming. We break down how Exit Liquidity uses Arena's creator economy: tickets that appreciate, tipping in AVAX or meme coins, bi-directional value flow. Brandon made more his first month on Arena than his entire Twitch career.

Will explains what to watch for in the fed meeting: any hint about quantitative easing starts markets moving. Fed stopped quantitative tightening December 1st, already doing repo loans to banks—liquidity is coming. Alex's family connection surfaces—in the exact Transylvania region Brandon visited. Small world gets smaller when Evan recognizes Chris Gales, a Memphis musician, already on Arena. We dig into early crypto education—Coin Bureau, Data Dash, Box Mining, Whiteboard Crypto. The good, the bad, and the ones who became their character.

LINKS

Exit Liquidity
Arena.

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