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Tonight on Rise Up After Dark, the crew is joined by Nicky Scannella (@nickyscanz), Business Development at Marinade Finance (@marinadefinance)

We kick it off with Nicky’s origin story—the early days of Solana NFTs, how Phantom barely worked back then (the whole chain barely worked)—then the guys share their stories about spending way too much money on JPEGS. Alex reminisced about Sneaky Vampire Syndicate, Evan confessed his $CAR obsession (shoutout Shl0ms), and we all had a laugh about Goblintown.

Nicky shares his journey in biz dev (from Degen Ape Academy to Marinade), explained how Marinade’s incentive model works, then gave a quick walkthrough of how easy it is to start earning yield on SOL through the platform.

We also got into:

• Smart contract risks & how to approach DeFi audits
• Worldcoin wants to scan your iris to prove you're a human (did you say thank you?)
• And in a very special Artificial Insanity segment… we asked ChatGPT to roast our selfies, and it did not hold back. At all.

And thanks to Nicky and our friends at Marinade Finance, if you want to earn top-tier yield on your SOL, you can use our affiliate link below get the best rate Marinade offers. A full tutorial video is coming later this week—but in the meantime, leave your questions in the comments (and the Discord!)

🔗 LINKS & TAGS:

• Guest: Nicky Scannella — @nickyscanz
• Marinade Finance: marinade.finance — @marinadefinance
• Stake with Marinade (support the show!): https://app.marinade.finance/?r=rise_up

ALSO: We’re hosting a FREE community event May 15th at Consensus in Toronto—register free at Luma: https://lu.ma/i7mv8ism

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Good now, revolutionaries—

Today for Web3 101 Wednesday, Evan & Alex kick things off with a big topic:
Consumer AI is moving fast—so where’s it going? How do we keep up, protect ourselves, and why does blockchain matter now more than ever in a world shaped by increasingly intelligent machines?

Then we get into a classic crypto panic moment: What happens when you send tokens to the wrong network? Are they gone forever? Is there any hope?!

Maybe.

("So you’re telling me there’s a chance…?”)

We also walk through:

• How to verify smart contracts (without needing to be a dev)
• Swapping USDC to EURC if you want to go stablecoin Euro-style
• And react to today’s economic news—U.S. GDP contracts for the first time in 3 years, and the markets aren’t shrugging it off.

Want more? Tune into After Dark tonight (4/30) at 7 pm central when we host Nicky Scannella of Marinade!

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Join our hosts Evan Mann, Alex Popovic, and William Watson to learn what blockchain is, why it matters, & how to get started safely!

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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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Good now, revolutionaries—

Today Evan retired the first Official Rise Up Morning Show mug (rest well, my friend ☕️) and commissioned his new mug with its first on-air coffee. Grab yours while they last at theriseupmorningshow.com.

Then the guys dug into the big news about Pokémon’s move onchain with Parasol Technologies (owned by Mysten Labs, the core team behind SUI) and what it signals about big IP testing the waters of digital ownership.

Will gave us a macro market rundown and shared what to watch this week, and we answered some rapid-fire questions from the community—like whether we ever lose track of our wallets (yes), and what blockchain might look like if the internet ever went down.

To round out the show we were joined live from Bangkok by Sinjin Jung (@sinjindavidjung on X), a poker pioneer, game designer, and now web3 gaming founder.

Sinjin shared lessons from gambling that game designers should learn, explained what makes an onchain economy actually work, and talked launch strategy for his upcoming third-person shooter, My Angry Yakuza Girlfriend (@maygnft).

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Rise Up is the most trusted source for live crypto education on the internet.
Join our hosts Evan Mann, Alex Popovic, and William Watson to learn what blockchain is, why it matters, & how to get started safely!

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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 FROM US?
👉Connect with us on your favorite social https://theriseupmorningshow.com
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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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The Rise Up Morning Show is not licensed to give financial or legal advice. Nothing on this channel should be construed as financial or legal advice. These videos are for educational and entertainment purposes only.