Circle Just Raised $222M For Its Own Blockchain — Should You Care? | Ep 506

Evan and Alex are back from Consensus in Miami and Evan starts by handing Will a celebratory drink for keeping the lights on while the boys were out at Solana Accelerate. The headline news: Jito announced JTX Trade — a new on-chain trading platform designed to make Solana competitive with Hyperliquid for power traders, with a smoother on-ramp for beginners. Evan also walks through Circle's earnings report (revenue up, profit down — they're spending on USDC growth, USYC treasury-bill product, partnerships with Binance, and their ARC blockchain) and explains why a $222M raise for a new blockchain raises more questions than it answers.Then it's the David Courtland Arculus PSA: where to buy, what code to use (ARCURUMS10 for 10% off at getarculus.com), why Composecure-issued cards beat seed-phrase-by-default wallets, and a long tangent on why getting a tattoo of a wallet brand that won't show you your seed phrase is a bad look. Will signs off; Evan stays solo for a Bitcoin price-prediction round, an early take on the new Clarity Act draft and what it means for DeFi on/off-ramps, and a community walkthrough for anyone curious about the 10-day premium trial.Bitcoin Pizza Day is 10 days away — pizza dao plus stand with crypto, Unlock Protocol, and Brave Browser are running the global pizza party in ~600 cities. Locate your city before May 22.Powered by Arculus Wallet — getarculus.com, promo code ARCURUMS10.Community: community.rumshq.comSupport the show— Want to hang out with us after the show, get live answers to your questions, or join future giveaways? Join our free community where the show lives 24/7: community.rumshq.com—☕ THE RISE UP MORNING SHOW☀️LIVE Monday - Thursday @ 7a centralHelpful web3 news, commentary, & answers to your crypto questions.🍻RISE UP AFTER DARK🌗 LIVE Wednesdays @ 7p centralDYOR and BYOB for casual Q&A, fun with expert guests, and altcoin research.📈RISE UP MARKET WATCH🤑LIVE Mondays @ 7p centralTechnical analysis, real macro insight, and practical takeaways to help you invest smarter in every market.⚖️ TRUST ISSUES 🧐 LIVE Tuesdays @ 6:30p centralBreaking down U.S. crypto policy, regulation, and legislation—what they mean for the industry and what comes next.—WANT MORE?👉Connect w/us on your favorite social: https://rumshq.com👉Become a guest or sponsor: [email protected]👉Join our free community: https://community.rumshq.comFOLLOW OUR HOSTS:☮️ Evan Mann: https://beacons.ai/conversationswithevan🤬 Alex Popovic: https://alexpopovic.info🐬 Will Watson: https://c...