Robinhood Holds 13 BILLION XRP? We Pulled Up The Receipts | Ep 498

Good now revolutionaries— Will and Evan open Episode 498 with the call that's already playing out: Bitcoin's printing a short-term double top, breaking support, and lining up for a correction into the May 1 full moon. Will already booked his Pengu profits — a 26-27% trade in a few days — and walks through why he's holding back capital for HYPE on the way down.From there: are NFTs really back? Lucanets (Pudgy Penguins CEO) just bought into 14 NFT projects he thinks are still building — Mutant Ape, On-Chain Heroes, V-Friends, Moonbirds, RektGuy, Bearish, Heavy Metal, Azuki, more. Will breaks down why Pudgy itself might be a real investment: $100M+/year in toy sales, fastest-growing IP in the world, third for total impressions behind Disney. Plus the comeback for branded NFT loyalty programs like the original Starbucks Odyssey on Polygon.On charts: Hyperliquid is pinging below $40 and Will sees a multi-week correction. Purr (the Hyperliquid spinoff) is now listed on Kraken — Evan and Will compare it to HYPE itself. Polymarket reportedly looking to leave Polygon as the VP of Engineering keeps publicly saying it isn't scalable enough. Robinhood's M&A spree (Bitstamp, TradePMR, WonderFi, Indonesia's PT Buana, ZigLoo, Meax DX) gets unpacked. Solana Accelerate dropped a self-aware AI-generated commercial poking fun at last year's canceled America-in-therapy ad — Evan plays it live.Closing scam-watch: Evan debunks the Robinhood-holds-13B-XRP rumor with a live CoinGecko walkthrough, then unpacks why XRP runs through a closed corporate validator network and why Hyperliquid's revenue buybacks are a fundamentally different value mechanism. The clarity: ask where the information comes from, and verify on RWA.xyz.Brought to you by Arculus (cold storage you can actually use — code ARCURUMS10 for 10% off) and Jito (jito.network). Free questions and weekly coaching at community.rumshq.com. Premium with weekly office hours from Will, Evan, and Alex is $30/month.RUMS x Arculus Purple Wallet: https://forms.gle/r9fBTRAw79oSmBWaASupport 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...