Why Collector Crypt's Pokemon Card Insured Prices Don't Match eBay | Ep 529

Good now revolutionaries— opening the week with the funniest Saylor admission yet: a CoinDesk clip surfaces of Michael Saylor saying he literally designed STRC by going back and forth with ChatGPT for a few hours. 'I couldn't have done it myself.' Meanwhile STRC has bled from its $100 par down to $85, MicroStrategy has stopped issuing new STRC, and they had to sell a tiny slice of Bitcoin last week to cover the dividend payment. Will walks through the variable-rate mechanic — as STRC drops, the yield ratchets up to attract new buyers, which means fewer holders eventually each owed more, but the unwind risk grows.Big news for Drift Protocol users: the DFX Recovery Token and Insurance Fund claim checker is live. If you were affected by the ~$300M Drift exploit, each DFX token represents $1 of verified loss. Watch for scam tokens and scam accounts targeting affected users — Drift's official account is @DriftProtocol. PSA also: keep your distance from anything claiming to be the official launch.Alex spends the back half of the show in the Pokemon / Collector Crypt rabbit hole. After two weeks deep in the platform, she's calling out a major structural problem: the on-platform insured-value pricing has almost no correlation with real eBay sales data. A Gengar she wanted to buy was insured at $200+ above the highest recent eBay sale in the last year — meaning sellers won't accept offers below the inflated insured price. The fix she's proposing: pull real-time market sales feeds into the platform and price accordingly. Plus debates with Will on whether the gotcha machines should go seasonal vs always-on (Will's idea), and what utility could actually link the CARDS token to the platform.Macro corner: Will pulls up the Bitcoin monthly chart — $59.8K (3-month 21 EMA) and $63.8K (1-month 55 EMA) are the levels to watch. Monthly candle closes in eight days. If we end below $63.8K, $51K–$45K targets open up. Dollar continues testing resistance. Thursday is PCE inflation data + Q1 GDP final revision — expect heavy volatility second half of the week. Plus: Alex breaks down the SBI / XRP-in-Japan story (SBI's CEO clarified they don't actually own XRP — only ~9% private equity stake in Ripple Labs, ~$4.5B paper value, which is why he's the loudest XRP cheerleader on Twitter), and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a 0.2% tax on every crypto transaction including wallet-to-wallet transfers and DeFi interactions. Clarity Act before July 4? Per Eleanor Terrett: logistically impossible. Prediction markets give August passage ~22%.RUMS Purple WalletWant the safest way to store your crypto? The Arculus cold storage wallet keeps your assets completely offline, away from exchanges, away from hackers, and fully in your control. Get your exclusive RUMS x Arculus cold storage wallet today!Crypto Payment · Card PaymentPowered by Arculus Wallet — getarculus.com, promo code ARCURUMS10.Powered by Jito — stake your SOL at https://www.jito.network/staking/.Support 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...