Why the Government Is Throttling Anthropic to Save OpenAI | Ep 525

Good now revolutionaries—Evan, Will, and Alex are all back in the studio for the first time in nearly a month, and it's a heavy news weekend to unpack. The headline: a US-Iran peace deal is reportedly close to signing on Friday with a 60-day ceasefire extension, the Strait of Hormuz reopening, and a complete stop to military engagement. Will's frame: the oil chart called this two weeks ago — kept failing to hold resistance through the worst of the escalation headlines, telling you the conflict was winding down before the diplomats admitted it. "I have confidence in the war ending because I have confidence in the market."Plus: Blockworks acquired Masari for roughly $10M — Will's read is that founder Ryan Selkis torpedoed his own brand on the timeline and that's why the company sold. Anthropic gets hit with a US government export control on Mythos V + Fable V models (KYC required for foreign nationals) — Alex's take: the government is trying to prop up OpenAI because Anthropic keeps spanking them at every benchmark. Paradigm bought the unsolved Kryptos sculpture cipher from artist Jim Sanborn — even the NSA hasn't cracked it. Helios Foundation acquired Light Protocol — Solana is marching toward privacy.On the macro side: SpaceX IPO made Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire on paper. The wealth-transfer mechanism (NASDAQ forced inclusion, gajillions of retirement accounts shoehorned in) lets early employees finally realize equity — but at the cost of forced retail exposure. Starlink is 60% of SpaceX revenue and the only profitable piece. SpaceX itself lost $4.9B last year on $18.7B in revenue. Saylor added another $100M in Bitcoin. Tom Lee raising another $300M for ETH.Will's Keeta (KTA) review walks through the textbook scam-warning signs: layer-1 compliance-ready talk track, KYC baked in, $9M earmarked for buying a bank (the purchase hasn't gone through), Abu Dhabi + Ask Financial Group backing connecting to Arab Coin + Islam Coin (companies that have done predatory faith-targeted projects before). Plus a Velvet Protocol / Aerodrome 92,000% APY pool teardown — the numbers don't make sense, it presents as ponzi-farm.EXCLUSIVE: Use code RISEUP20 for 20% off your entire order at riposacoffee.com.Powered by Arculus Wallet — getarculus.com, promo code ARCURUMS10.Powered by Jito — stake your SOL at https://www.jito.network/staking/.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 PaymentSupport 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...