Will XRP Settle the National Debt? Long-Form No | Ep 522

Good now revolutionaries—Day two from Solana Skyline NYC with Evan, Will, Alex, and Doug pulling himself out of the confessional cam to make a confession that absolutely earns it: minted 5 Solana Monkey Business + 8 DeGen Ape Academy NFTs in 2021, made $250K, lost it all. "At least I lost house money" and most of his current friends came from that era, so... net positive? Plus PubKey + Knicks game recap from the night before, Rain (the $3,000-a-year Bitcoin speakeasy), and Alex's "when you get there, tell Nick it's okay" entrance.Evan reveals he placed his first three perps trades ever on Jupiter — 10x and 20x leverage, made $36, retired with a 100% win rate. JTX countdown is officially on, and the goal is to do the JTX walkthrough from a place of "having actually done this before" so the comparison lands. Alex's perps PSA: the Hyperliquid 250x leverage threshold means "if a butterfly farts six states over, you're getting liquidated."The Humanity (H token) exploit gets a deep dive — dev laptop compromised, admin keys lifted, 200M+ tokens minted illegitimately and dumped for ~$30M, all on the heels of a 300% pump. Then the Cardano on-chain allegations: ~$925M in token sales between $1-3 ADA, plus $20M/month payments allegedly going to Gavin Wood. Charles Hoskinson is 38 years old. "His helicopter must be nice."Alex's other confession is one for the ages: took a $15K loan from Regions Bank to buy more Cake (PancakeSwap), made it back to almost-break-even, lost ~$1K. Then the Sundae Swap airdrop disaster — staked thousands in ADA for a year, opted out of base staking rewards to qualify, total airdrop value: $2.75. Plus Daedalus wallet horror stories, the Brittany Nicole "will XRP settle the national debt?" rebuttal in full, and the team's first-Solana-NFT mints (Karuma, Snakes, Star Atlas).Tomorrow on RUMS: Raposa Coffee with Seb and Andrew. Evan won't be there — Alex hosts.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...