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On tonight’s episode of Rise Up After Dark, we’re joined by a couple legends:

Green Jeff—ponzi plunderer and DeFi founder extraordinaire—(aka @jeffthedunker) takes us through his crypto origin story, from Bitcoin gambling on a Minecraft server to navigating governance protocols like AAVE and Curve, and eventually founding protocols like Metronome, Vesper Finance, and his latest project, Odyssey Finance—a bold attempt to make DeFi actually usable for real people.

Evan & Alex give Jeff his well-earned flowers as a friend, mentor, and one of the sharpest minds in the space. He breaks down:

• How to build conviction in DeFi and size your positions accordingly
• How to elevate your yield strategies
• Why Odyssey is different—and how to get involved
• Why he’s so frustrated with Jesse Pollak’s “Coin It” campaign on Base

Then in the second half, we welcome back Lindsay Poss and get to meet her cohost Larissa Bundziak of the hit Seeking Alpha Podcast in what becomes a hilarious, thoughtful, and slightly unhinged roundtable covering:

• How they got started and their chemistry as cohosts
• What it’s like to operate “at the intersection of Crypto Twitter, Silicon Valley, and Tinder”
• How we're using AI (and which we’d Marry, F%&!, or Kill
• Why they’re doubling down on smart, funny, fearless content to serve a bigger audience

Mentors, mischief, and market wisdom—this one is unforgettable.

LINKS & HANDLES:
Green Jeff – https://x.com/jeffthedunker | https://tiktok.com/@jeffthedunker
Metronome Protocol – https://metronome.io/
Vesper Finance – https://vesper.finance/ | https://x.com/vesperfi
Odyssey Finance – https://odyssey.finance | https://x.com/0xOdysseyApp
DeFi Strategies – https://debank.com/
Lindsay Poss – https://x.com/LindsayPoss | https://medium.com/@lindsay_thoughts
Larissa Bundziak – https://x.com/LarissaBundziak
Seeking Alpha Podcast – https://x.com/seekingalphapod |

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Goodnow, revolutionaries—

Today’s episode features one of the sharpest minds in Web3 gaming and content: Sam Steffanina—cofounder of WolvesDAO, CMO at Farcade, and host of the Gamified podcast.

Evan opens with a story from the Consensus conference floor, then Sam breaks down why Web3 gaming is inevitable, what he’s helping build at the Farcade, and the importance of lowering barriers to entry in gaming and content.

We explore:

• Game design trends (Maple Universe, vibe-creating)
• How to land authentic sponsorships that serve creators and communities
• Where web3 gaming is headed next

It’s a wide-ranging, high-signal conversation with a true OG--Sam Steffanina x Rise Up was inevatable.

🔗 Links from the episode:

• Sam Steffanina – https://x.com/samsteffanina
• Gamified – https://x.com/gamifiedshow | Available on all podcast platforms
• WolvesDAO – https://x.com/WolvesDAO
• Farcade – https://x.com/farcade_ai | https://farcade.ai

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Goodnow, revolutionaries—

We’re back with a bonus live episode immediately episode 311, (yes, Alex dubbed it Pillow Talk) featuring our friend Nill from Polygon Labs.

We wanted to hear your reactions to this morning’s interview with Marc Boiron and questions about the broader vision Polygon is building with the Agglayer. But it wouldn’t be Rise Up without a little detour into the weird and wonderful world of DAOs we love:

💬 Alex DAO
🍕 Pizza DAO
🥣 Soup DAO
🪜 Tall DAO

Plus, we share conference highlights, the adoption of redheads by the black community on Tiktok, real-time reflections from the floor of Consensus, and a few ideas we think are worth bringing home.

🧵 Links:
Nill on X – https://x.com/bignillcollect

Nill on TikTok – https://tiktok.com/@bignillcollect

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Helpful web3 news, commentary, & answers to your crypto questions.

🍻RISE UP AFTER DARK🌗
LIVE Wednesdays @ 7p central
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