September is being staged like a play — with a rate cut carrot dangled in front of retail, Coinbase hyping a so-called Banana Zone, and a wave of new investors set up to believe in Altseason as if every token were a hero. But this isn’t the Rebel Alliance. Some coins are bounty hunters. Some are traps. And the Banana Zone can just as easily turn into a Banana DeadZone if you’re not careful.

In this episode, I break down how to spot the setups, why the carrot narrative matters, and what it means for you before the next move. And at the end, I’ll spotlight Lagrange LA — an Ethereum verification layer with Intel and Mantle ties that fits my thesis: verifiable before valuable.

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In late capitalism, not all kings built their kingdoms — some just aligned with the right rails at the right time. Michael Saylor and Tom Lee are celebrated today, but the real architects were Satoshi Nakamoto and Vitalik Buterin. In this episode, I break down the aligner’s playbook and why early positioning beats invention in today’s economy. We’ll explore how SEI Network’s bold shift from Cosmos to Ethereum’s OP Stack — and its selection by the state of Wyoming for a stablecoin pilot — makes $SEI a textbook case of early alignment with power. We’ll finish with how OTEC, my Own The Economy Coin on Base, uses the same principles to give everyday investors a way to align before the next wave hits. Subscribe to Front Run The Week for more plays like this and get the Signals sheet before they trend.

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Get early signals before they hit headlines. Subscribe free at tokentrust.substack.com — and become eligible for OTEC, the token to Own The Economy.

The Chip Mahoney Show is a Big Pond production. This podcast is for entertainment and educational purposes only.

For media inquiries or guest bookings, please contact:
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Should AERO breakout at $2, it wouldn't be just retail hype — it’s a signal tied directly to why Coinbase needs Aerodrome to scale Base’s liquidity. And right next to it on my Signals sheet? Venice AI (VVV), an AI infrastructure play built for the rails AERO is powering. In this episode, I break down why these two moves are connected, why they’re aligned plays in different sectors, and why they’re both on my Signals list right now.

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Get early signals before they hit headlines. Subscribe free at tokentrust.substack.com — and become eligible for OTEC, the token to Own The Economy.

The Chip Mahoney Show is a Big Pond production. This podcast is for entertainment and educational purposes only.

For media inquiries or guest bookings, please contact:
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https://www.chipmahoney.com/

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