PLUS: 5 key graphs you need to keep your eyes on ð April 16, 2024 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [tw]( [in]( [email](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20Milk%20Road&body=%F0%9F%A5%9B%20Your%20Guide%20to%20Bitcoin%27s%20New%20Protocol%20%F0%9F%93%96%3A%20PLUS%3A%205%20key%20graphs%20you%20need%20to%20keep%20your%20eyes%20on%20%F0%9F%93%8A%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fmilkroad.com%2Fdaily%2Fyour-guide-to-bitcoins-new-protocol) Todayâs edition is brought to you by [Cross Finance]( â a forward-thinking digital ecosystem offering cutting-edge financial solutions that merge banking and blockchain through its L1 blockchain, dApps, and payment card. [Experience the revolution today on CoinList!*]( GM. Milk Road: Think of us as your crypto news barista â we remember your usual, and today we've got a special blend. Hereâs what weâre serving up: - Runes 101: Everything you need to know ð - These indicators will show you the bull market top ð - OKX launched a new Layer 2 ð - Bored Apes are down more than 90% ðª
[Prices as of 1:30 PM ET. Click here for our Fear & Greed Index]( RUNES 101: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ð Crypto trends are like viral dances - just when you get the hang of one, everyoneâs moved on to another. (Side note: nothing will ever top the â[Soulja Boy](â dance. There, I said it) Cryptoâs newest trend is⦠Runes. In fact, Franklin Templeton (a $1.5T asset manager) dropped a [new report]( all about it yesterday.Â
[Source: @FTI_DA]( Hereâs everything you need to know: - Runes is a new fungible token standard on [Bitcoin](. - Itâs similar to how [Ethereum]( has fungible tokens (i.e. $MKR, $SHIB, etc) except these are on Bitcoin. - Runes is supposed to be an upgrade from existing fungible token standards on Bitcoin (like [BRC-20](). - Itâs designed to be more efficient and have cheaper transaction fees. - It was created by Casey Rodarmor - the same guy who developed [Ordinals](, a protocol that lets you create NFTs on Bitcoin. The crazy part? Runes has gotten a ton of hype and⦠it hasnât launched yet! Itâs supposed to go live later this week during the [Bitcoin Halving](. Why this matters: Some investors think Runes could be a near-term catalyst for the Bitcoin ecosystem - just like how Ordinals caused a Bitcoin NFT rush (and grew to a $2B market in under a year). Weâll have to wait and see⦠[CROSS FINANCE TESTNET SEEING EXPERT OPINIONS]( Experience the future of decentralized payment solutions by joining the [CrossFi public testnet on CoinList](. Explore the potential of CrossFi Chain and pioneer the deployment of innovative applications in the decentralized payments ecosystem. And thatâs not all⦠Early adopters who help test and improve the network will be rewarded with a share of 420,000,000 $MPX tokens ($4M for developers & $2M for users). Whether you're a developer with innovative ideas or a user looking to test and scale apps within our ecosystem, be among the first to participate in shaping the future of decentralized finance. [Join our testnet today]( and follow us on [Discord]( and [Telegram]( for more updates! *Valuable Public Notice: testnet is not available in the US or Canada. More information about the testnet can be accessed by using a VPN or directly on the CrossFi website here: [Users]( & [Developers]( PRO âWHERE ARE WE IN THE CYCLE?â INDICATORS ð Crypto moves in cycles. If you want to truly capitalize on the opportunity of this industry, you must be aware of where weâre at within this cycle. By doing so, you can spot the bull market peak and take valuable profits before the inevitable bear market crushes your bags. Trust the Milk Man: You donât want to roundtrip your bags to the moon and back. Timing the exact top of the bull market is impossible. However, leveraging various indicators that have been successful in the past can give us a better shot at spotting the top before itâs too late. Below, we show you 5 indicators which have historically signified the top of previous bull markets. Using 1 indicator isnât a great way to predict the top, but by combining these 5, we can significantly increase our chances. We've also added a color-coded system to show how close each indicator is to signalling the market peak. ð¢ Plenty of room to run still ð
ð¡ Getting closer to the top signal, but havenât yet reached the mark â ï¸
ð´ Weâve hit the market top indicator ð¨ Every Tuesday we update the 5 indicators below for PRO eyes only. Our recommendation is not to wait for all indicators to reach ð´, but instead, take profits along the way as they get closer. Letâs explore if weâre anywhere near the top of this bull market. ð GO PRO AND UNLOCK: - Full access to the 5 bull market peak indicators above. ð - Our weekly reports that help you invest successfully in crypto. ð° - Full access to the Milk Road PRO community. ð« [GO PRO TODAY]( PRO REVIEW OF THE WEEK OKX LAUNCHED A NEW LAYER 2 ð
[Source: Polygon]( A new Layer 2 has entered the crypto arena⦠itâs called âX Layerâ. But first, whatâs a Layer 2? Letâs imagine crypto is a city⦠Ethereum is Main Street. Itâs the most popular area to go to, but itâs congested and expensive. So what do we do? We use the Subway train system. (AKA a 2nd layer of transportation). Itâs not as convenient or prestigious as Main Street (and you might see a drunk guy peeing in the corner) - but itâs cheaper and faster. In crypto, these are called â[Layer 2s](â. And now, thereâs a new one⦠X Layer. - It was created by OKX - the second-largest crypto exchange ([by monthly trading volume this month]() behind Binance. - It was developed using Polygonâs Chain Development Kit (CDK) - a toolkit that lets devs easily build chains using zero-knowledge technology. - The new Layer 2 was released to the public yesterday. Users can now deposit/withdraw crypto onto the new L2 via OKXâs exchange. - OKXâs native token ($OKB) will be used to pay transaction fees. - There are already 170+ decentralized apps (dApps) built on it. Milk Road Take: It looks like OKX is taking a page out of Coinbaseâs playbookâ¦Â The leading U.S. exchange launched its own L2 (Base) last year and, so far, itâs been [putting up BIG numbers](: - $415k profit* yesterday - $8.6M profit so far in April - $26.8M profit so far in 2024 - $33M profit since July 2023 *These numbers show Base's profit before it pays its dues to Optimism for using the OP Stack. Weâll see if OKX can see the same success. BITE-SIZED COOKIES FOR THE ROAD ðª [Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs are down more than 90% from their all-time highs](. The floor price has dropped to ~10 ETH (worth $30K) - the lowest price since August 2021. [Hong Kong spot Bitcoin ETFs could go live as soon as this month](. Exact dates are still âto be determinedâ but if everything goes smoothly, the first ETFs could launch in late April. [Ethereumâs validator queue just hit its highest level since September 2023](. The recent catalyst? Restaking. (P.S. - We have a [podcast episode]( with EtherFi coming out on Monday ð) [Bitcoinâs dominance is at a 3-year high](. Bitcoin now commands nearly 53% of the crypto market, the most since early April 2021 and more than every other cryptocurrency combined. [Tether is launching a new âtokenization platformâ](. According to Paolo Ardoino (Tetherâs CEO), users will be able to tokenize anything from bonds, stocks, or funds to coffee shop reward points. MILKY MEMES ð¤£
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