PLUS: Fear & Greed hit a 517-day high ð April 18, 2023 | [Read Online]( GM. This is Milk Road. Weâre like the movie your high school teacher put on in class when they were too hungover to teach - fun, informative, & we donât make you work that hard to learn. Hereâs what weâre serving up today: - The SEC sues OG crypto firm, Bittrex ð
- Numbers of the Day: Fear & Greed hit 517-day high Monday ð¢
- Congressman Goes After Gary G. ðª Prices as of 8:30 AM ET. Today's edition is brought to you by [ChainVine,]( the easiest way to grow your Web3 business with referrals. THE SEC IS SUING BITTREX ð The SEC is coming after another crypto exchange. This time, itâs suing Bittrex for illegally offering securities without registering with the SEC. Hereâs everything you need to know: - The agency specifically alleged Bittrex was illegally running a national securities exchange, clearing agency, & broker
- The SEC is suing Bittrex, its global parent company, & co-founder Bill Shihara
- Bittrex said itâll go to court unless the agency offers a nice settlement option Why this matters: 1/ Bittrex is no rookie - itâs an OG exchange founded in 2014 Bittrex was once the largest U.S exchange and 3rd largest exchange in the world. Its headaches started back in 2017, when the SEC started investigating. It eventually got fined ~$30M for anti-money laundering/sanctions laws violations. Sound familiar? Bittrex considered registering with the SEC in late 2022, but decided it couldnât comply and still turn a profit. And earlier this year, Bittrex announced it was leaving the U.S. because of all the regulatory confusion. That didnât stop the SEC shortly before that though from sending a Wells Notice (heads-up that enforcement was incomingâ¦) You know the SEC aint playinâ when you say youâre closing down and they still come after you. 2/ The SEC called 6 tokens that Bittrex traded illegally securities SEC That includes the Algorand Foundationâs native token, ALGO⦠[which our boy Gary G. promoted in the past.]( ) Crypto exchanges probably look something like this right now tryna delist them: [Giphy]( [GROW YOUR WEB3 BUSINESS WITH CHAINVINE]( Searching for an innovative way to drive organic growth through your top users community, or paid growth via affiliates? Tired of the limited options for Web3 marketing and referrals? Look no further, our partner [ChainVine]( has your back! They are a Web3-native referral software to scale your growth. Here's what they offer: - Crypto Rewards: Caters to Web3 users by paying conversions with crypto rewards.
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The last time this index was at this level, Bitcoin was trading around $55,000. Being at the same greed level at a much lower price is something to keep an eye on. Bitcoinâs price has also been correlated to its greed level over time, so it's an important metric to watch. Greed is also seen by some (including Warren Buffet) as an inverse indicator of performance. âBe greedy when others are fearful, and fearful when others are greedy We are SO backâ 8% - The price decline of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs over 2 days Thatâs almost $100M trimmed off the market cap of the collection. While volume traded remains strong, the average price chart has returned to levels not seen since the end of 2021. Why is it dropping? Itâs the story of an overleveraged top holder and Bend DAO. First off, Bend DAO is a lending platform using NFTs as collateral. It allows collectors and traders to earn an additional return while holding onto their beloved jpegs. So what happened? 1/ A major holder sold 27 Bored Apes for ~$3M, causing panic around the community and causing the floor price to drop by 8%. 2/ As the floor price dropped, 1000+ Apes pledged as loan collateral began to lose value. This made additional holders overleveraged, pushing 3 Apes into liquidation and adding ~100 more to the [âHealth Factor Alert Listâ](. The worries of the Bend DAO situation, [Blurâs wash trading troubles]( and high flying ETH prices have caused FUD around the NFT powerhouse. When it rains, it pours. So what? The Bored Apes ecosystem is overleveraged, which can lead to large and less predictable price swings. This also highlights the risk of an NFT collection (or any asset) being too concentrated among top holders. Imagine only one seller being able to drop the value of a stock by 8%... $7M - What Do Kwon paid a law firm before Terraform collapsed Remember May 2022? When his companyâs TerraUSD/Luna stablecoins spiraled and wiped out $60B of the crypto industry? Good times⦠Well, apparently Kwon had a spidey sense and sent a South Korean law firm millions right before it happened. South Korean prosecutors hit [Bloomberg]( with a youâre not wrong - it said the report âisnât false.â ð $45K - What Bitcoin could reach by next month Yep, thatâs right - April showers bring May flowers Bitcoin highs. Bitcoin dipped considerably in 2022, but has surged 80% so far this year. That pattern is similar to what we saw in the 2018-2019 bear market. BTC more than tripled in valuation in early to mid-2019. CoinMarketCap So if weâre using that as a model, BTC could peak at $45K in mid-May. Thatâs a lot better than the [previous]( estimate of BTC hitting that point by Christmas⦠MILK & COOKIES ðª [Sponsored] On the 20th of April, Metronome will be launching their new tool, Smart Farming, to streamline a user's farming experience. Find out more here and [take your DeFi game to the next level.]( [A congressman is trying to push Gensler out of the SEC.]( Citing âcrypto overreach,â Warren Davidson said heâs intro-ing a proposed bill to push Gensler out as SEC chairman and replace him with a director. Attention grab or promising news for crypto bros? ð¤ [Adidas launches phase 1 of its âALTSâ PFP collection.]( A dynamic collection that offers engagement-based rarity and a multi-stage reveal. [Sui announces no airdrop and launches a public sale.]( Saving our Twitter timelines from one of the many airdrop farming checklists. [Manifold expands its burn to mint offering with âMultiburn](.â Adding the ability to require NFTs to be burnt from several collections before minting. MILKY MEMES 𤣠That's a wrap for today. Meet us on Twitter to talk all about it. 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