PLUS: Pepe takes over CEXs in trading volume May 13, 2023 | [Read Online]( GM. This is Milk Road, the elevator of crypto news. Our updates can help you lift your crypto knowledge to new heights. Itâs Saturday. Letâs do this: - BTC dips to ~$26K ð
- Graphs of the day ð
- The Chamber of Commerce joins the fight ð¥
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- The SEC gave Brian the silent treatment, but they delivered a [Wells Notice](
- Coinbase pulled a reverse Uno card and [sued the SEC](
- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce followed up with a brief siding with Coinbase and stating the SEC is hurting innovation, confusing investors and overreaching in their authority 'Why is this a big deal? The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is no joke. They are one of the largest business organizations in the world and represent the interests of over 3M organizations, including global corporations. Seems a lot more meaningful than the support of a bunch of pissed off cartoon animals on Twitter. While they are not directly involved in the case, the brief they filed could help sway the courtâs decision and lead to Coinbase getting an answer from the SEC quicker. For now, here is where guidance currently stands: MILK & COOKIES ðª [Join our partner Metronome and DeFi Dad on The Edge Podcast as they discuss how Smart Farming will revolutionize the DeFi space.]( Listen and learn more! [Sponsored] [A judge ruled that BlockFi customers can get $300M back in assets after the bankrupt lender froze them in April.]( Praise Jesus [New York issued a bill proposing to accept stablecoins as a form of bail payment.]( Where was this when SBF was tryna make bail⦠[Texas legislators voted to add the right to use digital assets to the stateâs Bill of Rights.]( Yeehaw, but make it DeFi. [Terraform founder Do Kwon was released from a Montenegro prison on bail.]( He was arrested in March for passport fraud. MILKY MEMES 𤣠Share Milk Road You currently have 0 referrals, only 1 away from receiving The Next 10x Opportunity in Crypto for 2023. [The Next 10x Opportunity in Crypto for 2023]( [Click to Share]( Or copy and paste this link to others: [ HIT THE INBOX OF 250K+ CRYPTO INVESTORS Advertise with the Milk Road to get your brand in front of the Who's Who of crypto. The Roadies are high-income crypto investors who are always looking for their next interesting product or tool. [Get in touch today](. What'd you think of today's edition? - [ð¥ð¥ð¥ð¥ð¥ F**king great](
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