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GM. This is Milk Road. One hundred. Thousand. Dollars. 

(That is all).

Here’s what we got for you today:

• ✍️ $BTC makes history, reaching $100k USD!

• ✍️ We could see Solana ETFs launch as early as January

• 🥛 PRO “Where are we in the cycle?” indicators

• 🎙️ The Milk Road Show: Bitcoin Hits $100K! Our Analysis On What Happens Next w/ Milk Road PRO Researchers

• 🍪 We’re hiring for 5 roles across Milk Road and Impact3 – explore and apply here!

$BTC MAKES HISTORY, REACHING $100K USD!

* approaches podium, shuffles paper, clears throat * 

“Ladies and gentlemen… 

It happened.”

* wipes away single tear, whispering “God dammit man, you promised yourself you wouldn’t cry” *

Last night, at approximately 9:33pm ET, Bitcoin hit $100,000 for the first time in its history.

Or as Saylor’s body double puts it…

It’s a massive milestone that has been 16 years in the making! 

So let’s take a minute to go over how the long-term Bitcoin faithful have been rewarded, what they’ve had to grit their teeth through, and where we’re all headed from here…

1/ How have the long term Bitcoin faithful been rewarded?

Every person’s story is different, but if you need some basic context, Brian’s got your back. 👇

2/ What Bitcoiners have had to grit their teeth through to get here?

First up: Bitcoiners have had to adjust their ‘mental ad-blocker’ to tune out a seemingly endless amount of headlines designed to shake their confidence over the past 16 years…

Second: They’ve had to endure a run of * counts fingers * FIVE black swan events in the span of 8 years, each resulting in price dumps anywhere from 50% to 80%… 

3/ Where to from here?

Short answer? Higher.

Long answer? Potentially this. 👇

And beyond that?

Idk. Should we all take part in a running chest bump? Group hug?

…collective teasing of Peter Schiff? 🤷

P.S. Our two lead NOP’s (Nerds on Payroll) Kyle Reidhead and m0xt just covered Bitcoin’s $100k milestone and where we’re headed from here, on today’s episode of The Milk Road Show!

Check it out here! 👇

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WE COULD SEE SOLANA ETFS LAUNCH AS EARLY AS JANUARY 🙏

We didn’t think we’d be writing this article so soon.

Honestly, back in October we would have estimated this was still years away, but…

In less than 60 days time, we could have our first US-based spot Solana Exchange Traded Fund (ETF).

Meaning investors will be able to buy shares in the fund → the fund will use that money to buy $SOL.

(Unlocking the potential to reach a massive new base of traditional investors that can’t or won’t invest in crypto directly).

Why the renewed hope?

Three factors:

A new crypto friendly president + a new crypto friendly SEC chair + a very particular set of deadlines.

On the 20th of Jan, Donald Trump will become the US president, and Paul Atkins will replace Gary Gensler as SEC chair…

Then five short days later, a total of four $SOL ETF applications will hit their first deadline with the SEC. 👇 

Meaning the new pro-crypto administration will have its first chance to approve a long awaited Solana ETF.

If they’re true to their word in their intentions to support crypto in the US, we’ll likely see one of two things happen:

The ideal situation: they approve them on the spot.

The less ideal, but still positive situation: they give constructive feedback on amendments that need to be made, signalling genuine intention to eventually approve the ETFs.

The cherry on top of this entire potential situation?

The Grayscale Solana Trust, only holds $134.2M worth of investment.

Here’s why that’s a good thing:

Grayscale has a habit of adding high fees to its crypto ETFs, because once the trust is converted into a spot ETF, investors that want to get out will have to pay capital gains tax when they sell.

So investors have two options:

1. Stay and pay high fees

2. Leave and pay capital gains tax

Previously, Grayscale’s Bitcoin and Ethereum Trusts led to a whooole bunch of sell pressure hitting each token (suppressing prices), as some investors chose the second option.

But because Grayscale’s Solana Trust only holds $134.2M, it means the sell pressure should be better absorbed by the market (having less of a negative effect on its price).

In summary: HUGE if true!

PRO “WHERE ARE WE IN THE CYCLE?” INDICATORS 🤔 

Once a week, we hold down the ol’ proverbial lock button and ask:

“Hey Siri, where are we in the current crypto cycle?”

Knowing where we are in the crypto cycle is crucial for capturing the best opportunities.

The goal is to spot the bull market peak before the inevitable bear market hits your bags hard.

Since timing the top perfectly is almost impossible, we use various indicators to give us a better shot at taking profits before it's too late.

Below are the 6 indicators we track, with a color-coded system to show how close they are to signalling the market peak:

🟢 Plenty of room to run 🏄

🟡 Getting closer to the top signal, but haven’t yet reached the mark ⚠️

🔴 We’ve hit the market top indicator 🚨

Every Thursday, we update these 6 indicators exclusively for PRO members.

Our advice? Don't wait for all of them to hit 🔴. It's better to take profits as they get closer to that point.

Let's dive in and see if we're anywhere near the top of this bull market. 👇

BITE-SIZED COOKIES FOR THE ROAD 🍪

Memecoins have landed on Gemini. Along with the majors, you can now trade your favourite memecoins like $MOODENG, $WIF and even $GOAT on Gemini.*

Austin Federa departs from Solana Foundation. Austin who? Yeah, same reaction but after some digging, turns out he was Solana’s strategy lead (aka super important guy).

Mt. Gox moves another $2.4 billion of Bitcoin. Man, this Mt. Gox FUD never seems to go away.

Hawk Tuah memecoin tanks 90%. Long story short, the $HAWK memecoin launched yesterday and they’ve already rugged it. Just another reminder on how easy it is to rug memecoins.

We’re growing our team! We have 5 open positions across Milk Road and Impact3 (our parent company). Think you’ve got what it takes? Click above to explore the roles and apply.

Bitcoin dominance is sliding downwards. Yep, we’re inching closer to the all-glorious banana zone. The lower it drops, the nearer we get to altcoin season.

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