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š„ Why now is the worst time to give up on crypto šŖ
PLUS: These 3 AI agents could make crypto way more user friendly!
Todayās edition is brought to you by Consensus - the OG crypto conference lands in Hong Kong, Feb 18-20, 2025.

GM. This is Milk Road ā the Phil Jackson, to your Michael Jordan.
(Weāre here to guide you to glory!).
Hereās what we got for you today:
āļø Now is the worst time to give up on crypto
āļø These 3 AI agents could make crypto way more user friendly
š„ Milk Road PRO Portfolio updates
šļø The Milk Road Show: Why Crypto Is the Biggest Financial Opportunity in Our Lifetime w/ Dan Tapiero
šŖ Weāre hiring a Social Media Manager at Milk Roadāapply here!

WHY NOW IS THE WORST TIME TO GIVE UP ON CRYPTO šŖ
You know that moment halfway through the third act of just about every sports movie ever?
Everything had been going great all seasonā¦
But now it's the championship game and the team is hanging their heads in the locker room at halftime, down by what feels like an insurmountable amount of points.ā¦
The coach enters the locker roomā¦sits the wrong way around on a chair (cool camp counselor-style š) and gives a rallying speech that puts a raging fire under everyoneās butts.
This is that moment in the current bull run.
We had a great run in Q4 of last year! New all-time highs were constantly being hit, regulations were softening, there were talks of a Bitcoin Strategic Reserveā¦
But then tariff fears hit, our predicted pullbacks of 20-30% hit across multiple tokens, and now it feels like weāre down an insurmountable amount of points (which weāre struggling to regain)ā¦
Yuh, well ā consider the Milk Man your coach, cause we're about to hit you with the half-time pep talk you need right now!
Starting with this:
Everything weāre seeing right now (from the pullback, to its timing) is par for the course, historically.
Bitcoinās āMVRV Z-Scoreā (stupid name, awesome chart) tracks whether $BTC is undervalued or overvalued relative to its fair market value.
If the MVRV Z-Score is at or below zero, it indicates that $BTCās market cap is equal to or lower than the realized value (the average purchase price for all $BTC holders) which has historically coincided with market bottoms.
Meanwhile, if itās above 7, Bitcoin is seen as overvalued (hinting that $BTC is more likely to take a bull run-ending dive).
And right now ā if history is anything to go by ā we should be on the verge of the final, violent leg up of the crypto bull run. š
Side note: every Thursday we analyze the MVRV (along with other metrics) to gauge the marketās temperature for our PRO Subscribers ā if you want access, you can join here).
Ok, that rules! Now, letās zoom out even further to look at the broader economy as a wholeā¦
Same deal. Things donāt feel great, but the data is strong. š
Translation:
Purchasing managers for a slew of big companies are reporting that theyāre buying more and more goods/services, indicating future economic expansion (tracked via the ISM)
The US economy continues to grow (tracked via GDP)
US companies continue to beat their earnings targets
Alright, now letās put a bow on this thing:
You know that cinematic trope we outlined at the top of this article?
Isnāt it weird how ā even though youāve sat through the same narrative a million times ā in the moment, youāll still find yourself wondering if the team will be able to turn the game around?
But if you were to stop and think critically in the moment, youād know theyāre probably going to take the win.
Thatās what we all need to do now.
Sure, the market could go to hell ā this could be a āRocky losing to Apollo Creedā type situationā¦but itās more likely to follow the same old tired trope.
Which makes the moment we are in now the worst time to give up on crypto.
(Alright, huddle up ā āWAGMIā on three!)
The Lunar New Year has ushered in the Year of the Wood Snakeāa year of intelligence, intuition, and transformation.
Sounds like your kind of year.
Consensus, the ultimate gathering of cryptoās brightest minds and biggest players, is expanding to Asia for the first timeābringing East and West together in Hong Kong, Feb 18-20.
If you havenāt booked your trip yet, itās time to make moves. Start here.
How to justify it to your significant other:
š§ Intelligence ā Hear from industry leaders at Binance, Solana, Robinhood, OKX, Animoca, Mysten Labs & Berchain.
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See you in Hong Kong.

3 AI AGENTS THAT COULD MAKE CRYPTO A WHOLE LOT MORE USER FRIENDLY š¤
Alright, weāve filled our chart-gazing quota for the day.
Time for some water cooler-friendly content ā the kind of stuff that you can take to your non-crypto native friends and get them excited about the promise of blockchain technology.
Luckily for us, Coinbaseās latest hackathon has done the heavy lifting on our behalf, presenting us with three new AI x crypto apps thatāll make your normie friends go āhey, thatās kinda cool!ā
1/ 'Mamoriko' (The Automated Yield Manager Agent)
Mamoriko checks for the best yield opportunities available to $USDC holders on Base every 15 mins, moving usersā funds around to make sure theyāre always getting the highest/safest yields available to them.
2/ āTweetBountyā (A marketplace for AI marketing services)
Honestly, weāre kind of surprised this one didnāt take first place.
You post a bounty (say $500) on TweetBounty ā a bunch of AI agents attempt to create viral content around your product ā the tweets with the highest engagement win the bounty.
Brb, firing our marketing intern (sorry, Raul).
3/ āAgentKit Chatbotā (A ChatGPT-style portfolio assistant)
The AgentKit Chatbot lets you create your own AI portfolio assistant across Base and Ethereum, which does a whole bunch of ābusy workā for you ā for example:
You ask your agent āWhere can I get the highest lending yield on $ETH right now?ā ā it hits you with its findings ā if all looks good, you can ask it to deploy your funds.
See how each of these products could solve a whole bunch of pain points for potential new crypto users?
Weāre talking about the kinds of folks that have previously said āCrypto is interesting, butā¦ā:
āSearching for better yields every other week sounds tiringā
āGrowing a following on Crypto Twitter is too much of a grindā
āI donāt know the first thing about crypto research, and I donāt have the time to learnā
These are all just baby steps for now, but they could soon turn into leaps and bounds!

MILK ROAD PRO PORTFOLIO UPDATES š
Weāve tried to create a portfolio that is robust enough to weather most stormsā¦and those efforts have just been put to one hell of a test!
So how did the Milk Road PRO Portfolio shape up after the global trade wars kicked off over the weekend ā and are we making any allocation changes?
To find out, all you need to do is keep scrolling (and go PRO if you havenāt already).
Disclosure: We are not a day trading portfolio so donāt expect a high volume of trades. Read our āHow To Build a Crypto Portfolioā report to learn more about our portfolio strategy.
Portfolio performance š
The Milk Road PRO Portfolio saw a moderate decrease over the past 7 days. Our portfolio value is at $114.3K, down 5.9% since last week.

Portfolio prices are updated daily at 6:00 AM ET.
This time, the market turbulence wasnāt triggered by news from China. Instead, it was the U.S. tariffs on Canada and Mexico that shook things upāthough they were quickly put on hold for a month.
Weāre seeing firsthand how Trump uses tariffs as a negotiation tool. The S&P 500 reacted mildly with a 2% drop, while the crypto market took a much bigger hit, falling around 10%.
Bitcoin held up surprisingly well during this market shakeup, showing that holders arenāt quick to sellādefinitely a positive sign for the future. Meanwhile, major coins like ETH took a bigger hit, dropping over 15%, and many altcoins crashed by more than 20%.
Market uncertainty tends to drive higher volatility, especially for riskier assets like cryptocurrency. We have to remember the game weāre playingāhigh volatility is the price we pay for the chance at massive gains.
Portfolio changes š
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Quick update: U.S. tariffs on Canada and Mexico will be paused for at least 30 days. We speculated this yesterday but now itās clear, tariffs = negotiation tactics.
Berachain mainnet coming in 2 days. Why is this a big deal? Because itāll start as one of the biggest chains with more than $3B in TVL.
FTX repayments to start in 2 weeks. Will this bring buying pressure, selling pressure, or total chaos? Weāll just have to wait and see.
Weāre hiring a social media manager! Youāll be the voice of Milk Road across X, Instagram, Youtube and maybe even more. Oh, and weāre a blast to work with.
Crypto funding rates can be a powerful investment indicator. Yeah, we knowāfunding rates = nerd territory. But donāt worry, we break it down quite well (at least we think we do).

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