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Jun 6, 2022 β€’ 19 tweets β€’ 11 min read β€’ Read on X
1/ I received a lot of requests to look into #Freeway.

It promises 43% yield/year. πŸ€”

After Anchor crashed, many of you are eager to lose your money again. I have to oblige & warn you again!

"Is it safe? Should I send them all my money?"

Time to find out.

An exposΓ© thread πŸ‘‡ Image
2/ What is Freeway?

A rebrand of AuBit, founded in 2017.

They started the old fashion way in TradFi & then realized crypto is the new ball game.

Enter Sadie, a new fresh face with experience in crypto (the "CEO").

Spot anything suspicious? πŸ‘‡ Image
3/ Their whole team is made of old hats with a lot of TradFi experience turned into "crypto experts".

Sadie is just the new face of the rebranded AuBit now called Freeway. She's after your cash & she's excellent at marketing.

So what is going on here, really? πŸ‘‡ Image
4/ If you check Twitter & other social media you will see A TON of promotions about Freeway.

All these "influencers" are making a profit via commissions. You refer more people and you get more yield/year.

Starts to sound like multilevel marketing, right Sadie? πŸ‘‡
5/ Check this dude out, he made a 20-tweet promo thread about Freeway.

In the process, he inserted his referral code four times, but calls his research "objective".

If you sub to Freeway socials you can boost your yield by up to 10%! 🀣

So where is the cash coming from?! πŸ‘‡ Image
6/ Introducing SUPERCHARGERS or "simulations"!

You give Freeway your #Bitcoin/cash & in exchange, you receive worthless tokens that simulate prices! Seriously, check their site! 😲

Your rewards are in the same worthless tokens.

Do I need to remind you of Luna & UST?

Next πŸ‘‡ ImageImage
7/ In effect, they take your deposits & use them as collateral to max their leverage & do whatever (trade/invest).

Freeway is regulated, so they can't really play with your money, but they can use your money as... collateral!

Yay, free money machine again!

But there is more πŸ‘‡ Image
8/ Remember Luna unbonding time of 21 days? That rekt many during the May crash to 0.

They COULD NOT sell or liquidate their tokens.

Freeway calls it "notice period". 🀣

Plus you get more rewards if you go for 30 days lock! lol

Juicy stuff ahead πŸ‘‡ Image
9/ If you stake Freeway tokens or #FWT you get even more yield!

Wait, FWT token? Of course, I mean they need to maximize their game.

Launched in 2021, it pumped & dumped at least 6 times.

Those old TradFi team members sure know their game.

What or WHO pays the yield? πŸ‘‡ Image
10/ If you don't know, the source is likely YOU! πŸ˜…

There is no proof of funds/trading success/cash flow.

If they run out of liquidity, surprise!

Your SUPERCHARGER tokens are worthless + they can stop paying you overnight (tweet #6).

"But is it safe? Sorry, I am a degen." πŸ‘‡ Image
11/ That dude in tweet #5 says they have $150 mil in Assets Under Management (AUM) & can pay the yield until $250 mil AUM.

AUM = your money

This sounds a lot like Anchor's yield reserve discussions... you know how that ended.

Next πŸ‘‡

12/ They are likely using Freeway as a front cover to raise a lot of cash by promising unrealistic returns.

Then they use said cash for their own "legacy business" as collateral.

They also farm their users for marketing (via referrals) & via the #FWT token.

My assessment πŸ‘‡ Image
13/ Crypto is a new source of money for them & they mint worthless tokens in exchange.

These are totally UNREGULATED. Check their terms (pics)

1️⃣ Tokens = worth 0
2️⃣ Staked tokens = you don't own them
3️⃣ You can't sue them
4️⃣ You waive all rights

Can this thing crash to 0? πŸ‘‡ ImageImageImage
14/ If they leverage too much or they become bankrupt, yes.

Look at #Terra/ #Luna / #UST. $50 bil, GONE!

Remember, your money/deposit is probably collateral to someone else. You will NOT have priority.

You will be left holding the bag.

Next πŸ‘‡

15/ Will it crash to 0? Hard to say.

If you check their team, they look quite "professional" with experience in Cayman Islands & Seychelles (EU black listed tax havens). πŸ˜‚

This is an old wolf with new clothes, name & face.

Do you still want to invest in this now? πŸ‘‡ Image
16/ Always do your due diligence!

Check my Terra / Luna threads linked below as you will spot some parallels.

+ STOP falling for "influencers" telling you how great this yield is... it's a TRAP. Google multilevel marketing.

Also πŸ‘‡

evernote.com/shard/s349/cli…
17/ Read my #USDD thread and stablecoin guide to stay safe in this market.

+ AVOID inflationary tokens like #FWT. That is a NO GO in a bear market.

Lastly πŸ‘‡

18/ If you liked this thread, #retweet the first post to get more of this content in the future! 😍

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1/ What Ethena has built is impressive & hard. A short 🧡

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🚨 Are Liquid Staking Tokens (LST) creating a ponzi?

▫️ I stake ETH and get stETH
▫️ I re-stake stETH and get lpETH
▫️ I re-stake lpETH and get xxETH
▫️ ...infinity...

stETH lost its peg vs ETH in the past!

This will turn into a giant crash one day.
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You cannot create more value from NOTHING!

Restacking and LST tokens start to sound like ponzinomics to me.

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See where this is going?

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