BAYC bullish, but APE takes a hit as SEC hovers around NFTs

ambcrypto.com:

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) are making headlines again — but together. As per Bloomberg’s latest report, the SEC was looking into Yuga Labs.

The SEC wished to determine if particular NFTs had similarities to stocks than other financial instruments and whether the sale of specific digital assets was against the law. 

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Per Bloomberg, the SEC’s inquiry into Yuga Labs was actually a component of a larger inquiry into the NFT market, which was first made public in March.

Furthermore, the purpose of the inquiry was to determine whether or not the BAYC NFT collection was in violation of any federal law. It was also stated that the SEC was investigating the distribution of ApeCoin, which was distributed to the holders of BAYC.

Data from dapp tracker Dappradar showed that the BAYC floor prices fell by over 6% in the previous 24 hours, while the average price plummeted by 17%. The floor price was seen at over $96,000 while the average price stood at $98,000. 

However, BAYC’s daily volume increased by 102.09%, with trade volume hitting $1.66 million in the preceding 24 hours. However, market capitalization fell by 6.74%. Overall, BAYC still remained the top NFT collection according to Dappradar, indicating the dominance of the Yuga Labs NFT.

Looking at the price action over a 12-hour time frame, it was clear that the news had a negative impact on the market. During that trading session, APE lost 8.64%, from an opening price of $5.137 to a closing price of $4.692.

Additionally, APE lost about 42.99% of its value from the trend line’s peak to where it was at the time of this writing. Considering that APE was unable to test it,