PLUS: How we're earning 8.12% APY in crypto ð September 08, 2023 | [Read Online]( Todaysâ edition is brought to you by [Nexo]( - the top place to buy digital assets, borrow against them or swap between 500+ market pairs. [Expand your portfolio today!]( GM. This is the Milk Road. We take your daily crypto news, season it with Grade-A jokes & memes, and then serve it to you in a hot & fresh email. Itâs Friday⦠(*Stone Cold Steve Austin voice*) Can I get a hell yeah?! Hereâs what we got today: - A billionaireâs portfolio ð¤ - 1 cool tool: SocketScan ð§ - 1 cool account: The Airdrop Hunter ðª - BONUS - The gang tries crypto lending/borrowing ð
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[Source: @natbrunell]( Ricardo (cooler version of âRichardâ) Salinas is one of the richest people on Earth. - Net worth = ~$13.5B. - #129 on the Billionaires List - aka the only list in the world where it doesnât matter where you place. (Everyoneâs a winner) Ricardo recently had an [interview]( with Coin Stories Podcast where he talked about what his liquid portfolio looked like nowadays: 1/ [Bitcoin]( 2/ Microstrategy (a software company that also owns a sh*tton of Bitcoin) 3/ Bitcoin [miners]( (owns stock for 4-5 mining companies) 4/ Oil companies 5/ Gold miners 60% of his liquid portfolio is either in the OG cryptocurrency or in another asset that has exposure to it. The takeaway: Even billionaires are **badabababa** lovinâ their Bitcoin. [THE COSTCO OF CRYPTO]( Everyone loves Costco. Thatâs because everyone loves quality and quantity at a good price. Well, thatâs what [Nexo]( is doing for crypto users. But sorry in advance, thereâs no $1.50 hotdogs. Instead, [Nexoâs]( lets you: - Buy crypto instantly, with card, Apple Pay or Google Pay - Trade over 500 pairs, with no transaction fees - Get paid interest on your crypto daily* - Borrow cash or stables against your holdings - Spend your crypto without selling it and get up to 2% cashback with the Nexo Card** - Experience DeFi - a non-custodial wallet for DEXs, NFT marketplaces and DeFi protocols And with over 6M+ customers worldwide, itâs no surprise so many are trusting Nexo. We even took the time to write [our own review on their offerings](. [Expand your portfolio today!]( * Nexo Earn Product is not available for citizens or residents of certain jurisdictions, including where restrictions may apply, such as the United States, and Canada. **Currently, only citizens of the European Economic Area (EEA) can order a Nexo Card. 1 COOL TOOL: SOCKETSCAN ð§
[Source: @litocoen]( Check it out. We recently came across this cool tool called Socketscan. It aggregates data from native [bridges]( and popular third-party liquidity bridges - like Hop, Stargate, etc. - all in one place. You just search for a wallet address and **poof** you can see all the bridge transactions that a specific user has made. (no black magic or sorcery needed) Whyâs it cool? It can be super useful for tracking whale wallets to see what blockchains theyâre bridging to and trying out. Everyone wants the â alphaâ but no one knows where to look⦠Socketscan can be a good start to finding potential early winners in DeFi. 1 COOL ACCOUNT: THE AIRDROP HUNTER ðª Yesterday we talked about one of the [best things to do in a bear market](â¦. [Airdrop]( hunting - aka when you search for crypto projects that might do a token airdrop in the future. Itâs often viewed as a âlow-risk/high-rewardâ strategy. The problem: itâs really hard to find future airdrops. So weâve been on a mission trying to find a way to make it easier. And we just came across this cool Twitter account⦠@leshka_eth. They do a lot of the hard work for you by analyzing past airdrops (how much $ was given out, which wallets made the most $$, etc.) to try to get an early jump on future airdrops. Hereâs an example⦠ð
[Source: @leshka_eth]( Itâs a pretty good account to follow if youâre looking for some hidden gems. THE GANG TRIES CRYPTO LENDING AND BORROWING ð We just took another trip up Figure-It-Out Mountainâ¢ï¸. Itâs the hardest climb known to man. (Mt. Everest, who?) This time, we went up to gain knowledge in [lending and borrowing]( crypto assets. Hereâs a quick glimpse at what we did: - We deposited some USDC on [Aave]( - a popular DeFi lending protocol. - We opted to use our deposit as collateral. This means we can borrow other assets by locking up this position as a âsafety depositâ. - Weâre currently earning 8.12% APY from the move. Make money while we sleep: â
- We then borrowed some wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) against our USDC deposit using Aave. WBTC = a wrapped version of a Bitcoin that can be used on Ethereumâs blockchain. After a few hours and three glasses of milk, we were able to successfully lend and borrow crypto using a DeFi protocol. *high-fives all around* If youâre interested in diving deeper into why we made the moves we did and how we did it - check out our latest [Guide to DeFi here](. BITE-SIZED COOKIES ðª [Instantly earn a $1-10 bonus when you convert funds on Evolve Markets.]( Get paid when you swap $50+ between BTC, ETH, SOL, LTC and USD. Thatâs a win-win.* [The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged 3 decentralized finance platforms for illegally offering derivatives trading](. The platforms charged in the 3-for-1 special include Opyn, ZeroEx, and Deridex. [The FBI says Lazarus (a North Korean hacking group) was behind the recent $41M hack of Stake.com](. At this point, Kim Jung Un and his crew are better than George Clooney and Oceanâs Eleven at stealing money. [JP Morgan is exploring blockchain-based deposit tokens](. The goal? Speed up cross-border payments and settlements. [Riot Platform (a leading Bitcoin miner) earned $31.7M last month by NOT mining Bitcoin](. Getting paid to not do your job? Pretty cool. *sends screenshot to boss* [The former co-CEO, Ryan Salame, of FTX Digital Markets has pleaded guilty to three federal criminal charges](. Salame has been ordered to forfeit ~$1.5B, but heâll be off the hook if he turns in $6M, his Porsche car, and other properties he owns. (P.S. - Iâm no expert, but the math ainât math-ing here) *This is sponsored content MILKY MEMES 𤣠HIT THE INBOX OF 250K+ CRYPTO INVESTORS Advertise with Milk Road to get your brand in front of the Who's Who of crypto. The Roaders are high-income crypto investors who are always looking for their next interesting product or tool. [Get in touch today](. 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: What'd you think of today's edition? - [ð¥ð¥ð¥ð¥ð¥ F**king great](
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