PLUS: Crypto fraudsters gets exposed and arrested ð October 02, 2023 | [Read Online]( Todayâs edition is brought to you by [Bakkt]( â the responsible crypto company that provides custody, trading, and onramp solutions to help businesses grow with the crypto economy.⯠[Empower your future with Bakkt!]( GM. This is Milk Road, the crypto newsletter smoother than a jazz saxophonist on a moonlit night. Here are the todayâs hits: - Itâs Uptober! Hereâs what to expect ð¸ - Su Zhu gets arrest and Do Kwon gets exposed ð - A new $1B crypto fund gets launched ðª
[Prices as of 10 AM ET. Click here for our Fear & Greed Index]( ITâS UPTOBER! WHAT TO EXPECT⦠ð¸ The wait is over⦠Itâs UPTOBER. (Also known in the streets as Pumptober, Rocketober, and my favorite - Gainztober.) In case you didnât know, October is one of the best-performing months for Bitcoin.
[Source: Deutsche Digital Assets]( Here are a few more Milk Road NextGen stats about October: - October is the most consistently green month for Bitcoin. - BTC historically averages +29% returns in October. - BTC has only had 2 âredâ Octobers. (2014 and 2018) - [BTC]( and [ETH]( have ended October in the green for the last 5 years. The cherry on top⦠Bitcoin just ended September in the green. Something that has only ever happened twice before. The last 2 times it happened? Bitcoin had a green Octoberâ¦.AND a green Novemberâ¦AND a green December. In other words, a green September = a green Rest-Of-The-Year. Well, we just had a green September. So now we wait and see how the rest of the year goes. The first month up to bat: October. Question of the day: What do you think will happen this October? What do you think will happen this October? - [Green month - "it's Uptober, we only go up!"](
- [Red month - "the Hunt for Red October ends this year"]( Click on your answer above! Weâll share the results in tomorrowâs edition. [TAKE ON CRYPTO RESPONSIBLY]( Businesses that have stuck through this bear market must be in crypto for the long term. Well, thatâs where [Bakkt®]( comes in! [Bakkt]( builds crypto solutions for long-term growth. Hereâs what [they offer](: - Bakkt® Custody:â¯Institutional-grade solution powered by multi-layered security - Bakkt® Trade:â¯Enableâ¯your business to activate trading to consumers through secure and regulated trading infrastructure - Bakkt® Onramps:â¯A range of solutions making access to crypto easy, from fiat onramps to crypto rewards⯠In other words, they have got your Bakkt. And theyâve been doing it all since 2018, so you know youâre in trusted hands. [Empower your future with Bakkt!]( SU ZHU GETS ARRESTED AND DO KWON GETS EXPOSED ð Samuel Bankman-Fried. Do Kwon. Su Zhu. Kyle Davies. These were 4 of the biggest (and most respected) names in crypto at one point. Then.. they got caught running schemes that stole billions of dollars from millions of customers. So now we just call them The Fraudulent Fourâ¢. And itâs been an eventful couple of days for these guys⦠SU ZHU GOT ARRESTED IN SINGAPORE Su Zhu was one of the founders of Three Arrows Capital. (a former $10B hedge fund that collapsed last year) Over the last year, heâs been playing real-life âCatch Me If You Canâ. Well, Zhu finally got caught. He was detained at an airport in Singapore while trying to leave the country over the weekend.
[Source: @BoldLeonidas]( Su Zhu will spend the next four months in prison. *sniff sniff* You smell that? Nothing like the sweet, sweet smell of justice. DO KWON GOT EXPOSED Do Kwon was the founder of Terra. (a $40B [stablecoin]( project that collapsed) Well, recent court documents show Do Kwon faked trading volume. And he admitted to it in text⦠Side note - this sounds a lot like two 4th-grade crushes talking to each other. Crush 1: âWouldnât it be funny if we pretended to be boyfriend/girlfriend and kissed? Crush 2: âI wonât tell if you wonât ðâ SAMUEL BANKMAN-FRIEDâS TRIAL STARTS THIS WEEK In other news, Sam Bankman-Friedâs trial is set to begin tomorrow. And boy, do we have a lot of questions⦠Will Sam take responsibility for his actions? Or will he blame someone else (again)? Will he show up as his normal self (i.e. long hair, donât care)? Or does he have a completely new look for a ânew Samâ? (i.e. shows up with a bald head and a suit) Who the hell knows⦠but weâre ready for the show. [Source: Giphy]( And of course, we got you covered on all the crazy stuff that happens. Just keep an eye on those inboxes later this week! BITE-SIZED COOKIES ðª [Yield App is a centralized crypto-earning platform offering up to 11% on certain crypto assets.]( Users can onramp fiat, while benefiting from no swap fees and access to structured product offerings. Check out the review we did of their platform. [Deus X Capital launched its new $1B office-backed investment firm](. The company will invest in digital assets, blockchain projects, fintech apps, and more. [Grayscale has filed paperwork to convert its Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) to a spot Ethereum ETF.](Grayscaleâs ETHE has $5B in assets under management and is the biggest ETH investment product in the world. [$686M was stolen in crypto hacks last quarter.]( Stolen funds are up 59% year-over-year, according to the report from Immunefi. [Coinbase secured a payment license in Singapore](. The crypto exchange also recently received licenses from Spain and Bermuda last week. #Mr.Worldwide 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](. What'd you think of today's edition? - [ð¥ð¥ð¥ð¥ð¥ F**king great](
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