PLUS: Bitcoin is 4 days away from making history... December 27, 2023 | [Read Online]( Todayâs edition is brought to you by [Bakkt® Custody]( - an institutional-grade solution to custody your digital assets, backed by multi-layered security. [Compromise nothing with Bakkt!]( GM. This is Milk Road, the newsletter thatâs like a surprise party for your brain - every day. Hereâs what we got for you today: - Cryptoâs trending tokens ð¤ - Graph of the Day: Ethereum has more HODLers than Bitcoin now ð - Bitcoin is 4 days away from making history⦠ð - Final call to vote for the Milk Road Awards! ð - CZ got $25B richer this yearâ¦Â ðª
[Prices as of 8:00 AM ET. Click here for our Fear & Greed Index]( CRYPTOâS TRENDING TOKENS ð¤ Iâve been doing the same two things every morning this week⦠1/ Walk my neighbor's âdogâ while heâs away (btw - everyone calls it a dog, but this sumb*tch weighs 200 lbs and looks more like a horse). 2/ Check trending cryptocurrencies. After the horse-dog walks me, I usually check out trending tokens on sites like [CoinGecko](, [CoinMarketCap](, and [Dex Screener.]( This not only shows you the top-performing tokens but also shows you the tokens other people are searching for on those sites. Itâs a good way to stay in the loop on the hottest narratives. And Itâll sometimes put new tokens on your radar that you can do further research on. For example, if we look at CoinGeckoâs top 5 trending tokens, weâll see something like thisâ¦
[Source: CoinGecko]( Now that we know whatâs trending, we can do a little research to figure out why. Hereâs what we found for the first two tokens, SEI and METIS: 1/ SEI: a Layer 1 blockchain thatâs trending due to the rise of a new narrative⦠âParallelized EVMs.â (Side note: we asked around and it seems like no one really knows what âparallelized EVMsâ are⦠but itâs provocative, it gets the people going)! 2/ METIS: a Layer 2 scaling solution for [Ethereum]( thatâs getting attention because of its new $360M ecosystem grant. Some people speculate Metis will fund projects that build on its network, and in turn, those projects will use some of those funds to attract new users via stuff like airdrops. Milk Road Take: Checking trending tokens is a simple strategy, but an effective one. And tomorrow, Iâll show you how it helped me find a 10x investment opportunity. [BAKKT® CUSTODY. COMPROMISE NOTHING.]( Crypto custody is a lot like building a home: thereâs no cutting corners. The big difference? Thereâs no easy fix at the store if you lose your digital assets. Thatâs why you need solid infrastructure from the start. And thatâs where [Bakkt®]( comes in. [Bakkt® Custody:]( - Operates under Bakkt Trust Company LLC, an NYDFS Qualified Custodian. - Is backed by multi-layer security and a seasoned team dedicated to continuous improvements. - Never lends clientsâ assets â whatâs yours is yours. The best part? You can rest assured knowing Bakkt has been doing it all since 2018 with a proven track record. [Compromise nothing with Bakkt!]( GRAPH OF THE DAY: ETHEREUM HAS MORE HODLERS THAN BITCOIN ð The amount of [ETH]( owned by âlong-term hodlersâ just surpassed 70% - a new record. (BTW, âlong-termâ = holding ETH for more than 1 year). The crazy part? Ethereum now has more long-term [HODLers]( than Bitcoin.Â
[Source: @IntoTheBlock]( Why this matters: This is a positive sign for ETHâs future price action since long-term holders are, well, in it for the long haul and are less likely to sell in the near term. More long-term believers = fewer big price drops. BITCOIN IS 4 DAYS AWAY FROM MAKING HISTORY ð For the last decade, [Bitcoinâs price]( has been more volatile than a 2-year-oldâs mood swings during lunchtime. One minute, itâs all smiles and giggles. The next minute, youâre drowning in a sea of tears and your kitchen looks like a middle school cafeteria after a food fight. Well, check it out. It looks like Bitcoin might finally be growing upâ¦
[Source: @MatthewHyland_]( There are still 4 days left in the year so⦠*knocks on wood*.... hopefully, we didnât jinx it. But if it does end up happening, itâd be a big accomplishment and could help make Bitcoin more appealing to some investors.  You see, thereâs still a large group of people who refuse to acknowledge Bitcoin because itâs too volatile. âIf I wanted to deal with volatility, I wouldâve just stayed with your grandmother.â - my grandpa. Damn, gramps. Shots fired. I understand though⦠not everyone is gonna be comfortable investing in an asset that is guaranteed to drop 30%, at some point, every single year. But now that Bitcoinâs price is becoming more stable, it could make more people comfortable investing. BITE-SIZED COOKIES FOR THE ROAD ðª [Constellation Networkâs Dor Traffic Miner (DTM) just went live for sale.]( DTM is the worldâs first thermal-sensing, people-counting data miner - allowing anyone to passively earn DAG & DOR crypto rewards after setting up their hardware device.* [Binance founder Changpeng Zhao's (CZ) wealth grew by $25 billion in 2023](. He got sued, charged, and arrested by the U.S. government⦠but at least heâs the 35th richest person on Earth now. [Telcoin was hacked for $1.3M](. The Polygon-based wallet has deployed fixes to block further exploits as it works on reimbursing all drained funds before resuming wallet app services. [Barry Silbert and Mark Murphy to exit the Grayscale board](. Both resignations are effective Jan. 1, 2024. [The top 10 most expensive NFT sales of 2023](. The crazy part? Bored Apes and CryptoPunks had 9/10 of the priciest buys this year. [Bitcoin faces the risk of protocol-level censorship as miners face increasing regulatory pressure](. Bitcoin miners are under increasing pressure to monitor their transactions and filter out the ones connected to addresses with criminal ties. [Metal X is a selection of decentralized financial, crypto-based services running on the XPR Network.]( Built by Metallicus, the company behind the network itself, Metal Pay, and WebAuth Wallet, Metal X integrates seamlessly with the WebAuth Wallet and offers a number of financial services. Check out our review of their platform [here](! *This is sponsored content. POP QUIZ: HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT BAKKT®? Weâve got a question for you⦠Have you heard about Bakkt®? [Yep, baby knows Bakkt](
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