Good day, ApolloXplorer!Have you caught today’s key headlines yet? Stay up to date with the latest!<h2 id="header-0">#1. Bored Apes Go Hollywood</h2><img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/84139802eb3a4d6ba8a8c9ade7f3af2e.png" />Image credit: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesCrypto exchange Coinbase’s new media arm is producing a film trilogy for Bored Ape Yacht Club.The trilogy will be a series of animated short films, titled “The Degen Trilogy,” and will premiere at NFT.NYC in June. Bored Ape owners are invited to submit their apes for consideration as characters in the trilogy.After their release, users will have to create a Coinbase wallet before being able to view them.Source: <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/11/bored-apes-go-hollywood-with-coinbase-produced-movie-trilogy/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinDesk</a><h2 id="header-1">#2. Uniswap launches venture capital arm</h2>Decentralized exchange Uniswap has launched Uniswap Labs Ventures (ULV), a venture capital fund focused on investing in Web3 companies and projects.The firm has already invested in 11 companies and Web3 protocols, including decentralized money market Aave, the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) behind the DAI stablecoin, MakerDAO, and blockchain bridging protocol LayerZero.ULV plans to participate in the governance of projects it invests in, such as in Aave, Compound Finance, Ethereum Name Service, and MakerDAO.Source: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/uniswap-launches-venture-capital-wing-for-web3-investments" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Cointelegraph</a><h2 id="header-2">#3. Animoca Brands acquires game developer Eden Games</h2>Blockchain gaming firm Animoca Brands announced the acquisition of French game developer Eden Games, creator of car racing-focused titles such as GEAR.CLUB, F1 Mobile, Need for Speed: Porsche and V-Rally.Animoca Brands intends to use Eden Games’ experience to build out its existing play-to-earn game REVV Motorsport as well as other blockchain racing video games series.It previously acquired Grease Monkey, another game developer with expertise in motorsport games.Source: <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/141483/animoca-brands-acquires-racing-game-developer-eden-games" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">The Block</a><h2 id="header-3">#4. 72% of surveyed US financial advisors would invest in spot ETFs</h2>Recent research conducted by Nasdaq found that 72% out of 500 financial advisors will be more likely to invest client funds in digital assets if the US watchdog greenlights a spot ETF.Among those already part of the market, 86% said they will increase their exposure over the next 12 months.Of the same group, 50% already invest in Bitcoin futures ETFs, and 28% plan to start doing so in the next 12 months.Source: <a href="https://cryptopotato.com/72-of-surveyed-financial-advisors-to-invest-in-crypto-if-the-us-has-spot-etfs-study/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CryptoPotato</a><h2 id="header-4">#5. Ethereum implements first-ever ‘shadow fork’</h2>Ethereum developers have implemented the network’s first-ever “shadow fork” on Monday.The shadow fork provides a venue for developers to stress test their assumptions around the network’s complex shift to proof-of-stake consensus.Positive developments surrounding the merge have fed an increasingly bullish narrative for Ethereum. The number of staked ETH on Ethereum’s Beacon Chain is fast approaching 10.9 million, with the average balance currently 33.5 ETH, according to industry data.Source: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/eth-devs-implement-first-ever-shadow-fork-as-pos-testing-continues" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Cointelegraph </a>--The ApolloX app is available on Apple Store or Google Play <a href="https://apollox.onelink.me/rf4R/newscryptowndl" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">here</a>.Stay up to date with ApolloX!<a href="https://t.me/apollox_com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Telegram</a> |<a href="https://twitter.com/ApolloX_com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Twitter</a> |<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ApolloXcom" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Facebook</a> |<a href="https://www.instagram.com/apollox_com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Instagram</a> | <a href="https://apollox.link/blog-discord" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Discord</a> | <a href="https://apollox.link/blog-APXNewsStation" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ApolloX News Station</a>

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