Good day, ApolloXplorer!Have you caught today’s key headlines yet? Stay up to date with the latest!<h2 id="header-0">#1. Shiba Inu, Solana soar after Robinhood listing</h2><img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/85bf8e6f09144662a18f7eb394a9e50d.png" />Image credit: FortuneRobinhood has listed Shiba Inu (SHIB) for trading on its platform. Solana (SOL), Polygon (MATIC) and Compound (COMP) are also now listed on the site.Each of the tokens was up sharply in early trading Tuesday, with SHIB up over 20% and MATIC up over 8%.Robinhood was initially resistant to SHIB because of the volatility surrounding the crypto, analysts suggest.Source: <a href="https://fortune.com/2022/04/12/shiba-inu-solana-soar-robinhood-expands-crypto-offerings/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Fortune</a><h2 id="header-1">#2. Polygon commits to going carbon neutral</h2>The Polygon network announced on Tuesday its commitment to going carbon neutral and climate positive this year.It also made a $20 million pledge to offset its carbon footprints and buy extra credits to eventually become carbon negative.Polygon is collaborating with KlimaDAO, an organization that provides on-chain carbon offsetting technology, and Offsetra, which provides Polygon with an analysis tool that gauges the network’s carbon intensity.Source: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/polygon-commits-to-going-carbon-neutral-in-2022" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Cointelegraph</a><h2 id="header-2">#3. Circle raises $400 million</h2>Circle, the company behind stablecoin USDC, announced a $400 million funding round on Tuesday. The firm is also partnering with management giant ​​BlackRock as a strategic investor.Its partnership with ​​BlackRock will help Circle explore capital market applications. BlackRock will also play a role as an asset manager of USDC cash reserves.In the past year, the company has been making moves to become a US national bank.Source: <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/141670/circle-announces-400-million-raise-partnership-with-blackrock" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">The Block</a><h2 id="header-3">#4. Ethereum wallet bought $400K tokens before Coinbase listing announcement</h2>Prominent crypto persona Cobie flagged an Ethereum wallet that purchased more than $400,000 worth of tokens from Coinbase’s recent blog post, which reveals tokens being considered for listing on its exchange.The wallet stopped its buying spree three minutes before the post was published, suggesting advanced knowledge of the list.The tokens purchased by the wallet are now worth more than $572,000, amounting to a 42% return on investment in less than 24 hours.Source: <a href="https://decrypt.co/97631/ethereum-trader-400k-tokens-coinbase-before-public" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Decrypt</a><h2 id="header-4">#5. Brazilian central bank president confirms CBDC pilot</h2>Roberto Campos Neto, the president of the Central Bank of Brazil, confirmed that the country’s sovereign digital currency pilot will go live this year.The value of the CBDC would be pegged against the national fiat payment system STR (Reserve Transfer System). Neto confirmed that &#34;Digital Real&#34; would have a fixed supply and only a certain amount of it would be minted, similar to Bitcoin.This news comes after a month of the central bank&#39;s partnership with nine banks to assist with its CBDC development.Source: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/brazilian-central-bank-president-confirms-cbdc-pilot-will-launch-in-2022" 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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