<ul>
 <li>Top ApolloX Gainer: MATICUSDT (+31.70%)</li>
 <li>Top ApolloX Loser: OGNUSDT (-22.63%)</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="crypto-quicksnap">Crypto QuickSnap</h3>
<p>Polygon's MATIC soared 43.92% in the last 7 days, according to CoinMarketCap data, after the Walt Disney Company <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/polygons-matic-blasts-through-resistance-targets-1/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">chose it for a business-development accelerator program</a>. Origin Protocol’s OGN continues its descent, falling 18.53% in the last 7 days, even with the launch of its new OGV token.</p>
<h2 id="header-0">Market Analysis</h2>
<p>Bitcoin price saw a mid-week plunge this week to $19.1k on fears that the US Fed might raise interest rates by 100 basis points, higher than the actual 75 basis points. The coin then steadily reclaimed its gains to close at $21k levels at the end of the week. In the derivatives market, BTC open interest increased by $382 million as compared to the previous week and aggregated funding rates turned positive as traders made use of the rebound. Liquidation levels for both short and long positions were relatively similar this week, with $157 million and $191 million liquidations respectively.</p>
<p>Source:<br><a href="https://cryptoquant.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CryptoQuant</a></p>
<h2 id="header-1">CryptoBites</h2>
<h3 id="the-macro">The Macro</h3>
<ul>
 <li>Russia President Vladimir Putin has signed a law banning digital payments across the nation. (<a href="https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/07/15/vladimir-putin-bans-digital-payments-in-russia/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li>
 <li>Paraguay's Senate has approved a bill regulating crypto mining and trading. The law will now be submitted to the Senate’s executive branch, which will approve or veto it. (<a href="https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/07/15/paraguayan-senate-passes-bill-regulating-crypto-mining-and-trading/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li>
 <li>Euro’s fall toward $1 parity with the US dollar may add bearish pressures around bitcoin and inject volatility into euro-pegged stablecoins. (<a href="https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/07/07/euros-fall-toward-1-parity-what-it-means-for-crypto/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Crypto%20Long%20%26%20Short%20July%2017%2C%202022&amp;utm_term=Crypto%20Long%20%26%20Short" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="investment-talk">Investment Talk</h3>
<ul>
 <li>Circle claims that its USDC stablecoin is fully backed by cash and US treasury bonds. The report — while unaudited — is a first for the company. (<a href="https://decrypt.co/105223/circle-usdc-fully-backed-cash-us-treasuries" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li>
 <li>A recent filing revealed that Celsius owes its users $4.7 billion amid a $1.19 billion balance sheet deficit. (<a href="https://forkast.news/headlines/celsius-owes-users-amid-balance-sheet-deficit/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li>
 <li>Venture capital investments in crypto companies were down 26% in the first half of the year, to $9.3 billion from $12.5 billion in the same period last year. (<a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/07/15/crypto-vc-investments-drop-26-in-first-half-of-2022/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="projects">Projects</h3>
<ul>
 <li>STEPN’s app activity has significantly declined over the past two months, putting governance token GMT at risk if it falls below support at $0.79. (<a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/gmt-at-risk-as-stepn-network-activity-plummets/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li>
 <li>The price of Ether shot up 12% after core developers shared that The Merge is pencilled in for September this year. (<a href="https://fortune.com/2022/07/15/ethereum-crypto-ether-price-jump-merge-whales/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li>
 <li>Investment firm EquitiesFirst found itself unable to return Celsius’s $439 million collateral after Celsius repaid its debt. (<a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/equitiesfirst-owes-celsius-439-million/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="web3-0">Web3.0</h3>
<ul>
 <li>Yuga Labs has opened “First Trip” access of its Otherside metaverse to 4,300 Otherdeeds holders. Only Otherdeed owners and “selected third-party developers” can participate in the game’s first phase. (<a href="https://decrypt.co/105314/yuga-labs-opens-otherside-for-first-trips-in-bored-ape-metaverse" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li>
 <li>Renowned NFT artist DeeKay Kwon had his Twitter account hacked in a phishing attack. The hacker stole $150,000 worth of NFTs from multiple victims. (<a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/nft-artist-deekays-twitter-hacked-over-150k-in-nfts-stolen/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li>
 <li>Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk is partnering with The Sandbox to build the “largest virtual skatepark ever made”. (<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/15/tony-hawk-is-building-an-nft-skatepark-in-the-metaverse.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="header-2">What’s New at ApolloX</h2>
<ul>
 <li><strong>DEX Leaderboard Adjustments</strong> - Enjoy a $10,000 APX Referral Leaderboard weekly bonus and $15,000 APX PnL Leaderboard weekly bonus. Ranking formula for the Referral Leaderboard has also been adjusted. (<a href="https://apollox.link/21st-trading-rewards" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li>
 <li><strong>ApolloX DAO End of Transition Period</strong> - ApolloX will gradually incorporate Trade Rewards into DAO Governance. Lock APX tokens on DAO now! (<a href="https://apollox.link/daogovernance" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Lock now</a>)</li>
 <li><strong>DAO Proposal Results</strong> - The proposal created on 8 July to repurchase APX with trading fee income has passed with 5,131,346.11 voting power for 30% repurchase ratio. (<a href="https://snapshot.org/#/apolloxdao.eth/proposal/0x77e41970d8a1bd26eb0c25a3d129d115d8513fac74e04ebbca6570bb4ba2fe29" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">View results</a>)</li>
 <li><strong>Maximum Leverage Update</strong> - You can now trade with up to 100x leverage for BNBUSDT, MATICUSDT &amp; SOLUSDT. (<a href="https://apollox.link/max-lev-increase" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Trade now</a>)</li>
 <li><strong>DAO Boost Acceleration</strong> - ApolloX introduces boost acceleration tiers for users who lock $APX in DAO. The more you lock, the higher your tier. (<a href="https://apollox.link/boost-acceleration" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Lock now</a>)</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="header-3">Trading &amp; Competitions</h2>
<ul>
 <li><strong>21st Epoch Trading Rewards</strong> - Boosting multiplier rules have been adjusted. (<a href="https://apollox.link/21st-trading-rewards" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li>
 <li><strong>DEX Tutorial Videos</strong> - Not sure how to start trading futures on ApolloX? Check out our step-by-step DEX tutorial video! Multiple languages supported. (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1ZQe0O5Q-sBqIhhGKRR4uQ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Watch now</a>)</li>
 <li><strong>ApolloX x Leonicorn Swap</strong> - Stand a chance to win $4000 USDT by trading perpetuals on Leonicorn Swap. (<a href="https://apollox.link/leonicornswap-contest" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Trade now</a>)</li>
</ul>
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