Hello, ApolloXplorer!Have you seen today’s key headlines yet?<h2 id="header-0">#1. Solana exploit tied to Slope Wallet</h2>Solana developers say that Slope wallet may be responsible for an ongoing exploit of over 9000 hot wallets.Already, at least $6 million in various tokens have been stolen from users of the Slope and Slope-tied Phantom wallets.It is believed that Slope stored private keys as plain text on a centralized server, which was compromised by the attacker.Source: <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/08/03/solanas-latest-6m-exploit-likely-tied-to-slope-wallet-devs-say/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinDesk</a><h2 id="header-1">#2. ZB.com might be hacked for $4.8M</h2>Blockchain investigator PeckShield has reported about $4.8 million in crypto moved from ZB.com.The exchange had earlier announced the suspension of deposits and withdrawals on Tuesday.21 types of tokens were transferred off the exchange, including USDT, SHIB and TSR.Source: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/hackers-might-be-responsible-for-removing-4-8m-from-crypto-exchange-zb-com-peckshield" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Cointelegraph</a><h2 id="header-2">#3. Hacks on P2E games a ‘matter of time’</h2>“Unsatisfactory” cybersecurity measures among P2E crypto games are a great risk, warns blockchain cybersecurity auditor Hacken.Hacken researchers found that out of 31 GameFi tokens studied, 16 received the worst D score. None had insurance coverage and only 2 had active bug bounty programs.While 14 projects have received a token audit, only five have completed a platform audit. Token bridges were also pointed to as a vulnerability for P2E games.Source: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/hackers-might-be-responsible-for-removing-4-8m-from-crypto-exchange-zb-com-peckshield" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Cointelegraph</a><h2 id="header-3">#4. Hashed lost $3B from LUNA</h2>Venture capital firm Hashed lost more than $3 billion in paper gains on LUNA, which fell to zero in May.The firm had bought 30 million LUNA in Terra’s early days. The tokens were worth about $3.6 billion at LUNA’s peak.Hashed plans to focus increasingly on GameFi and will launch a new fund in the future.Source: <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/hashed-lost-3b-terra-meltdown-ceo-tells-bloomberg/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Crypto Briefing</a><h2 id="header-4">#5. Starbucks rewards program teases Web3</h2>Starbucks will unveil a new digital initiative at its annual Investor Day event in September.Rewards include one-of-a-kind experiences and Starbucks-branded digital collectibles.However, employees have previously voiced their disagreement, citing the environmental impact of NFTs.Source: <a href="https://decrypt.co/106707/starbucks-teases-web3-strategy-for-its-popular-rewards-program" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Decrypt</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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