Hello, ApolloXplorer!Have you seen today’s key headlines yet?<h2 id="header-0">#1. Dispute over access to FTX systems</h2>Bahamas-based joint provisional liquidators have demanded to be given access to the Amazon and Google cloud services underpinning the exchange.James Bromley, representing FTX under new CEO John Ray, said giving access would enable funds to be transferred out of U.S. control.Previously, the Bahamas Securities Commission also accused Ray of “misstatements” and of confusing Bahamian organizations.Source: <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/12/14/ftx-bankruptcy-court-warned-against-granting-bahamas-dangerous-it-access/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinDesk</a><h2 id="header-1">#2. FTX Bahamas exec blew the whistle on FTX and SBF</h2>Ryan Salame, the former co-CEO of FTX’s Bahamian entity tipped off local regulators of potential fraud at FTX two days before the exchange was forced to close.According to Bahamian court records, Salame told the Securities Commission of the Bahamas (SCB) that FTX was sending customer funds to Alameda Research.Salame said the funds were to “cover financial losses of Alameda” and the transfer was “not allowed or consented to by their clients.”He also named three people who had the access required to transfer client assets to Alameda: Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX co-founder Gary Wang and FTX engineer Nishad Singh.Source: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/ftx-bahamas-co-ceo-ryan-salame-blew-the-whistle-on-ftx-and-sam-bankman-fried" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Cointelegraph</a><h2 id="header-2">#3. Bitcoin sinks 3.2%</h2>The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 50 basis points following a December 14 meeting.The Fed had also signaled plans to keep raising rates next year to combat high inflation.Bitcoin fell 3.2% and bottomed out at $17,762 after the news.Source: <a href="https://decrypt.co/117246/bitcoin-ethereum-drop-fed-interest-rate-hikes" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Decrypt</a><h2 id="header-3">#4. PayPal to integrate with MetaMask</h2>PayPal will integrate its buy, sell and hold crypto services with MetaMask Wallet.Users will be able to select their PayPal accounts as a payment option to buy ETH from within the MetaMask app.Select U.S. customers will access the new offering first.Source: <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/12/14/paypal-partners-with-crypto-wallet-metamask-to-offer-easy-way-to-buy-crypto/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinDesk</a><h2 id="header-4">#5. Do Kwon has registered address in Serbia</h2>Interpol fugitive Do Kwon has registered his residential address in the Republic of Serbia, according to South Korean media reports.There is speculation that with the registered address, Kwon may file an appeal against his extradition.If Kwon chooses to appeal against the extradition, his return to South Korea could be delayed several years.Seoul prosecutors have suspended the statute of limitations on Kwon’s criminal charges as they believe he is on the run.Source: <a href="https://forkast.news/headlines/terra-do-kwon-registered-address-in-serbia/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Forkast News</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> | <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/community/profile/ApolloX" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CMC</a>

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