<ul><li>Top ApolloX Gainer: BNXUSDT (&#43;22.43%)</li><li>Top ApolloX Loser: FILUSDT (-29.08%)</li></ul><h3 id="token-quicksnap">Token QuickSnap</h3><p>BinaryX (BNX) rose 21% in the last 7 days, seemingly recovering from <a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.investing.com/news/cryptocurrency-news/binaryx-bnx-falls-over-50-in-one-day-amid-rumors-of-team-selling-treasury-tokens-2957955%3fampMode&#61;1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">rumours that its developer team was dumping BNX</a>. The GameFi project recently introduced a <a href="https://blockchain.news/news/binaryx-introduces-cyber-incubation-fund-to-support-blockchain-games" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">cyber incubation fund for blockchain games</a>, possibly stoking confidence among users. Meanwhile, decentralized storage Filecoin (FIL) fell 28% in the last 7 days, continuing a downward trend. Some in the crypto community speculate that <a href="https://beincrypto.com/community-fears-dcg-is-selling-as-altcoins-values-tank/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">assets related to Digital Currency Group (DCG) Grayscale’s investment products</a> are being dumped by the firm, including Filecoin and other assets like NEAR and Ethereum Classic.</p><p><em>*Data cited from CoinMarketCap</em></p><h2 id="header-0">Market Analysis</h2><p>Bitcoin (BTC) ended a rollercoaster week near where it started. The coin saw optimism at the start of the week, rising from below $17k to a peak of $18.3k on Dec. 15, but soon sobered as the U.S. Federal Reserve <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/12/15/crypto-markets-analysis-bitcoin-and-ether-stall-following-chair-powells-sobering-tone/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">slows rate hikes but stayed hawkish</a>. Another fall came on Dec. 16 as audit firm <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2022/12/16/bitcoin-ether-wilt-as-audit-firm-mazars-pauses-audit-work-for-crypto-clients-sp-500-futures-drop/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Mazars suspended work for crypto exchange clients</a>. Since then, BTC has traded flat at 16.7k. In the derivatives market, BTC open interest decreased by $102 million this week as compared to last week, and aggregated funding rates remain negative as markets remain risk-averse. Over $192 million short positions and over $372 million long positions — almost twice the amount of shorts — were liquidated this week. $206 million longs were liquidated on Dec. 16 alone.</p><p>Source:</p><p><a href="https://www.coinglass.com/LiquidationData" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinGlass</a>, <a href="https://cryptoquant.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CryptoQuant</a></p><h2 id="header-1">CryptoBytes</h2><h3 id="investment-talk-policy">Investment Talk &amp; Policy</h3><ul><li>Japan has approved a proposal to exempt crypto startups that issue their own tokens from paying around 35% in corporate taxes on unrealized gains. (<a href="https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/12/16/japan-to-exempt-token-issuers-from-corporate-tax-on-paper-gains/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li><li>The province of San Luis in Argentina approved legislation for the issuance of its own USD-pegged stablecoin, dubbed the “Activo Digital San Luis de Ahorro”. It will be 100% collateralized in liquid financial assets of the province. (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/argentina-s-province-to-issue-us-dollar-pegged-stablecoin" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li><li>Three Democratic groups have reportedly pledged to return over $1 million in political donations from Sam Bankman-Fried to investors that lost their funds due to FTX misappropriation. (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/democrats-to-reportedly-return-over-1m-of-sbf-s-funding-to-ftx-victims" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li><li>The Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS) of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have endorsed a global standard for banks’ exposure to crypto assets. The standard sets a limit of 2% on crypto reserves among banks and goes into effect Jan. 1, 2025. (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/central-banks-to-set-standards-on-banks-crypto-exposure-bis" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li></ul><h3 id="projects">Projects</h3><ul><li>Solana-based DEX Raydium suffered a $2 million exploit on December 16 when an attacker managed to withdraw user funds from Raydium exchange pools. (<a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/12/16/solana-based-raydium-exchange-victim-of-9-figure-exploit/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li><li>Mazars, the financial auditing firm behind Binance’s proof-of-reserves audit, has suspended all work for crypto firms “due to concerns regarding the way these reports are understood by the public.” (<a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/auditing-firm-mazars-pauses-work-crypto-clients-3150026" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li><li>Blockchain risk monitoring firm Solidus Labs reported that more than 350 fraudulent crypto tokens were created per day this year, a 41% increase from 2021. (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/350-scam-tokens-were-created-every-day-this-year-solidus-labs" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li></ul><h3 id="digital-assets-web3">Digital Assets &amp; Web3</h3><ul><li>A PitchBook analyst said that VC funding has been shifting away from centralized crypto services to companies focusing on expanding Web3. VCs invested an estimated $1.5 billion into Web3-based companies in Q3 2022. (<a href="https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2022/12/16/crypto-winter-isnt-chilling-vcs-from-investing-in-web3-says-pitchbook-analyst/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li><li>Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is raising alarms on Elon Musk’s recent wave of Twitter censorship. He states that the recent account bans are putting Twitter on “the path to authoritarianism.” (<a href="https://decrypt.co/117465/ethereum-vitalik-buterin-elon-musk-bans-twitter-authoritarianism" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li><li>Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s NFT card collectibles sold out a day after initial release on Friday. According to OpenSea, the collection’s floor price is about 0.19 ETH, or $230 at press time, more than double the original mint price. (<a href="https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2022/12/16/trump-nft-collection-sells-out-price-surges/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Learn more</a>)</li></ul><h2 id="header-2">What’s New at ApolloX</h2><ul><li><strong>CEX Wind Down</strong> - Take note of these key dates in the CEX wind down timeline! 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