Hello, ApolloXplorer!Have you seen today’s key headlines yet?<h2 id="header-0">#1. Binance acquires Indonesian exchange Tokocrypto</h2>Binance will fully acquire Tokocrypto. It had purchased a 60% controlling stake in the Indonesian crypto exchange in 2020.The remaining 40% will be gradually acquired. Tokocrypto CEO will step down and become a board advisor. Tokocrypto will also reduce its headcount by around 58%.Tokocrypto was founded in 2018 and is regulated by Indonesia&#39;s Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency.Source: <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/192796/binance-tokocrypto-acquisition" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">The Block</a><h2 id="header-1">#2. Visa imagines Ethereum collab</h2>Global payments giant Visa released a paper outlining how it could one day collaborate with Ethereum on automatic payments.The paper details how Ethereum users could schedule auto-payments sent from self-custodial crypto wallets with Visa via “Account Abstraction,” a popular Ethereum proposal.“Account Abstraction” would allow Ethereum user accounts to function like smart contracts and feature pre-scheduled execution functions.“We want to have an opportunity to actively contribute to technical developments happening in the crypto ecosystem,” Catherine Gu, Visa’s Head of CBDC and Protocols, said.Source: <a href="https://decrypt.co/117625/visa-teases-ethereum-collab-aims-to-actively-contribute-to-crypto-development" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Decrypt</a><h2 id="header-2">#3. Polychain invests in hardware wallet developer Foundation Devices</h2>Foundation Devices, which develops Bitcoin-centric tools including a hardware wallet, has raised $7 million in a seed round led by Polychain Capital.This comes during a surge of interest in hardware wallets following the FTX collapse.Foundation’s flagship product is Passport, a $259 hardware wallet that uses a camera and QR codes for more secure communication.Source: <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/12/19/polychain-leads-7m-funding-for-hardware-wallet-developer-foundation-devices/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinDesk</a><h2 id="header-3">#4. FTX wants political donations back</h2>Bankrupt FTX says it may press legal charges to recover all payments and contributions handed out by its former executives.FTX invited those who received funds to “make arrangements for the return of such payments”, including political donations made by former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.Political donations offloaded to charities are included.Source: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/ftx-warns-it-will-claw-back-political-donations-and-contributions" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Cointelegraph</a><h2 id="header-4">#5. Binance.US to buy Voyager</h2>Voyager Digital said Binance.US has agreed to buy its assets for $1.022 billion.The bid represents the fair market value of Voyager&#39;s cryptocurrency portfolio, which has a current market value of around $1.002 billion, and an additional consideration of $20 million in incremental value.Binance.US will make a good faith deposit of $10 million and will reimburse Voyager for certain expenses up to $15 million. Voyager will also seek the approval of the bankruptcy court at a hearing in January 2023.Now-bankrupt FTX previously won a bid to buy Voyager.Source: <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/12/19/binanceus-agrees-to-buy-bankrupt-crypto-lender-voyagers-assets-for-over-1b/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinDesk</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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