Hello, ApolloXplorer!Have you seen today’s key headlines yet?<h2 id="header-0">#1. Merchants now accepting Digital Rupee in India</h2>One of India&#39;s biggest retailers, Reliance Retail, said it will allow customers to use a digital rupee to pay for purchases.It is among several merchants accepting the CBDC during its pilot phase.India&#39;s plan for CBDC adoption was first announced in February 2022. The nation wants to launch its retail CBDC by the end of 2023.The retail CBDC pilot, which started in December in four cities, has now been extended to 15 cities.Source: <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/02/02/big-indian-merchants-including-reliance-retail-start-accepting-cbdc/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinDesk</a><h2 id="header-1">#2. Scammers baiting FTX customers with return of assets</h2>FTX has issued an alert to its customers regarding recent attempts by fraudsters to scam their customers.This includes asking them for money, fees, payments or account passwords, in relation to the return of customer assets.FTX encouraged potential victims to contact the official FTX debtors email address to confirm the legitimacy of the messages.Source: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/ftx-customers-warned-of-scammers-baiting-them-with-return-of-assets" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Cointelegraph</a><h2 id="header-2">#3. MicroStrategy says no plans to stop trading BTC</h2>Software analytics company MicroStrategy recorded a paper loss of nearly $1.3 billion on its Bitcoin holdings in 2022.But it says it has no plans to stop trading BTC.“We may consider pursuing additional transactions that may take advantage of the volatility in Bitcoin prices, or other market dislocations that are consistent with our long-term Bitcoin strategy,” said chief financial officer, Andrew Kang.Source: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/microstrategy-says-no-plans-to-stop-trading-btc-as-paper-loss-hits-1-3b" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Cointelegraph</a><h2 id="header-3">#4. Mastercard&#39;s NFT product lead mints resignation letter as NFT</h2>Satvik Sethi, former NFT product lead at Mastercard, has stepped down from his position.Sethi cited harrassment, emotional distress and poor working conditions as reasons for leaving.To finance his next step, Sethi minted his resignation letter as an NFT for 0.023 ETH on the marketplace Manifold, stating, &#34;100% of this goes to survival.&#34;Sixteen of the NFTs have been minted so far, netting Sethi an estimated $624. He is now working on joincircle, a web3-focused social platform he founded.Source: <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/208252/mastercards-nft-product-lead-leaves-role-mints-resignation-letter-as-nft" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">The Block</a><h2 id="header-4">#5. Amazon looking to hire Web3 staff</h2>E-commerce giant Amazon&#39;s cloud service, Amazon Web Services (AWS), is hiring staff to help increase its clientele in the Web3 space.AWS has created tools for blockchain companies who want to run either &#34;centralized ledger database”, or a “multi-party, fully managed blockchain network that helps eliminate intermediaries,&#34; according to its website.A quarter of all Ethereum nodes run on AWS servers. According to a news report by crypto media Blockworks earlier this week, Amazon is preparing a NFT marketplace too.Source: <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/02/02/amazon-web-services-hiring-to-pump-its-web3-clientele/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinDesk</a>--The ApolloX app is available on Apple Store or Google Play <a href="https://apollox.onelink.me/rf4R/cmccommunity" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">here</a>.Stay up to date with ApolloX!<a href="https://t.me/ApolloX_Finance" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Telegram</a> |<a href="https://twitter.com/ApolloX_Finance" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Twitter</a> |<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ApolloXFinance" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Facebook</a> |<a href="https://www.instagram.com/apollox_finance/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Instagram</a> | <a href="https://apollox.link/blog-discord" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Discord</a> | <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/community/profile/ApolloX" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CMC</a>

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