Latest Blockchain News - Dec 20, 2022.

COINTELEGRAPH NEWS

• Binance joins lobbying group as criticism of the exchange ramps up
  December 20, 2022
  The exchange has come under increasing pressure from critics after the collapse of its rival, FTX.
• Auros Global expects to resume regular operations following restructuring plan
  December 20, 2022
  The crypto trading firm reportedly suffered a $20 million dollar exposure in the FTX collapse.
• Blockchain VC funding surpasses 2021 total despite declining since May
  December 20, 2022
  After a tumultuous year in crypto, investors are now more selective with their funding.
• Former Diablo Immortal devs pick ImmutableX for upcoming Web3 MMORPG
  December 20, 2022
  Metaverse Game Studios announces partnership with blockchain gaming platform ImmutableX to power upcoming Web3 gaming title Angelic.

COINDESK NEWS

• Crypto Trading Firm Auros, Hit by FTX Collapse, Discloses Provisional Liquidation
  December 20, 2022
  The move, granted by a British Virgin Islands court in November, allows officials to seek restructuring advice. Auros missed payments on $17.7 million of loans from lending pools on bad debt-ridden protocol Maple Finance.
• 4th Quarter Market Outlook: The CoinDesk Digitization Index (DTZ)
  December 20, 2022
  Digitization protocols making up the DTZ lost a combined 24% over the period.
• 4th Quarter Market Outlook: The CoinDesk Culture & Entertainment Index (CNE)
  December 20, 2022
  Among the constituent indexes making up our main market measure (CMIX), the CNE performed worst, losing 35% over the period.
• 4th Quarter Market Outlook: The CoinDesk Computing Index (CPU)
  December 20, 2022
  Computing protocols in the index lost a combined 21% over the period, with Mask Network the best performer and JasmyCoin the worst.