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Head of U.S. Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Unit: Will Focus on Regulation of Cryptocurrencies

Brian Nelson, the head of the terrorism and financial intelligence unit nominated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, made a statement on the encryption market at the Senate confirmation hearing and will focus on the regulation of cryptocurrencies.

The front page of the Securities Times: Supervision continues to increase, virtual currency speculation can stop

The Securities Times issued an article today, "Regulations continue to increase the hype of virtual currency can stop." The article stated that the regulators have a comprehensive understanding of the chain of virtual currency transactions, have a deep understanding of its harm, and have a very clear attitude towards cracking down. In the view of the regulators, virtual currency transactions seriously infringe on the property safety of the people and disrupt the normal economic and financial order. They must be resolutely cracked down and resolutely prevent individual risks from being transmitted to the social field.

Bank for International Settlements: Support central banks to issue digital currencies

The Bank for International Settlements expressed its full support for the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDC), saying they are needed to modernize finance and ensure that "tech giants" do not control money, and believes that digital identification is "a central bank digital currency is superior to token-based methods" best way".

Ethereum 2.0 Transition to PoS Merge Specifications Finalized

Ethereum 2.0 has finalized the specifications for a full transition to proof-of-stake (PoS), a so-called merger, according to a developer call. Ethereum developer Tim Beiko said that ETH 2.0 "now has proper specifications in terms of consensus."

Huobi Merges OTC 'Trading Zone' to Consolidate Trading Liquidity

According to official news, in order to integrate the overall liquidity, Huobi has decided to merge the "Big Trading Zone" and the "Common Trading Zone" into one, collectively referred to as the "Trading Zone", and the integration work will officially begin today.

AntChain launched the blockchain high-speed communication network BTN and announced three developer support policies

At the 2021 AntChain Developer Conference, AntChain officially released the blockchain high-speed communication network BTN (Blockchain Transmission Network), which is a communication technology solution for the construction of a global trusted digital network, capable of supporting large-scale communication and global proximity Income, guaranteed communication quality, real-time transaction support, low network cost, safe and reliable, etc.

Alipay issued another 16,000 NFT skins of "Wu Liu Qi"

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Alipay issued another 16,000 NFT skins of "Wu Liu Qi"

Following the Dunhuang Fine Arts Research Institute Alipay co-branded NFT skin, Alipay once again launched the animation work "Wu Liuqi" Alipay payment code skin. At present, there are two types of skins, 16,000 copies, and the sales time is June 24 at 0 o'clock and 14 o'clock. Alipay users can find the corresponding product entrance by searching for NFT or fan grains in the APP.

Following the Dunhuang Fine Arts Research Institute Alipay co-branded NFT skin, Alipay once again launched the animation work "Wu Liuqi" Alipay payment code skin. At present, there are two types of skins, 16,000 copies, and the sales time is June 24 at 0 o'clock and 14 o'clock. Alipay users can find the corresponding product entrance by searching for NFT or fan grains in the APP.

Nasdaq Dubai Approves Bitcoin Fund to Start Trading June 23 Under the Symbol QBTC

According to official news, the Nasdaq Dubai (Nasdaq Dubai) approved the transaction of the Bitcoin Fund of the Canadian investment fund management company 3iQ, the transaction code is QBTC, and the reference price is 34.57 US dollars. It will start at 10:00 on June 23, Dubai time Start trading.

ARK Asset Management purchased about 1.05 million shares of GBTC on June 23

Coinbase Gains Access to Japanese Cryptocurrency Market, Has Approved to Trade Five Cryptocurrencies

Japan's top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), announced that it has registered Coinbase as a cryptocurrency trading service provider under the revised Fund Settlement Law. According to the FSA, Coinbase is approved to trade Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum (ETH), Stellar Lumens (XLM) and Litecoin (LTC).

Ethereum 2.0 client Nimbus released v1.4.0 version, including improving CPU usage and more

The Ethereum 2.0 client Nimbus released v1.4.0, which improved proof validity, CPU usage, RPC APIs, and prepared for the refactored verification node client.

U.S. insurance company Universal to accept cryptocurrencies for premium payments

U.S. insurance company Universal Fire & Casualty Insurance Co announced on Tuesday that it will accept cryptocurrencies for premium payments. Universal Fire accepts BTC, ETH, LTC, and BCH for direct online premium payments for licenses and license bonds, as well as other secured bond products.

Canaan Establishes Operational Base and Launches Mining Business in Kazakhstan

Canaan, which has established a base of operations and mining operations in Kazakhstan, said in a press release Wednesday that it is diversifying its operations into bitcoin mining and continues to sell mining equipment to help boost its financial performance.

IPFS released go-ipfs 0.7 version go-ipfs v0.9.0, including functions such as fast IPNS resolution

Molly Mackinlay, head of the IPFS project, tweeted that the decentralized file and network hosting protocol Interplanetary File System (IPFS) released go-ipfs v0.9.0 version, including fast IPNS resolution, accelerated DHT provision, support for custom DNS resolvers and Functions such as DNSLink name.

Alipay and Dunhuang Academy of Fine Arts jointly launched two payment code skin NFTs based on AntChain

Alipay and Dunhuang Academy of Fine Arts jointly launched the payment code skin NFT based on two AntChain issues. Each NFT is limited to 8,000 copies, and the price is 10 Alipay points + 9.9 yuan.

Bakkt Launches Crypto Debit Card That Can Be Spended Directly With Bitcoin Without Converting To Fiat First

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) subsidiary Bakkt has launched a Visa debit card for online and in-store purchases. Cardholders can spend BTC from their Bakkt accounts without waiting for the cryptocurrency to be converted to fiat.

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17 blockchain projects in Yunnan Province successfully registered

The Yunnan Provincial Development and Reform Commission announced that the State Internet Information Office recently announced the fifth batch of 223 domestic blockchain information service names and filing numbers, of which 17 projects in Yunnan Province were successfully filed.

State Street plans to enter the field of cryptocurrency ETF back-office services

Eric Aboaf, Chief Financial Officer of State Street Bank, said at the Morgan Stanley US Financial Conference last week that State Street plans to enter the field of cryptocurrency ETF back-office services, which will be one of the key business directions of the bank's newly established "State Street Digital" department. , the new unit will focus on cryptocurrencies, central bank digital currencies, blockchain and tokenization.

Investment and Financing

Investment and Financing

Encrypted Intelligence Startup CipherTrace Completes $27.1M Series B Funding Led by Third Point Ventures

Encrypted intelligence startup CipherTrace completed a $27.1 million Series B round led by Dan Loeb's Third Point Ventures, with early investors Neotribe, Acrew and Seraph Group participating.

Fixed-rate lending protocol Yield announces $10 million in financing led by Paradigm

Yield, a fixed-rate lending agreement, announced today that it has completed $10 million in financing, led by Paradigm, with participation from Framework Ventures, Symbolic Capital Partners, CMS Holdings, Variant, and DeFi Alliance.

Rarible completes US$14.2 million in Series A financing and will launch an NFT market on the Flow public chain

Rarible, an NFT platform, has completed a $14.2 million Series A round of financing, led by Venrock, a venture capital fund owned by the Rockefeller family, and CoinFund, a blockchain venture capital firm. Rarible's current architecture is based on the Ethereum public chain, and the NFT market will be launched on the Flow public chain.

Encrypted data company Kaiko completes $24 million Series A financing led by Anthemis and UnderscoreVC

Paris-based cryptocurrency market data and research provider Kaiko has closed a $24 million Series A round led by Anthemis and UnderscoreVC, and plans to open an Asian office in Hong Kong or Singapore later this year.

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Central Bank: Under the framework of the Sino-Russian Financial Cooperation Subcommittee, the two sides have exchanged on digital currency and other issues

According to official news, on June 22, Fan Yifei, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, held talks with Russian Finance Minister Siluanov and Russian Central Bank Deputy Governor Potzakin under the framework of the China-Russia Financial Cooperation Subcommittee. The two sides mainly exchanged views on issues such as the macroeconomic and financial situation, digital currency and financial market development.

President of El Salvador releases plans for Bitcoin mining powered by volcanic renewable energy

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele shared on Twitter a road map of the country's current construction of a bitcoin mining powered by volcanic renewable energy, with the caption, "Clean, volcanic powered hash rate will be launched soon".

UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) warns of 111 crypto firms not registered with FCA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK's financial regulator, has warned consumers not to use 111 crypto companies that are not yet registered with the FCA. The FCA has compiled a list of more than 100 crypto companies that appear to be operating without registration so investors can double-check whether companies contemplating trading are not compliant.

The Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) said on Tuesday that a legal framework is needed if cryptocurrencies are to become a form of investment suitable for consumers.

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South Korean Finance Commissioner: If registration and supervision cannot be carried out, virtual tokens may become waste paper

Eun Sung-soo, chairman of the Financial Services Commission of South Korea, said in his speech on the control of virtual assets such as cryptocurrencies in the past: "If virtual asset operators cannot be registered and supervised, then these virtual tokens will be in danger of becoming waste paper." Held on the same day In the National Assembly’s question to the government, regarding the question of Democratic Party lawmaker Oh Ki-hyung, he said: “The wording caused controversy because of the excessive wording, but compared with the shock caused in September, this is just a statement made in advance.”

Former Bank of China President Li Lihui: The Winter Olympics will pilot digital renminbi

Li Lihui, head of the blockchain research group of the Internet Finance Association of China and former president of the Bank of China, said recently that the digital renminbi pilot is progressing smoothly and has now expanded to 10 cities. He predicts that during the Winter Olympics, it should be possible to use digital renminbi in scenarios such as entry and exit places such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, the hotel service industry, and Winter Olympics venues.

Bank of America: Digital Currencies Can Boost Economic Growth in Developing Countries"A new Bank of America (BOA) study finds that both central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and private digital currencies have the potential to improve financial inclusion in developing countries."great potential". In the report, the bank also argued that such"

Digital currencies can reduce transaction costs and allow more economic activity in emerging market economies.

Economic Daily: Cut off the virtual currency hype capital chain

The Economic Daily issued an article today: Cut off the chain of funds for virtual currency speculation. The article believes that the reason for increasing the crackdown on virtual currency is that in recent years, virtual currency trading hype has disrupted the normal order of the economy and finance, and has created the risk of illegal cross-border transfer of assets, money laundering and other illegal and criminal activities.

Shanghai Securities News: The two-tier operation structure is gradually implemented, and commercial banks in the two cities are shortlisted for the digital RMB pilot

The Shanghai Securities News published an article today "The two-tier operation structure is gradually implemented in the two cities and commercial banks are shortlisted for the digital RMB pilot". The article stated that recently, financial institutions such as Bank of Hainan and Bank of Xi'an have also joined the digital renminbi pilot by accessing the system of major banks. At present, the digital renminbi has entered the testing stage for the public, and its two-tier operation mechanism is clearer.

Survey: 9% of Americans Say They Are Willing to Invest in Cryptocurrencies in the Next 10 Years