ChainCatcher news, the Financial Office of the Guangzhou Municipal Committee recently issued the "Action Plan for Further Promoting the Digital Renminbi Work in Guangzhou" (referred to as the "Digital Currency 2.0 Plan"). The "Action Plan" clarifies the main tasks of the pilot work from seven aspects.Further leverage the functional roles of the member units of the Guangzhou Digital Renminbi Work Leading Group. Each unit will formulate work plans for innovating and promoting digital renminbi application scenarios in their respective fields, implementing no less than one application scenario in their areas of responsibility.Explore promoting the use of digital renminbi as a payment method for prepaid services citywide.Vigorously create various digital renminbi application demonstration zones.Further enrich and improve application scenarios for digital renminbi in the transportation sector.Promote innovative digital renminbi application scenarios in the port and shipping sector.Actively advance the application of digital renminbi in cross-border payment and other businesses. Actively promote the participation of digital renminbi operating institutions and related enterprises in the pilot testing of the multilateral central bank digital currency bridge in the Guangzhou area. The Guangzhou Commodity Exchange's commodity trading platform and the Guangzhou Shipping Exchange's digital renminbi application will be implemented.Vigorously enhance the foundational strength of the digital renminbi industry.

ChainCatcher news, according to the People's Bank of China official account, the People's Bank of China work conference will be held from January 3 to 4, 2025. The conference pointed out that in 2024, the financial management and service capabilities will continue to improve, and the research and application of the digital renminbi will be steadily advanced.In 2025, further optimization of the central bank's financial management and services will be carried out, strengthening the legal protection of the central bank's duties. A multi-level and diversified payment service system will be improved. The integration of information technology systems will be promoted in an orderly manner. The multi-level credit reporting market will be vigorously developed. The central bank's financial services in rural areas will be continuously optimized. Solid work will be done in economic and financial research, comprehensive statistics of the financial industry, currency issuance, digital renminbi research and development, treasury management, and international assessments of anti-money laundering, among other tasks.

According to ChainCatcher news, Binance Labs officially stated on social media that it is "about to rebrand" while still focusing on fundamentals, aiming to create a long-term impact. Entering 2025 and beyond, the organization will continue to support founders who share a common long-term vision for building.Additionally, it mentioned that this year it has invested in 46 projects, of which 14 are from the BNB Chain-centered MVB program or laboratory incubation programs unrelated to the chain, and 32 are from direct investments. The allocation ratio between infrastructure and application transactions is 50:50. Among these 46 transactions, 10 belong to DeFi, 7 belong to AI, 7 belong to the BTC ecosystem, 4 belong to Restake, 3 belong to gaming, 2 belong to ZK, 2 belong to RWA, and 2 belong to consumer applications. The remaining investments cover infrastructure (ranging from security to wallets and chain abstraction) as well as emerging fields like Move. Approximately 20% of the investments come from BNB ecosystem projects (its MVB program).

ChainCatcher news, Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency mining chip manufacturer Nano Labs announced that it has officially renamed its wholly-owned subsidiary Tsuki HK Limited to Nano bit HK Limited. This subsidiary will engage in Bitcoin-related business within the Bitcoin ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance will support the token swap of Fantom (FTM) and the rebranding to Sonic (S).Therefore, Binance will stop trading and delist all existing FTM spot trading pairs (FTM/BTC, FTM/BNB, FTM/ETH, FTM/EUR, FTM/FDUSD, FTM/TRY, FTM/USDC, and FTM/USDT) on January 13, 2025, at 11:00 (UTC+8), and will automatically cancel all open orders.Binance will open spot trading for S/BTC, S/BNB, S/ETH, S/EUR, S/FDUSD, S/TRY, S/USDC, and S/USDT on January 16, 2025, at 16:00 (UTC+8).

ChainCatcher message, Binance will support the token swap of Fantom (FTM) and rename it to Sonic (S). Binance will delist the existing FTM spot trading pairs and cancel all pending FTM spot trading orders on January 13, 2025, at 03:00 (UTC). Binance will open the S/BTC, S/BNB, S/ETH, S/EUR, S/FDUSD, S/TRY, S/USDC, and S/USDT trading pairs on January 16, 2025, at 08:00 (UTC).

ChainCatcher news, according to Fox Business reporter Eleanor Terrett's post on the X platform, a Senate aide has just informed him that the Senate Banking Committee's supplementary vote on Caroline Crenshaw, originally scheduled for tomorrow, has been canceled, and she may not be re-nominated to serve as a commissioner of the SEC.Previous news, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee will attempt again to confirm Caroline Crenshaw for another term as SEC commissioner. It is reported that Caroline Crenshaw has been an ally of SEC Chairman Gary Gensler and a supporter of his policies, advocating for stricter climate reporting requirements. She also voted against the approval of the BTC spot ETF.

ChainCatcher news, according to China News Service, the First International Commercial Court of the Hainan Province First Intermediate People's Court successfully transferred litigation fees to the digital RMB account of the parties involved in a housing sale contract dispute case. This is the first time the court has processed a digital RMB refund for a party from Hong Kong, achieving an innovative breakthrough in the field of litigation refunds for foreign-related cases.In the process of handling the refund for Mr. Gao, the staff of the International Commercial Court of Hainan First Intermediate Court conducted comprehensive research on relevant policy regulations, as well as the specific processes for applying for real-name accounts and court transfer operations with the Hainan Branch of the People's Bank of China. They guided Mr. Gao to obtain a digital RMB real-name account that does not require binding a domestic bank card, ultimately successfully processing the refund using this method.

ChainCatcher news, according to data from Kaiko Research, the price of Ethereum (ETH) recently reached an annual high of $4000. Although it briefly outperformed Bitcoin (BTC) after the U.S. elections, ETH has yet to test its historical high of around $5000 from 2021.However, last weekend, the price of ETH stabilized around $4000, indicating that it may be poised to test a new price range. The rise in ETH prices coincides with a resurgence of market interest in ETH ETFs, which set a record for historical fund inflows last week. Institutional investors have shown a significant increase in interest in ETH and are optimistic about potential returns in 2025.Additionally, changes in the leadership of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may further drive market demand, with ETH potentially being a significant beneficiary of this change.

ChainCatcher News, senior member of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, Senator Tim Scott, issued a statement on the X platform opposing the upcoming Biden administration nominee review scheduled for December 11.He believes that the Democrats' last-minute push for President Biden's nominees, including the reappointment of SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw, is an "obvious attempt to obstruct President Trump's agenda."Scott emphasized that the American people have expressed their stance on the economic agenda in the election on November 6, calling for a halt to related rule-making activities.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Upbit will launch the RENDER KRW and USDT trading pairs today.

ChainCatcher news, the DeFi protocol Fluid Protocol under the Instadapp team has released a brand redesign and growth plan proposal, proposing to rename the token INST to FLUID and implement a buyback plan of up to 100% of revenue. The proposal also suggests allocating 12% from the governance fund for growth initiatives while retaining 43% of the governance funds.Fluid plans to launch a series of upgrades in the next 12 months, including launching a DEX on L2, upgrading the ETH Lite Vault, adding more asset support, and launching DEX v2.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance will stop trading and delist the following cryptocurrencies on December 10, 2024, at 11:00 (UTC+8): Gifto (GFT), IRISnet (IRIS), SelfKey (KEY), OAX (OAX), Ren (REN).Binance Futures will fully close and automatically settle the KEYUSDT and RENUSDT perpetual contracts on December 3 at 09:00 (UTC), and the contracts will be delisted after the settlement is completed.Binance emphasizes that it will regularly review the digital assets listed to ensure a high standard of cryptocurrency quality. When a token no longer meets the listing standards or there are significant changes in the industry environment, a thorough project review will be conducted, and it may be delisted.

ChainCatcher message, Scam Sniffer posted on the X platform that the crypto conference malware "Meeten" has been renamed to "Meetio," reminding the community to stay vigilant, as the renamed application is just a "disguise" and still poses a security threat.

ChainCatcher news, 21Shares AG announced the introduction of staking functionality in its Ethereum Core ETP, and it has been renamed to Ethereum Core Staking ETP.The upgraded product is now listed on major European exchanges, including the SIX Swiss Exchange, Deutsche Börse Xetra, and Euronext Amsterdam. This update aims to provide more convenient staking services for European institutional and retail investors.

ChainCatcher news, New York State Supreme Court Judge Vincent Dinolfo ruled that Greenidge Generation's bitcoin mining facility will continue to operate, overturning the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)'s previous decision to deny the renewal of the Title V air permit. The judge noted that the DEC made legal errors in its final decision and acted arbitrarily and capriciously.Greenidge stated that the Climate Act does not authorize DEC officials to unilaterally alter the law or determine the value of working-class jobs. As of the third quarter, Greenidge managed a hash power capacity of 3.1 EH/s, of which 1.3 EH/s is self-owned and 1.8 EH/s comes from hosted power, primarily supplied by its facility located in Dresden, New York.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the "Yongxing-Guofu-Ningbo Intellectual Property Phase 1 Asset-Backed Special Plan (Specialized and Innovative)" managed by Yongzheng Asset Management and sold by Yongxing Securities held its listing ceremony on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, with an initial issuance scale of 138 million yuan, a term of 1 year, and a coupon rate of 2.2%. The product's senior debt rating is AAA, making it the first intellectual property securitization product issued in the form of digital renminbi nationwide, and it marks a breakthrough for Ningbo's intellectual property securitization project.