ChainCatcher news, according to Finance Magnates, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Iris Energy (IREN) is facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly exaggerating its data center's capabilities to transition to high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence applications. The lawsuit claims that the company's facility in Childress, Texas, lacks key features such as sufficient power redundancy, cooling systems, and fiber optic connections.The plaintiffs cite a statement from Iris Energy co-CEO Daniel Roberts, who said the company "has built a data center foundation capable of any high-performance computing." The lawsuit argues that these statements are misleading and overstate the capabilities and overall prospects of the company's data center business.Affected by a critical report released by Culper Research, Iris Energy's stock price fell by about 15%. The report questions the company's HPC claims and the suitability of its facilities. The lawsuit seeks to represent investors who purchased Iris Energy securities between June 20, 2023, and July 11, 2024.

ChainCatcher news, according to Chengdu Daily, the "Implementation Rules for the Special Policies of Chengdu for Building a National Blockchain Innovation Application Comprehensive Pilot" and the "Implementation Rules for the Special Policies of Chengdu for Promoting the Development of the Big Data Industry (Revised)" have been recently released to support the development of related industries.In terms of supporting blockchain infrastructure construction, a one-time subsidy of up to 1 million yuan will be granted to enterprises or institutions participating in national and provincial blockchain infrastructure construction, based on 20% of their investment costs; for enterprises or institutions that take the lead in establishing blockchain operation centers and actually carry out business, a subsidy of up to 500,000 yuan will be granted each year for the first two years, based on 20% of the actual operating costs.In deepening blockchain scenario applications, enterprises are encouraged to carry out application demonstrations around the key tasks of the "Chengdu National Blockchain Innovation Application Comprehensive Pilot." For projects that participate in and complete the established pilot goals, a one-time subsidy of up to 1 million yuan will be granted based on 20% of the project's construction costs;In promoting high-quality industrial development, a one-time subsidy of up to 2 million yuan will be granted to those who build blockchain technology evaluation institutions, obtain provincial-level or higher qualification certification, and provide services externally, based on 20% of the actual investment costs. Support will be provided for enterprises to explore markets outside the region, with one-time rewards of 100,000 yuan, 300,000 yuan, 500,000 yuan, and 1 million yuan for enterprises whose annual blockchain business sales revenue exceeds 50 million yuan, 100 million yuan, 500 million yuan, and 1 billion yuan for the first time, respectively;In creating a good development ecosystem, a one-time reward of 1 million yuan, 500,000 yuan, 300,000 yuan, and 100,000 yuan will be granted to enterprises or institutions that lead the formulation of international, national, industry, and group blockchain standards. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, CMC released the 2023 mid-year review. The report shows that as of the end of the second quarter, the total market capitalization of the global cryptocurrency market reached $1.17 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 48%. Among them, VR/AR (+704%) and artificial intelligence and big data (323%) have been leading the development trend in the market, while blue-chip DeFi projects and infrastructure are also making a strong comeback.In addition, CMC's new coin listing data shows that over 260 new coins have been launched in the "Memes" sector since the beginning of the year, making it the most active industry for newly listed coins. CMC's traffic data indicates that the most popular sectors and coins, as well as the tokens with the highest price increases this year, are concentrated in Meme, new public chains, DeFi, and artificial intelligence sectors. Trends worth paying attention to in the second half of 2023 include: institutional investors entering the market led by Bitcoin ETFs, decentralized public infrastructure networks, real assets on-chain, liquid staking derivatives, re-staking, zkSync, modular blockchains, etc. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to the Securities Times, the Fujian-Hong Kong Economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion Conference, hosted by the Fujian Provincial Committee and Provincial Government, with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council as a co-organizer, was held this week in Hong Kong.It is reported that the Hong Kong Web3.0 Association, the Greater Bay Area International Information Technology Association, and the Fujian Provincial Big Data Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement at this promotion conference. Relying on the established technological strength and respective advantageous resources, they will fully leverage the achievements of digital Fujian construction to jointly build a new type of integrated infrastructure for the digital economy between Fujian and Hong Kong, and promote cooperation in the digital economy field between Fujian and Hong Kong. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the head of the State Administration for Market Regulation, Luo Wen, stated that it is necessary to strengthen digital construction and enhance smart regulatory capabilities and levels. Actively explore the application of new technologies such as big data, blockchain, and artificial intelligence in the regulatory enforcement of internet platforms, accelerate the construction of a national online transaction regulatory platform, strengthen network-wide monitoring, early warning, and risk prevention, focus on enhancing penetrating regulatory capabilities, achieve unified command, unified scheduling, rapid response, and timely handling, and improve the precision, timeliness, and effectiveness of regulation. Optimize service measures to better unleash the development momentum of the digital economy.We should take the creation of national network market regulation and service demonstration zones as a starting point, support and encourage local innovation in regulatory and service models, actively cultivate online business entities, promote the development of industrial clusters, and legally protect the legitimate rights and interests of all parties. At the same time, we need to further optimize the business environment and guide internet platform companies to develop in an open, innovative, and empowering direction. (source link)

链捕手消息，Web3 医疗大数据协议 DeHealth 宣布将于 2 月 21 日晚 8 点在多个进行 IDO，具体平台及时间（北京时间）为：2 月 21 日，15 时，DAOSTARTER ； 2 月 21 日，20 时，ScaleSwap；2 月 21 日，21 时，Lunapad。（来源链接）

链捕手消息，据新华网报道，在 2021 中国国际大数据产业博览会上，中共中央政治局委员、国务院副总理刘鹤表示：“习近平总书记高度重视大数据产业发展，指出要推动实施国家大数据战略，加快建设数字中国”。 刘鹤强调，“要夯实算力和人才基础，加强算力基础设施建设。要加强研究，建立健全治理体系和相关制度，在确保个人隐私和数据安全的前提下，探索实现更精准的数据确权，更便捷的数据交易，更合理的数据使用。积极推动数字技术与经济社会发展各领域全方位深度融合，充分挖掘数据的多重价值。”（来源链接）

链捕手消息，工信部称：为推进实施国家大数据战略，加快培育数据要素市场，提高大数据供给能力和发展水平，工信部将组织开展2021年大数据产业发展试点示范项目申报工作。 申报和实施指南提出，将鼓励大数据在金融领域的风控管理、数字货币等方面创新应用；鼓励在医疗领域的标准制定、数据壁垒打通等方面先行先试。鼓励在互联网、能源、通信等信息化基础较好的领域，探索一批跨领域、跨行业、跨部门的数据融合应用新方法、新模式和新机制。