ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, NH Bank of Korea has partnered with Ethereum infrastructure provider Fireblocks to support the crypto prototype the bank is building. The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding, which is a non-binding agreement outlining the intent of both parties to collaborate.Specifically, NHBank will use the Fireblocks Tokenization Engine to explore the integration of digital assets into its VAT and other refund processes.This also includes its inheritance tax process, which targets the taxation of capital transferred to future generations. In addition to the refund pilot, NHBank is also seeking to identify other "blockchain-driven projects within the NHBank ecosystem and create pathways for collaboration with global financial institutions."

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, the Tada mini ride-sharing mini program based on Telegram launched by MVL has now integrated the OKX Mini Wallet. Users can now interact directly with the TADA Mini mini program through the Telegram-based OKX Mini Wallet (@OKX_WALLET_BOT) to book TADA mini rides with cryptocurrency, showcasing the practical application of Web3 in everyday scenarios.MVL is a leading blockchain mobility service provider, and its ride-sharing application TADA has received widespread acclaim in Southeast Asia. The OKX Web3 wallet is an industry-leading one-stop Web3 gateway, now supporting over 100 popular public chains, unified across App, plugin, web, and Telegram Mini Wallet.

ChainCatcher news, the fully digital public infrastructure PlatON has reached a strategic cooperation with Gimlet Labs. Based on PlatON's Web3.0 payment clearing system TOPOS, a tailored end-to-end overall solution has been created for Gimlet Labs, establishing a management platform that integrates digital currency and fiat currency.This cooperation has built a comprehensive platform that combines both front-end and back-end, allowing users to enjoy a seamless deposit and withdrawal management experience for fiat and digital currencies. It also enables Gimlet to efficiently manage multiple funding channels, providing users with higher quality and more flexible services. The platform has completed the integration of mainstream channels for fiat and digital currencies in its initial phase, and will continue to expand and enrich the deposit and withdrawal channels in the future to fully meet users' increasingly diverse funding management needs.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin expressed on social media regarding the removal of a Russian developer that sparked discussions about the Linux kernel, stating, "It is very concerning. Open source is a common wealth of humanity and should be a space for free international cooperation. If such behavior becomes normalized, the consequences look very bad."

ChainCatcher news, Animoca Brands announced a partnership with GEODNET, a "decentralized" real-time kinematics (RTK) network aimed at driving mixed reality gaming and immersive experiences, integrating positioning technology into consumer applications.In addition, Animoca Brands has also invested in GEODNET to support its development within the DePIN community while promoting the development of positioning and mixed reality technologies.GEODNET will collaborate with Mocaverse, a consumer network that features an interoperable accounts, identity, reputation, and PointFi system infrastructure layer developed by Animoca Brands, to help "facilitate network growth and explore various consumer applications that integrate precise location into the Moca network."

ChainCatcher news, KKR has signed a $50 billion strategic partnership with the American investment firm Energy Capital Partners (ECP). This collaboration will focus on accelerating the development of data centers, power generation, and transmission infrastructure to support the global expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing.Both parties will support large-scale model training, tuning, and inference across different regions, and will collaborate with industry participants such as utilities, power producers, and data center developers to expedite the development of large data center campuses for hyperscale enterprises.KKR will leverage its existing infrastructure, real estate strategies, and insurance accounts to fund the partnership; ECP will provide funding through existing and future infrastructure capital pools.

ChainCatcher news, Web3's first feedback mechanism incentive protocol DeAgentAI announces a deepened strategic cooperation with Movement, aiming to integrate the first AI model AlphaX built on the DA feedback mechanism into the Movement ecosystem. While continuously advancing the million-dollar blind box plan and the ten million token incentive program, it collaborates with incentive platforms like Galxe to bring more benefits to community users.It is reported that AlphaX initializes the parameters of the large model by expanding the parameters of the pre-trained small model, achieving the same or better accuracy as the large model with less GPU time. In addition, while users obtain AI price prediction signals through AlphaX, they can also provide feedback on the model to assist in training the AI model.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific announced an expansion of its hosting contract with artificial intelligence computing company CoreWeave, adding 120 megawatts (MW) of power for high-performance computing (HPC) operations, bringing the total capacity to 500 MW. This collaboration is expected to generate $8.7 billion in revenue for Core Scientific over the next 12 years. All infrastructure upgrades will be funded by CoreWeave, with an investment amounting to $180 million. This expansion will help Core Scientific further diversify its revenue sources and enhance its AI service capabilities following its bankruptcy restructuring.

ChainCatcher news, according to Xinhua Finance, during the Sibos annual conference organized by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), Standard Chartered Bank and Bank of Communications signed a "Digital Currency Strategic Cooperation Memorandum."The two parties will establish a joint working group to jointly explore the establishment of a cross-border payment settlement infrastructure and mechanism for digital currency, enhance the efficiency and convenience of cross-border payment settlements, co-create richer digital currency application scenarios, and promote the expansion of digital currency applications through the incremental customer value brought by innovative application scenarios.

ChainCatcher news, the fully digital public infrastructure PlatON has reached a strategic cooperation with UXUY, successfully integrating the UXUY Telegram wallet, which will provide comprehensive fiat and digital currency services for the Telegram ecosystem, aiming to bring a seamless payment experience to 900 million users.UXUY, incubated and invested by Binance Labs, is the next-generation decentralized multi-chain infrastructure. Based on the Telegram ecosystem, UXUY offers multi-chain DApp access services and an application center, and provides comprehensive support such as technology and traffic for qualified DApps through the Puzzle Plan. PlatON's Web3.0 payment clearing system TOPOS supports merchants and users in non-custodial holding of Web3 assets. This collaboration aims to provide global merchants and users with secure and efficient payment solutions, accelerating the global adoption and application of stablecoins. Both parties will jointly explore more possibilities for Telegram in the payment field, leveraging the TOPOS payment clearing system to offer better exchange rate support and lower transaction fees for a wide range of merchants and users.UXUY founder Kevin stated, "Telegram users can access the PlatON ecosystem with one click through UXUY, experiencing seamless instant digital currency exchange and fund access. We will actively promote subsequent cooperation to jointly improve the crypto multi-chain landscape of Telegram."

ChainCatcher news, according to FinanceFeeds, Horizon announced a partnership with China Merchants Securities (Hong Kong) to provide market-making solutions for virtual asset ETFs.It is reported that the virtual asset spot ETF will be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for the first time in April 2024, offering investment opportunities in Bitcoin and Ethereum under the supervision of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong.

ChainCatcher news, the market maker Gotbit officially posted on X: "Our CEO Alex Andryunin has been arrested in Portugal. We currently have no further details, but rest assured that your account at Gotbit is safe. Our goal is to prove the innocence of the company and CEO Alex Andryunin. We are fully prepared to cooperate with the authorities, providing all necessary documents to support the investigation and quickly resolve this misunderstanding. We will update you promptly as more information becomes available."

ChainCatcher news, a survey conducted by the fintech company Neo on 100 European Payment Service Providers (PSPs) shows that banks perform poorly in collaborations. Due to restrictions from banking partners, 29% of PSPs are unwilling to cooperate with cryptocurrency exchanges.The survey also found that 95% of PSPs have experienced bank accounts being closed or restricted, with 71% of these cases occurring without a clear reason provided by the banks. To address this issue, most PSPs maintain partnerships with multiple banks, but the process of finding new banking partners is lengthy, averaging 11.5 months.

ChainCatcher news, Binance posted on platform X that its Global Head of Special Investigations, Erin Fracolli, met with the Singapore police, including representatives from the Anti-Fraud Centre. The focus of their discussion was to explore opportunities for enhanced collaboration and to improve the effectiveness of investigations related to fraud cases.

According to ChainCatcher news, STEPN GO has expanded its collaboration with the sports brand adidas to launch 1,000 pairs of brand new co-branded Genesis sneakers, which will be sold exclusively on STEPN GO. There are 4 unique designs inspired by the brand's most iconic running shoe models.From 8 PM on September 25 to 8 PM on September 30, holders of GMT can participate in the Genesis lottery for a chance to qualify for purchase.

ChainCatcher news, former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison will be sentenced on September 24. At the suggestion of U.S. prosecutors, she may receive a lenient sentence.In court documents submitted on September 17, U.S. prosecutors mentioned that Ellison provided "substantial cooperation" in the case against former FTX CEO SBF and assisted in the investigation of "the wrongdoing of Alameda Research and FTX." The prosecution stated that she provided "credible and compelling testimony" for the trial and admitted her serious misconduct in the collapse of FTX.Prosecutors seem to attribute most of the charges in the indictment to SBF but acknowledge that Ellison, as CEO of Alameda, "voluntarily participated in the wrongdoing."Ellison has previously pleaded guilty to seven counts of fraud and money laundering, and her attorney has requested that she be sentenced to time served and receive three years of supervised release.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Birgit Henseler, an analyst at the German Central Cooperative Bank, stated that there is still a divergence in the money market regarding the Federal Reserve's first rate cut, which is expected to be between 25 basis points and 50 basis points, but there are several reasons indicating that the Federal Reserve should not take significant action.In a report, she stated, "Neither the labor market data nor the recently released inflation rate shows any signs that a substantial rate cut is necessary." Henseler said that the state of the labor market indicates an economic slowdown rather than a recession, and the core inflation rate has recently proven to be more stubborn than many market participants expected, due to rising housing and other service costs.

According to ChainCatcher news, reported by The Block, a lawyer claims that Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research involved in the FTX collapse, should not be imprisoned for her role in the downfall of FTX. He advocates for her to serve some time in prison before being placed under house arrest. The reasoning is that Caroline Ellison has been cooperating with the government and FTX debtors, and her testimony in last year's trial of Sam Bankman-Fried was very helpful. "There is no risk of reoffending, nor does she pose a threat to public safety. Therefore, considering Caroline's early disclosure of her crimes, her unwavering acceptance of responsibility, and most importantly—her extensive cooperation with the government, leniency would help uphold the law."Earlier news today states that Caroline Ellison will be sentenced in a New York court on September 24, facing fraud charges that include two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two counts of actual wire fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.In March of this year, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy and was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

ChainCatcher News, September 6, 2024, DeepBrain Chain (DBC) and DeepLink Protocol (DLC) officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Korea Internet PC Culture Association (IPCA). This collaboration aims to leverage the high-performance computing resources of idle PC rooms in Korea to support the development of AI technology and the practical application of blockchain technology.IPCA manages approximately 3,000 member internet cafe chains in Korea, covering more than 20,000 internet cafes nationwide. Through this cooperation, the high-performance computing equipment in these cafes will provide the necessary computing power for AI inference and development projects during idle times, thereby achieving efficient resource utilization. For cafe owners, this collaboration not only brings a new revenue model but also improves the utilization efficiency of their equipment.DeepBrain Chain plans to expand its AI public chain network through this cooperation, enhancing its global node count and network stability. Meanwhile, the advanced technology of DeepLink Protocol will further optimize the use of computing resources in cafes, helping to achieve smoother game streaming services and AI computing. This collaboration marks a deep integration of AI technology and blockchain technology in traditional industries, which will play an important role in more fields in the future.Through this strategic cooperation, both parties expect to promote the large-scale implementation of cloud internet cafes in Korea, significantly reducing investment and operational costs for store owners and improving return on investment (ROI). This initiative is expected to enhance the ecological influence of DBC and DLC in Korea and significantly increase their number of token-holding users, further consolidating their position in the Korean market.