ChainCatcher message, to promote the practical application of industries such as artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, and new infrastructure, and to cultivate the development of a trillion-level emerging industry, GBFA will hold the "Asia Digital Economy Investment Forum" in Shenzhen on September 27, 2024.At that time, representatives from well-known companies such as Shenzhen Capital Group, Dachen Venture Capital, SoftBank China, Goldman Sachs Asia, Microsoft, Hugging Face, and senior experts in the fields of AI and digital technology will be present to discuss the hotspots of artificial intelligence technology and the Web3 industry, exploring the future of new economic development.This forum will feature an investment forum and a high-quality project exhibition area, aiming to promote effective connections between policies, capital, and projects, and to drive the implementation of relevant achievements. The forum will focus on the latest hotspots, situations, and opportunities in the fields of artificial intelligence, blockchain, and big data, and will conduct in-depth analysis of the current landscape and future trends of cutting-edge technology finance. Through this top-notch exchange of ideas, we will embrace a new wave of the digital economy industry. This forum is co-sponsored by Jiezhi Computing as the title sponsor, along with GBFA Global Blockchain Fund Alliance, FINWEX, Chainfir Capital, FIBONACCI, BEAT BEE, and BUDAO LABS.

ChainCatcher News, Japanese conglomerate DMM Crypto and Progmat have announced that they have begun joint research to issue a stablecoin that complies with the revised Payment Services Act.This unique stablecoin is initially planned for use in the digital economic zone envisioned by the DMM Group, the "Seamoon Protocol." The goal is to expand the token economy and increase the value of SMP by combining it with the unique crypto asset (virtual currency) "Seamoon Protocol (SMP)."It is stated that the plan will advance the use of the stablecoin in three phases. The first phase aims to stabilize the price of SMP and develop the economic zone; the second phase will expand its use as a means of payment between DMM Group companies; the third phase will use it as a payment method between whitelisted business partners and as a payment method for verified users (such as gamers).

ChainCatcher News, the United States is brewing a new proposal aimed at establishing a tax-free Bitcoin Digital Economic Zone (DEZ) to make the U.S. a global leader in the digital economy. This initiative is led by the newly formed USABTC policy group, advocating for a tax-free DEZ where Bitcoin can be traded and accumulated without incurring capital gains tax, but taxes are due upon redemption. USABTC states that the plan can ensure the financial future of the U.S. by creating a "resilient and innovative" economic environment, fully leveraging the potential of Bitcoin while maintaining the core position of the dollar.

ChainCatcher news, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Christopher Hui, stated that Hong Kong will continue to enhance its market competitiveness, strengthen connectivity with the mainland, and accelerate the development of new financial sectors. These "three drivers" will consolidate and elevate its status as an international financial center, serving the overall national development.Hong Kong needs to provide financial products that are compatible with the development of the digital economy, and the connectivity with the mainland market is crucial for consolidating and enhancing Hong Kong's status as a financial center. Hong Kong will also accelerate the development of new financial sectors, including green finance and financial technology, and improve the regulatory framework for emerging areas such as stablecoins and over-the-counter trading of virtual assets, hoping that the market will develop on a stable and sustainable path.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Ripple is collaborating with the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) to explore ways to digitize the local economy and deepen ties with the Republic of Georgia.It is reported that NBG Acting President Natia Turnava, Head of the Financial and Regulatory Technology Development Department Varlam Ebanoidze, and Ripple executive James Wallis met to strengthen cooperation in fintech and digitization.

ChainCatcher news, Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Lawrence Wong announced the country's budget statement for the fiscal year 2024 in February. The budget proposes to allocate 2 billion SGD to enhance its digital economy, marking a strong push by Singapore for financial innovation and the integration of digital assets, sending a clear signal of incorporating digital assets into its economic framework.

ChainCatcher News: Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 2023 China International Intelligent Industry Expo, pointing out that new technologies such as the Internet, big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and blockchain are undergoing profound evolution. The transformation of industries towards digitalization, intelligence, and greening is accelerating, and the intelligent industry and digital economy are thriving, greatly changing the global allocation of resources, industrial development models, and people's lifestyles.China attaches great importance to the development of the digital economy, continuously promoting the deep integration of digital technology and the real economy, collaboratively advancing digital industrialization and industrial digitalization, and accelerating the construction of a strong networked nation and a digital China.

ChainCatcher news, the Shanghai Municipal People's Government Office issued a notice on the implementation of the "Action Plan for Promoting the Innovative Development of Data Element Industry Based on the New Track of Digital Economy (2023-2025)", with the overall goal of vigorously promoting the global allocation of data resources, the full-chain layout of the data industry, and the comprehensive creation of a data ecosystem, focusing on building an internationally influential data element allocation hub and an innovation highland for the data element industry.The notice pointed out that by 2025, the data element market system will be basically established, and the status of the national-level data exchange will be basically confirmed; the momentum of the data element industry will be fully released, with the scale of the data industry reaching 500 billion yuan, an average annual compound growth rate of 15%, and the cultivation of 1,000 data business enterprises; the construction of super nodes for data chain integration applications, the formation of 1,000 high-quality data sets, the creation of 1,000 brand data products, and the selection of 20 national-level big data industry demonstration benchmarks; the overall leap in the development ecology of data elements, with the network and data security system continuously improving and international exchanges and cooperation fully deepening.The notice also stated that it will lay out hub-type platform facilities for data trading chains nationwide, utilize blockchain technology to promote interconnection among trading institutions, mutual recognition among data business entities, and links between on-site and off-site transactions, and build a unified registration and certification service system for data resources, products, and assets; strengthen data chain integration innovation, deepen the application of blockchain technology in data resource development, data product research and development, and data asset registration, and construct a trusted architecture linking circulation transactions, revenue distribution, and security governance; accelerate the layout of new infrastructure, strengthen innovation in blockchain chips, operating systems, and the application of key technologies such as 6G, terahertz, and quantum communication.

ChainCatcher news, according to an official report from Qihoo 360, the Digital Economy Summit Forum and BCS2023 conference was held today in Beijing. The conference focused on topics related to the digital economy and data security, and is one of the six major summit forums of the 2023 Global Digital Economy Conference. Professor Gu Ronghui, founder of the security audit company CertiK, was invited to give a keynote speech on "Web3.0 Code Security: Intelligent Analysis and Audit Practices" at this forum. He addressed cutting-edge issues of general concern in the Web3.0 security field, starting with a specific discussion on intelligent analysis and audit practices.According to previous reports, Gu Ronghui has been invited to join the Hong Kong Web3.0 Development Task Force led by Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan, and has also been invited to join the Singapore Official International Technical Advisory Committee, ranking among the 15 committee members.

ChainCatcher news, at the 2023 Digital Economy Summit, Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive John Lee stated that this year's budget will allocate over HKD 700 million to accelerate the development of the digital economy, and over HKD 9 million will be allocated to launch a series of international initiatives and measures. He emphasized the promotion of the development of Hong Kong's virtual asset industry, noting that Web 3.0, as the representative of the third generation of the internet, has immense growth potential. (Source: )

ChainCatcher news, "Snow Crash" author Neal Stephenson stated that user-generated content can stabilize the digital economy. He believes that the financialization of digital assets is key to establishing a prosperous version of the metaverse, where the value people assign to digital assets exceeds their sellable value.It is reported that Neal Stephenson's 1992 science fiction novel "Snow Crash" coined the term "metaverse," describing it as a 3D virtual realm where humans participate and own items. Neal Stephenson launched a metaverse-focused blockchain project Lamina1 in June 2022. (Source link)