ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the promotional price experience period for the DeepSeek-V3 API service has ended, and starting from February 9, the new prices will be adjusted to: 0.5 yuan per million input tokens (cache hit) / 2 yuan (cache miss), and 8 yuan per million output tokens.When DeepSeek-V3 was released on December 26, 2024, a 45-day promotional price experience period was set, with the model going live until February 8, 2025. The API service price for DeepSeek-V3 was 0.1 yuan per million input tokens (cache hit) / 1 yuan (cache miss), and 2 yuan per million output tokens.

ChainCatcher news, according to Hong Kong practicing accountant clementsiu, the Hong Kong Investment Promotion Agency has approved an investment immigration application using Ethereum as a proof of assets worth HKD 30 million. The application was submitted and approved by a practicing accountant in Hong Kong.The accountant stated that previously, in October 2024, they successfully handled Hong Kong's first investment immigration case using Bitcoin as proof of assets.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, MEXC will launch a spot trading pair with 0 Maker fee and some contract trading with 0 fee activities on February 1, 2025, at 00:00 (UTC+8).According to the current data from CMC, the contract and spot trading volumes of popular pairs such as APTOS/USDT, AVAX/USDT, Popcat(SOL), TRUMP, and JUP are continuously rising on MEXC, leading the rankings among CEXs.

ChainCatcher news, according to Reuters, European Central Bank board member Piero Cipollone stated on Friday that Eurozone banks need a digital euro to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to promote stablecoins. This will help attract more customers away from banks and strengthen the European Central Bank's initiative to launch its own digital currency.Currently, the Eurozone central bank is testing the feasibility of the digital euro, with a final decision pending the passage of relevant legislation by the European Parliament.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated at the Davos World Economic Forum that the confirmation of TRUMP's "explosive" performance will not hinder Bitcoin's strategic reserve, and he does not believe it undermines any aspect of Bitcoin's strategic reserve. The efforts made by the crypto sector are still valid. U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis is also advocating for this idea to become a reality.

ChainCatcher News, the Shanghai headquarters of the People's Bank of China issued a risk warning, alerting the public to guard against investment scams that misuse the central bank's name in relation to digital renminbi. The central bank emphasized that it has never released announcements such as "investing in digital renminbi for cashback" or "paid recruitment of pilot promoters," and reminded the public to be cautious of four main traps: investment transactions under the guise of digital renminbi, fake group invitations, information collection through unofficial channels, and counterfeit apps.As a legal digital currency, the digital renminbi is exchanged 1:1 with physical renminbi, leaving no room for investment speculation. Users should download and use the digital renminbi app through official channels.

ChainCatcher news, Cannes Mayor David Lisnard stated that as part of the Web3 strategy, the city government will encourage and train local merchants to accept cryptocurrency payments in order to attract high purchasing power customer groups. The training session will be held on February 4, 2025, at 14:30 in the Palais des Festivals, where experts will explain practical content related to technology, law, taxation, and more.In addition, Cannes will host the 8th EthCC conference from June 30 to July 3, 2025, which is expected to attract 10,000 participants and bring new business opportunities to merchants. The city government will also launch a "crypto-friendly" map listing merchants that support crypto payments, making it convenient for participants and the public to use.

ChainCatcher news, Cannes Mayor David Lisnard announced on his LinkedIn account that he is promoting the city's merchants to adopt cryptocurrency payment systems and will host the 8th Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) from June 30 to July 3, 2025.The city government will provide local merchants with training on cryptocurrency payment technology, legal, accounting, and tax issues at the Palais des Festivals on February 4, and plans to release a "crypto-friendly" merchant map. As a three-time World Festival Capital, Cannes is expected to attract over 6,500 registered attendees for this EthCC, with total participation reaching 10,000, including 300 parallel events. Lisnard's move is seen as a strategy for the 2027 French presidential election.

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 Hong Kong Wen Wei Po, Hong Kong Legislative Council member and chairman of the Web3 and Virtual Assets Development Task Force, Wu Jiezhuang, stated that regarding how the Hong Kong virtual asset market can serve the needs of the country in the future, it is possible to explore the introduction of a "Digital Pass," which would open a special channel allowing mainland investors to buy and sell digital assets recognized by Hong Kong. This would further enrich the connotation of connectivity between the mainland and Hong Kong, while also benefiting financial innovation and cultivating new productive forces.The mainland prohibits cryptocurrency trading; however, under "one country, two systems," cryptocurrency trading in Hong Kong is legal. Similarly, while gambling is banned in the mainland, it is legal for mainland citizens to gamble in Macau. Therefore, Wu Jiezhuang believes that the connectivity of financial markets between the mainland and Hong Kong, and whether to allow mainland citizens to invest in virtual assets recognized by Hong Kong in the future, will mainly depend on the overall development of the international situation. He believes that the mainland will adjust its policies in a timely manner. Currently, the United States is actively embracing digital assets, and the mainland also places great importance on developing the digital economy, viewing it as a new productive force. The SAR government is also listening to the voices of the industry and embracing the new track of the digital economy.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments have issued guiding opinions on promoting the high-quality development of the data industry, vigorously promoting the coordinated development of cloud-edge computing technology, and supporting innovation in cloud-native and other technological models to form computing service capabilities that adapt to data scale aggregation, real-time analysis, and intelligent applications.Strengthen the research and development of new storage technologies to support large-scale, real-time cross-domain data storage and flow, increasing the proportion of intelligent storage usage. Aimed at the development of artificial intelligence, enhance the intelligence level of data collection, governance, and application. Strengthen core technology breakthroughs in data labeling, data synthesis, and other areas. Accelerate the research and development and application promotion of trusted circulation technologies such as trusted data spaces, blockchain, privacy computing, and anonymization.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, BNB Chain announced today that the "Zero Gas Fee Carnival" event will continue until March 31 next year to further promote the adoption and application of stablecoins. Users withdrawing stablecoins from centralized exchanges to BSC and opBNB will be exempt from gas fees. The stablecoins covered include: USDT, USDC, and FDUSD.Currently, the centralized exchanges supporting the event include: Binance, Bitget, MEXC, Bitmart, Ourbit, Flipster, Gate, etc. Wallets include Bitget Wallet, SafePal, UXUY Wallet, etc. During the event, transfers to BNB Chain via the cross-chain bridge cBridge and Meson.if will have no cross-chain fees, aiming to provide users with a smooth stablecoin transfer service.The stablecoin zero transfer fee event, which started in September 2024, contributed to 8.8% of BNB Chain's overall trading volume. Currently, the market capitalization of stablecoins on BNB Chain is nearly $5 billion, ranking third in stablecoin market capitalization.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, promotional materials for the Bitcoin white paper and its logo have appeared on the streets of Scotland.

ChainCatcher message, this morning according to community users' feedback, some Alipay users have recently received promotional advertisements for Huabao Fund's cryptocurrency fund, and this advertisement has now been replaced.Previously reported, promotional advertisements for cryptocurrency funds appeared on the homepage of Alipay for users in mainland China.

ChainCatcher news, according to community users, some users in mainland China have recently received advertisements for cryptocurrency fund promotions on the Alipay homepage, stating "Global investment, cryptocurrency soaring, start investing from 10 yuan, get on board now." Upon verification, the fund is Huabao Overseas Technology C (QDII-FOF-LOF), which is a compliant investment model for overseas assets, indirectly holding Coinbase stocks and ARK Invest Bitcoin spot ETF. Currently, each person is limited to purchasing 1000 yuan per day.

ChainCatcher message, the official Bitcoin X account @Bitcoin posted a suspected AI-generated promotional image, featuring a cup of iced cola with the Bitcoin logo printed on it, and a prompt to follow the official Bitcoin X account in the bottom right corner.

ChainCatcher news, Sotheby's Vice President Michael Bouhanna posted: "There are many misunderstandings and false statements circulating about the issuance of a meme coin called BAN. I want to clarify what happened and set the record straight. Nine days ago, I issued a token called BAN on the Pump.Fun platform. This is a spontaneous project and a personal hobby, completely unrelated to my position at Sotheby's. (Sotheby's has no association with this token.)"

ChainCatcher message, EigenLayer developer nader dabit recently posted on X: "99% of the metrics that most blockchain companies use to promote adoption are meaningless.500 million transactions, 10 million unique wallets (and similar data) are meaningless in a world where I can automate all of this with ChatGPT in 30 seconds.It is meaningless unless it has at least some degree of resistance to witch attacks.This raises the question of whether everyone here is just deceiving themselves while deceiving others, or if investors and the public still believe this nonsense?"

ChainCatcher news, the Global President of the Hong Kong Invest Hong Kong (Financial Services and Technology, Sustainable Development) Liang Hanjing stated that in the first eight months of this year, the Invest Hong Kong has assisted 59 fintech companies in establishing or expanding their businesses in Hong Kong, an increase of 44% compared to the same period last year. These 59 companies come from 12 economies, with 40% from mainland China, and the rest from the United States, France, Singapore, Canada, and the United Kingdom.In recent years, several sectors of the Hong Kong fintech industry have seen a significant number of companies opening in Hong Kong, such as digital assets, blockchain, and Internet 3.0. This year, a powerful digital bank from mainland China established a fintech subsidiary in Hong Kong and set up its international headquarters there to expand its business globally.

ChainCatcher news, the Solana ecosystem Memecoin SHAR launched last night, reaching a market cap of over $50 million, and then plummeting to a market cap of $3 million, a drop of 95%.On-chain detective ZachXBT tweeted that the Meme token SHAR on Solana involves a conspiracy group and KOL manipulation.In response, crypto KOL 0XSun stated, "I did accept a collaboration for this project, but the reason I chose to collaborate was that after reviewing the materials initially, I felt this project was relatively reliable and had profit opportunities, rather than just for promotional fees. Moving forward, on one hand, I will contact CLS and some friends who may have information about the project party to try to get the project party to compensate for the losses, and on the other hand, I will also try to avoid such collaborations. In the future, for any paid promotional collaborations, I will clearly state this to ensure transparency."Previous news reported that according to Lookonchain monitoring, an insider sold 500 million SHAR (50% of the total supply) in a single transaction for 19,620 SOL ($3.38 million), causing the SHAR price to plummet by 96%.