ChainCatcher news, according to Wu's interview with senior Huang Yifeng about Zhang Yufeng, who was previously reported by multiple media outlets to have donated 50 million to Shenzhen University just a year after graduation. It was later revealed that Zhang Yufeng had a heavily fabricated resume, did not actually make the donation, did not graduate normally, was in debt from online loans, and even forged an identity as an FTX employee. Additionally, after gaining the trust of alumni through fraudulent donations, Zhang Yufeng has frequently asked acquaintances for money in the past year under the guise of investing in "projects," failing to return the money on time after the agreed period, leading several victims to report him to the police.Huang Yifeng stated, "Zhang Yufeng claims to have some cryptocurrency projects that can double in a few months. After friends invested, Zhang Yufeng started to default and came up with many absurd excuses, such as being hospitalized in Hong Kong. After several victims reported him to the police, Zhang Yufeng's parents, who run a printing factory in Dongguan, helped repay part of the debt. Zhang Yufeng's rental at Shenzhen Bay No. 1 was warned due to unpaid rent. Zhang Yufeng even defaulted on an online loan of 6,000 yuan."

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, A-shares closed with the Shanghai Composite Index up 4.59%, the Shenzhen Component Index up 9.17%, and the ChiNext Index up 17.25%. The trading volume of the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing markets reached 34,835 billion yuan.

ChainCatcher message, as of now, the trading volume of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets has exceeded 1.9 trillion yuan, an increase of over 800 billion yuan compared to the same time yesterday, with the Shanghai market trading volume at 843.6 billion yuan, the Shenzhen market at 1,043.1 billion yuan, and the North Exchange 50 trading volume at 13.2 billion yuan.

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, the developer community OpenBuild announced the winning projects of the ETH Shenzhen Hackathon main tracks. The winning project in the Innovative Dapps track is Nextmate.ai; the winning projects in the Source Tools / Infrastructure track are Ethereum Colored Address Protocol, Web3Insights, and Fat Preconf DApp; the winning projects in the xFi track are Mars protocol, Outrun, and UbiBank; the winning projects in the General track are ChainWhiz, Youbet Task, and Xfinder.This ETH Shenzhen Hackathon set up 4 main tracks and 5 Bounty tracks, with a prize pool of over $50,000, receiving sponsorship support from projects such as the Ethereum Foundation, Fuel Labs, Morph, Chainlink, Vara Network, SmartLayer, and Bifrost.

ChainCatcher news, the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Local Financial Supervision issued a "Risk Warning on Virtual Currency Trading Speculation" on June 2, reminding the public that virtual currency trading carries legal risks and may involve illegal financial activities and fraud. It calls on citizens to enhance their awareness of risk prevention, be cautious of becoming victims of illegal fundraising and other fraudulent activities, and suggests that those who have participated in virtual currency trading should withdraw as soon as possible and report to the relevant authorities.

ChainCatcher message, hosted by ZAN (a Web3 brand under Ant Group) and Artela, and co-hosted by ChainCatcher, will hold an offline exchange event themed "Focusing on Web3 Infrastructure, Unlocking New Scenarios for DApp Applications" on March 26 from 14:00 to 18:00 in Nanshan District, Shenzhen.Guests including ZAN CTO Ethan, Artela CTO CP, and ChainCatcher partner Hunter will discuss how Web3 infrastructure empowers new scenarios for DApp applications, and provide an in-depth interpretation of new trends and opportunities in the infrastructure track for 2024.Registration link

ChainCatcher news, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation issued the "Notice on the Corporate Income Tax Preferential Policy for Enterprises in the HeTao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone" (CaiShui [2024] No. 2), which clarifies that enterprises in the specific closed areas of the HeTao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone that meet the conditions for encouraged industries will be taxed at a reduced corporate income tax rate of 15%. The focus areas in the preferential catalog cover the information science and technology field, focusing on network and communication technology, semiconductors and integrated circuits, artificial intelligence and digital technology, precision instruments and equipment, blockchain and quantum information, among other national key development directions. Among them, blockchain technology includes distributed ledger, asymmetric encryption, consensus mechanism, smart contracts, and other blockchain technology research and development.

ChainCatcher news, the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court announced a case. In June 2022, Chen registered Company A and developed Platform B to publicly sell a certain digital collectible without an ICP license (Internet Operating License) or any information service record, promoting the collectibles through WeChat public accounts and other channels as limited editions, claiming that investing in this digital collectible would guarantee profits. In July 2022, Platform B launched a certain digital collectible and used promotional phrases like "capital protection buyback, stable appreciation" to deceive investors, selling nearly 30,000 collectibles within a month. Subsequently, Chen opened secondary market trading and inflated transaction prices and market hype through account manipulation and hiring fake reviewers to gather funds. During this period, Chen cashed out over 900,000 yuan from the platform. From October to November 2022, Chen stopped renewing the server and shut down the platform, leaving users unable to withdraw funds or view their digital collectibles.The court found that Chen fabricated facts and concealed the truth to defraud others of property, with the amount being particularly large, constituting the crime of fraud. Chen was sentenced to twelve years in prison for fraud and fined 55,000 yuan.

ChainCatcher news, according to the People's Procuratorate of Luohu District, Shenzhen, the case of the criminal suspect Hu Rong for the crime of fundraising fraud has been transferred to the procuratorate for review and prosecution by the Luohu Branch of the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau. The investigation agency determined that since 2017, Jiang Wei (already prosecuted), Huang Xiaofei (already prosecuted) and the criminal suspect Jiang Wanhao (alias: Jiang Guoqing, handled in another case) held promotional meetings and forums in multiple locations to promote the blockchain virtual currency project launched by Hong Kong Zhichuang Technology Co., Ltd. to the victims, boasting high returns and enticing attendees to continuously invest.It is reported that the criminal suspect Hu Rong, as a key member of the criminal gang, actively promoted to investors and collected investment funds from them. According to the reported materials and the hierarchical chart from China Enterprise News, Hu Rong's studio received a total of 85,834,460.63 yuan, paid out 24,294,316.93 yuan, and netted 61,540,143.70 yuan from investors.

ChainCatcher news, Zhang Yufeng's Jike account announced the establishment of a Knowledge Planet, charging 399 yuan, and stated that he will "answer some private messages related to investment and trading, hoping to create a pure trading environment."Zhang Yufeng previously stated that he would donate 50 million to Shenzhen University, but there is still no evidence to confirm that the donation has been made. Earlier, some media outlets sought verification from several former executives and employees of FTX and Alameda Research, all of whom stated that they had never heard of an employee named Zhang Yufeng since the company's establishment.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jiefang Daily, Zhang Yufeng, an alumnus of the International Trade program at Shenzhen University, donated 50 million yuan to his alma mater just one year after graduating in 2018.On June 8, 2022, while still a senior, Zhang Yufeng held a lecture at the School of Economics titled "Teacher-Student Interview - The Innovative Entrepreneurial Path of Zhang Yufeng, a Senior International Trade Student Achieving Financial Freedom." According to the lecture announcement at that time, Zhang Yufeng was a partner at the Singapore hedge fund ABD Venture, primarily engaged in alternative asset investment and trading, with outstanding performance and substantial returns. [Alternative assets refer to assets that differ from traditional asset classes, such as private equity, hedge funds, collectibles, cryptocurrencies, etc.]In addition, according to several alumni from Shenzhen University, Zhang Yufeng invested in cryptocurrencies during his university years and shared his trading experiences at school.Furthermore, according to insiders, Zhang Yufeng first encountered cryptocurrencies and the secondary market in early 2021 and entered the top 100 of the FTX trader rankings in less than a year, subsequently meeting FTX founder SBF and joining the FTX trading department.

ChainCatcher news, according to Hong Kong media hk01, after the Securities and Futures Commission issued a warning to the cryptocurrency trading platform JPEX, a large number of users reported being unable to withdraw funds. However, it has been proven that since the beginning of this year, users from mainland China and Taiwan have been reporting difficulties in withdrawing funds, including Mr. Yu, a Shenzhen user who has been using JPEX for over a year.In an interview, Mr. Yu stated that in July of this year, a JPEX customer service representative invited him to Hong Kong and informed him that he could withdraw approximately 1.56 million Hong Kong dollars in virtual assets by signing a letter in person. However, when he arrived in Sheung Shui and contacted the staff member, he was attacked by several people who rushed out of a seven-seater vehicle.The police stated that they are looking for four individuals, including a manager from an investment company and three men in black clothing. The investigation into the incident is ongoing, and they are calling on JPEX victims to report online.

ChainCatcher news, the Financial Services Bureau of Luohu District, Shenzhen, has released "Several Measures for High-Quality Construction of Digital Renminbi Application Ecological Demonstration Zone." The document provides guidance on aspects such as institutional settlement, support for industrial ecological development, and the construction of digital renminbi infrastructure, in order to accelerate the establishment of a digital renminbi application ecological demonstration zone.The document points out that it encourages the first launch of application scenario innovations in Luohu District, as well as the first launch of cross-border application scenarios such as Shenzhen-Hong Kong integration in Luohu District, achieving demonstration effects. Projects that have been filed in advance with the industry authorities will receive a one-time reward of 200,000 yuan; for cross-border application scenarios that have received recognition from higher authorities or have had a significant impact in the industry, the reward standard will be increased to 300,000 yuan.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by The Paper, on January 9, the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Local Financial Supervision and Administration released the "Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of Shenzhen International Wealth Management Center" on its official website, aiming to strengthen cooperation in wealth management between Shenzhen and Hong Kong and expand the opening of the wealth management market.It is reported that the "Opinions" clearly state that Shenzhen supports the development of cross-border and offshore wealth management businesses, relying on the Financial Technology Research Institute of the People's Bank of China to deeply promote the pilot work of digital renminbi, and to jointly carry out the pilot of digital renminbi cross-border payments with Hong Kong, working together to create a demonstration zone for cross-border applications of digital renminbi. (source link)