ChainCatcher news, according to CCTV News, the Department of Industry and Information Technology's Operation Monitoring and Coordination Bureau has released information regarding communication services for the Spring Festival in 2025. During the Spring Festival in 2025, basic telecommunications companies actively utilized AI to carry out innovative services, integrating their capabilities in 5G, cloud platforms, big data, and other areas, expanding AI application scenarios across multiple fields and enriching the supply of AI applications.All three basic telecommunications companies have fully accessed the DeepSeek open-source large model, achieving application in multiple scenarios and products, and providing exclusive computing power solutions and supporting environments for the popular DeepSeek-R1 model, helping to unleash the performance of domestic large models.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, SoftBank Group announced a partnership with OpenAI to jointly develop and sell an advanced enterprise artificial intelligence named "Cristal intelligence." SoftBank will invest $3 billion annually to deploy OpenAI's solutions across its group companies.SoftBank and OpenAI also announced the establishment of a new joint venture called "SB OpenAI Japan," which will specifically promote OpenAI's enterprise technology to large companies in Japan, with both parties holding a 50% stake.SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son stated that he believes general artificial intelligence (AGI) will become a reality in less than 10 years and that "AGI can first be realized in large enterprise businesses." To achieve this goal, "a considerable amount of funding is needed," and this funding "is currently only available to large enterprises."

ChainCatcher news, Vitalik commented on the incident where Soneium blacklisted some Meme coins on its social platform, stating that Soneium's situation vividly demonstrates the benefits of launching Ethereum L2 for businesses and users. Businesses can make very detailed choices about how much control to retain and give to users. But whatever rules they choose, those are the rules. Everything is on-chain, transparent, and can be audited by third parties.Developers can also create a system that lets users know they can send transactions on L2 when needed, but there is a significant barrier - the sequencer can restrict but not censor. This is essentially what Sony has done. This is all the free market at work. As an ecosystem, it is important to ensure that:A large amount of financial activity occurs in a completely open environment;There are enough tools for users to understand the properties of the on-chain environment they are in.Previous news, Soneium, a Layer2 project by Sony, sparked controversy by blacklisting some Meme coins suspected of infringing intellectual property on the day of its mainnet launch. This led to some tokens being restricted from trading and not being supported on the official block explorer.

ChainCatcher news, Kaiko stated that recent demand for Bitcoin is primarily driven by enterprises. KULR Technology, Rumble, and Genius Group began incorporating Bitcoin into their balance sheets in the fourth quarter. However, $MSTR remains in the lead and significantly increased its purchasing volume in the fourth quarter.

ChainCatcher news, Bitwise Research Director Ryan Rasmussen stated that over the past year, the number of Bitcoins held by enterprises increased from 262,635 in the fourth quarter of 2023 to 590,649 in the fourth quarter of 2024, a growth of 63%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Hong Kong's Ta Kung Pao, Zhu Haokang, the head of digital asset management and family wealth management at Huaxia Fund (Hong Kong), stated that to encourage mainland enterprises with investment and financing needs to raise funds in the Web3.0 industry through Hong Kong's compliant tokenized securities laws and virtual asset trading platforms, Hong Kong can take the following measures:First, Hong Kong should fully leverage its advantages as an international financial center and actively improve the legal and regulatory framework for tokenized securities.At the same time, professional institutions in Hong Kong can provide legal and financial consulting services for mainland enterprises regarding Hong Kong RWA tokenization, helping them familiarize themselves with the issuance and trading processes of tokenized securities.Finally, Hong Kong needs to establish a sound investor protection mechanism to ensure that investors' rights and interests are effectively safeguarded.

ChainCatcher news, OSL Chief Business Officer Guoliang Hao stated that a previous report by Chainalysis indicated that the digital asset usage rate in Hong Kong is 24%, which is considered moderate compared to other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Furthermore, there has been a significant increase in Hong Kong enterprises consulting or registering with OSL for virtual asset investment services in 2024, particularly from traditional companies in sectors such as listed companies, foreign trade, family offices, trust funds, and payments.Guoliang Hao mentioned that as virtual assets are gradually accepted by global investors and mainstream markets, the Hong Kong government continues to strengthen legislative regulation in the digital asset sector. It is expected that by 2025, institutional investors' interest and investment in deploying digital assets will continue to rise, and the demand for custody, over-the-counter trading platform services, and PayFi payment financial solutions will further increase in the future.

ChainCatcher news, the Financial Services Commission of South Korea announced that the decision on whether to allow companies to open cryptocurrency accounts will be postponed until 2025, with a decision expected to be made after the virtual assets committee meeting in January. Previously, the Financial Services Commission planned to gradually allow non-profit entities such as government departments, public institutions, and universities to open real-name accounts, but the final plan has not yet been determined.The prohibition on corporate investment in crypto assets was decided by the Cabinet through an emergency administrative directive in December 2017. Industry insiders are calling for the early allowance of legal entities and institutional investors to enter the market to promote market stability and healthy development, and point out that the delayed decision may affect South Korea's competitiveness in the global cryptocurrency market.

ChainCatcher news, the leading AI project in the Solana ecosystem, CAI | CharacterX, announced today the official launch of its AI infrastructure solution CAI, which provides enterprise-level services. CAI | CharacterX stated that with a 7-day enterprise-level deployment capability and full-stack infrastructure support from LLM to frontend, CAI has garnered interest and collaboration intentions from more well-known enterprises.CAI has been in trial operation for 2 months, reaching preliminary cooperation with several well-known enterprises and achieving a monthly revenue of $500,000. CAI | CharacterX is a project supported by the Stanford Blockchain Accelerator, having won a top-three position in the 2024 Solana Hackathon and received millions of dollars in seed round investment from institutions such as Lightspeed Capital.

ChainCatcher news, QCP Capital's latest analysis points out that Bitcoin is approaching the $90,000 mark, entering a "new phase," and has become an important asset held by enterprises, governments, and institutions. Demand for Bitcoin ETFs has reached an all-time high, with a net inflow of $2.28 billion in just three days. After the U.S. elections, Bitcoin ETFs attracted $1.8 billion in funds, starting this week strong with another net inflow of $1.1 billion.Meanwhile, Dogecoin has seen a significant surge. After Trump announced the establishment of the Department of Government Efficiency (abbreviated as "DOGE"), the price briefly touched $0.43 and is currently trading at $0.37, marking an increase of nearly 20%. Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the department, aiming to streamline federal agencies and reduce excessive regulation. Since election day, Dogecoin has risen by 153%, far exceeding Bitcoin's 30% increase, and its market capitalization has surpassed XRP, jumping to sixth place.The market is focused on the CPI data to be released today, with the core CPI for October expected to remain at 0.3% and the annual CPI projected to rise by 2.6%. Currently, the market expects a 70% probability of a final rate cut in December, but today’s CPI, the PCE data on November 27, and potential policy changes from Trump could all influence the Federal Reserve's final decision.

ChainCatcher news, BNBChain today launched a one-stop tokenization solution aimed at helping individuals and small businesses easily enter Web3, enhance asset liquidity, and promote business growth. The solution currently covers two directions: Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization and corporate tokenization, providing a simple one-stop service for different needs, simplifying the asset tokenization process, and allowing users to embrace the Web3 ecosystem without programming or blockchain knowledge.As a leading public chain ecosystem, BNB Chain currently has over 4 million users, deployed over 4,000 applications, and boasts a strong developer community. Through collaborations with industry partners such as BitBond, Brickken, Matrixdock, InvestaX, TokenFi, and Tokeny, it is jointly creating a secure and reliable full-link tokenization solution.Jimmy, a senior solution architect at BNBChain, stated: "Compared to other areas of Web3, Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization indeed faces greater challenges, requiring more time and effort. However, BNB Chain is willing to invest resources in this area because we believe it is one of the right directions for the future. The tokenization solution can empower more small and medium-sized enterprises and bring more new user scenarios to Web3. BNBChain is committed to building an inclusive ecosystem that fosters innovation among businesses in different industries, promotes the widespread application of Web3 technology, and strives to empower the next billion users."

ChainCatcher news, according to Mena FN, the decentralized research institution KaJ Labs, focused on advancing AI and blockchain technology, has committed to investing $75 million to develop the on-chain enterprise platform of Atua AI, to accelerate the growth and expansion of Atua AI, enabling the platform to provide advanced AI-driven solutions for businesses in the Web3 ecosystem.The $75 million commitment will be used to support infrastructure development, strategic partnerships, and platform enhancements to ensure scalability, security, and seamless automation. Atua AI aims to provide tools that streamline workflows, enhance productivity, and automate operations for businesses and developers by combining blockchain technology and AI.

ChainCatcher news, according to Caixin, multiple developers received emails from Microsoft stating that due to local regulatory requirements, the Microsoft Azure OpenAI service will be shut down on October 21, and in the future, only enterprise customers in mainland China will be able to subscribe to Azure's OpenAI services.Most developers received the email on the morning of the 17th. One developer stated, "This was the only window for personal identity to use OpenAI compliantly in the country, and now it is closed." Meanwhile, some developers expressed dissatisfaction with Microsoft for "only giving four days to handle this." As for this matter, Microsoft has not yet made a statement.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the privacy-enhanced blockchain infrastructure Aleph Zero Foundation has announced the launch of its NEON program, a comprehensive initiative aimed at supporting enterprises across various industries in harnessing the power of blockchain technology.It is reported that the program will provide dedicated resources, expert guidance, and convenient access to innovative technologies to facilitate deeper integration of privacy-enhanced blockchain technology in various business use cases.