ChainCatcher news, Amber Group officially launched the amber.ac accelerator program at its headquarters in Singapore, announcing the first batch of incubated companies: edgeX, Haven One, and participating in the launch ceremony were Professor Wang Yang, Vice President of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, DeFi projects such as 0xScope and Pendle, as well as crypto VC firms like Superscrypt and Spartan Group.It is reported that the amber.ac accelerator is aimed at innovators in blockchain and decentralized technology, providing comprehensive support including funding, expert guidance, and industry resources to accelerate outstanding early-stage crypto startups globally. At the same time, amber.ac will also kick off the BUIDL_QUESTS Web3 innovation challenge, inviting Web3 innovators from around the world to compete for substantial prizes and the opportunity to enter the amber.ac accelerator.More details: http://amber.ac/BUIDL_QUESTS

ChainCatcher news, according to the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Supervisory Commission stationed at the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision: Yao Qian, the Director of the Technology Supervision Department and the Director of the Information Center of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and is currently undergoing disciplinary review by the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Supervisory Commission stationed at the China Securities Regulatory Commission and an investigation by the Shantou Municipal Supervisory Committee of Guangdong Province.It is reported that Yao Qian previously served as the first director of the Digital Currency (CBDC) Research Department of the People's Bank of China and was named one of the most influential figures in the blockchain field by Coindesk in 2017. He has published multiple research articles related to blockchain technology, digital currency, and Web 3.0, and co-authored the book "Web 3.0: Changes and Challenges of the Next Generation Internet."

ChainCatcher news, the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission issued a notice on the release of the "Shanghai Blockchain Key Technology Tackling Special Action Plan (2023-2025)." The document states that by 2025, innovations and breakthroughs will be accelerated in foundational theories such as blockchain system security and cryptographic algorithms, as well as in technical fields including blockchain-specific processors, smart contracts, cross-chain, new storage, privacy computing, and regulation. This aims to form a new generation of open permissioned blockchain technology system and standards that can support the development of Web3.0 innovative applications, ensuring they are manageable, controllable, and open-source, laying the foundation for building a trustworthy and secure technological base for the digital economy and cultivating a new generation of blockchain innovation ecosystem with global influence.The document highlights three main focus areas: new system architecture, resource scheduling and control, and trust enhancement. Key tasks include breakthroughs in foundational hardware and software technology; innovations in system architecture technology; tackling resource scheduling technology; research on security control technology; and breakthroughs in trust enhancement technology. The document also mentions zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zk-EVM), distributed digital identity (DID), and others.

ChainCatcher news, the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission issued the "Shanghai 'Metaverse' Key Technology Research Action Plan (2023---2025)." The main focus of this plan includes immersive technology and Web3 technology. In addition, in response to the demand for massive immersive audio-visual content production in the "Metaverse," it is based on AI-enabled virtual and real integration technology routes, with a focus on key technology research and development in artificial intelligence generated content (AIGC), cross-scale acquisition and reconstruction, digital human generation and driving, and virtual space three-dimensional engines, to achieve automated and low-cost production of hyper-realistic "Metaverse" immersive audio-visual content, supporting the construction of the "Metaverse" content creation ecosystem.The plan points out that, around the immersive experience technology requirements of the "Metaverse" virtual and real integration, based on the end-cloud collaborative immersive computing technology route, it focuses on key technology research and development in spatial computing, intelligent encoding, and distributed rendering and distribution, to enhance the computing and distribution efficiency of "Metaverse" content; facing the development trends and demands for high definition and deep immersion in "Metaverse" content presentation, it focuses on key technology breakthroughs in high-performance low-power micro-display devices, high-brightness lightweight optical modules, holographic and light field displays, to seize the high ground of key entry points in the "Metaverse" and promote the high-quality development of new display industries such as near-eye displays and naked-eye holography.In response to the decentralized/multi-centralized organizational rules of the "Metaverse," based on heterogeneous multi-chain integration technology routes, it focuses on the research and development of supporting technologies such as Web3 network operating systems, blockchain digital identities, distributed trusted storage, and trusted computing chips, as well as digital regulatory technologies, to construct a new blockchain system architecture that is high-performance, scalable, and secure and controllable, forming the infrastructure to support large-scale "Metaverse" innovative applications. (Source link)

According to Chain Catcher news and reported by The Paper, the Department of Information Engineering at the School of Artificial Intelligence (Future Technology School) of Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology has been renamed to the Department of Metaverse Engineering. Pan Zhigeng, the dean of the School of Artificial Intelligence (Future Technology School), introduced that the Department of Metaverse Engineering is the first department in domestic universities to be named after the metaverse.Pan Zhigeng stated that in the future, they will also lead the preparation of the Metaverse Special Committee of the Jiangsu Province Artificial Intelligence Society, planning to jointly cultivate master's, doctoral students, and postdoctoral researchers in the metaverse direction with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. (Source link)

According to Chain Catcher news, HashKey DID has officially reached a strategic cooperation with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) to provide digital identity services and co-build the metaverse campus "MetaHKUST." HashKey DID will also closely collaborate with the student-led project KOlhub to simplify the management process of users' digital assets and wallets, optimizing the experience for ordinary users entering Web3.In addition, HashKey DID will issue a limited edition OST co-designed by both parties for HKUST alumni, faculty, and students participating in the "HKUST Web3 Carnival" on November 8.It is reported that HashKey DID is a multi-chain decentralized identity data aggregator that provides identity services for Web3 users based on smart contracts, NFTs, and privacy computing. As a Web3 infrastructure, HashKey DID gathers like-minded individuals to improve Web3 DID by establishing the HashKey DID DAO. (Source link)

Chain Catcher news, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has released a report analyzing the design choices of 18 central bank digital currency (CBDC) systems for the potential launch of a CBDC in the United States. The report analyzes the technical aspects of the 18 CBDC design choices, covering six categories: participants, governance, security, transactions, data, and adjustments, to assist policymakers in ultimately determining how to design an ideal U.S. central bank digital currency system. (Source link)