Blockchain Industry Weekly ｜ Meta Universe Appears in Multi-local Government Work Report
Chain Market Make Blockchain Landing Easier
WengunBlockchain landing expert
Last week, as the meta-cosmic industry continued to get hot. The meta-universe has appeared in many government work reports and industrial planning. At the end of last year, the Shanghai Municipal Economic Work Conference pointed out that it is necessary to "guide enterprises to step up research on the important platform for the interaction between the virtual world and the real society in the future, and make timely arrangements." Subsequently, Wuhan, Hefei and other places also wrote the Metauniverse into the government work report. The Ocean Universe Exhibition of Chinese Academy of Sciences, jointly sponsored by Institute of Oceanography of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shandong Jindong Digital Creative Co., Ltd. and Qingdao Daily, opened in Qingdao. As the first exhibition of the national tour, it marks that the Metauniverse has entered the lives of ordinary citizens.
In addition, Wal-Mart announced its entry into the Metauniverse and plans to launch its own pass, which is another move after Wal-Mart announced its plan to issue its unique stable currency linked to the US dollar in 2019. Just as we pointed out in the article "What is the world’s top 500 Wal-Mart doing with blockchain" released in April 2021, the future Wal-Mart will be closely connected with blockchain technology, and the future retail industry will also belong to the retail era of blockchain. Under the rapid changes of the times, no one can be immune, and making the right choice is the most important thing at present.
At the same time, the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics is just around the corner. The Beijing Dongcheng Court reminded that while striving to achieve a double harvest of economic and social benefits, we should also be wary of disputes caused by some behaviors. The judge suggested that the platform and copyright owners can increase the use of artificial intelligence for risk monitoring and evidence collection, and leverage blockchain, DRM (Digital Copyright Protection) and other technologies to help copyright protection in areas such as infringement monitoring and judicial rights protection. The application of blockchain has progressed steadily and rapidly in the direction of government affairs.
The following is the details of this issue of the weekly magazine, which we divide intoPolicy relevance、Industry news、Central Bank digital currency、Investment and financing newsandIndustry viewpointThere are five sections, please Enioy:
[cnmv imposes restrictions on Crypto promotion activities]
On January 17th, it was reported that cnmv has been granted the right to supervise Crypto advertisements, and will impose restrictions on the promotion activities of Crypto-related personnel. The specific rules are: influencers or channels with more than 100,000 fans in Spain must inform the regulatory authorities of the contents of their Crypto advertisements at least 10 days in advance. The fine for violation may be as high as 300,000 euros.
Earlier in November, Spanish regulators clashed with Andrés Iniesta, a football legend in the country, over the paid promotion of Qian ‘an. The Committee said that Andrés Iniesta has the responsibility to inform fans of the risks of Crypto.
[National Development and Reform Commission: The whole chain rectification work of virtual currency "mining" has achieved remarkable results]
On January 18th, Jin Xiandong, director of the Policy Research Office of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that positive progress had been made in preventing and resolving major risks in 2021. Compacting local territorial responsibility, departmental supervision responsibility and corporate main responsibility, grasping the strength and rhythm of risk disposal, and orderly resolving risks in key areas. The work of preventing and resolving hidden debt risks of local governments has been solidly promoted. Timely "accurate bomb disposal" for a few high-risk financial institutions. Properly handle the risks of individual high-debt real estate enterprises. The whole chain rectification of virtual currency "mining" has achieved remarkable results. Important achievements have been made in anti-monopoly, anti-unfair competition and prevention of disorderly expansion of capital.
[the State Council: Promote the deep integration of new technologies such as blockchain with the transportation industry]
On January 18th, the State Council issued a notice on printing and distributing the development plan of modern comprehensive transportation system during the 14th Five-Year Plan. The document pointed out that we should persist in innovation-driven development, promote the deep integration of new technologies such as the Internet, big data, artificial intelligence and blockchain with the transportation industry, promote the application of advanced technology and equipment, and build an intelligent transportation system with ubiquitous interconnection, flexible coordination and global competitiveness, strengthen scientific and technological self-reliance, consolidate the foundation of innovation and development, and enhance the new kinetic energy of comprehensive transportation development.
[UK plans to introduce Crypto asset supervision plan]
On January 18 th, the UK plans to introduce a Crypto asset supervision plan, proposing to remove the blockchain from the definition of Crypto assets. The United Kingdom said that decentralized finance (DeFi) may be within the scope of supervision, but it needs to be considered according to the specific circumstances.
In addition, the UK plans to strengthen the supervision of misleading Crypto advertisements. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said that misleading advertising and the lack of information meant that the Crypto market was risky for consumers.
[Indian Prime Minister Modi calls on global regulators to take concerted action against Crypto]
On January 18th, Indian Prime Minister Modi pointed out that every country and every global institution need to take collective and synchronous actions when talking about Crypto at the Davos Agenda Meeting of the World Economic Forum held on Monday. Supply chain disruption, inflation and climate change are examples. Another example is Crypto. It is reported that a bill entitled Crypto and official digital currency supervision was listed in the parliamentary winter session, but it was not considered. The government is now revising the bill. Modi will make the final decision on Crypto regulation in India.
[Turkey’s ruling party holds a meeting in the meta-universe to discuss Crypto supervision]
On January 19th, it was reported that Turkey’s ruling Ak Party held its first meta-cosmic meeting on Monday and discussed the upcoming Crypto supervision.
According to Cointelegraph Turkey, the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) held its first meeting in the Meta-Universe. Participants in the virtual meeting included Mahir ünal and Mustafa Elita?, Vice Chairmen of TBMM Group, and Merleri, Vice Chairman of Ak Party in charge of information and communication technology.
ünal told the media that Crypto supervision was the highlight of the meeting, adding that Crypto assets needed financial and legal supervision.
[US SEC：Crypto Exchange will face more supervision from the US Securities and Exchange Commission]
Crypto Exchange will become the focus of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the field of digital assets in 2022. On Wednesday, Gaenssler, chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, expressed the hope that trading platforms will take measures in the coming months to be more directly supervised by Washington financial regulators. He said that strengthening supervision is crucial for Crypto investors to get the same protection as investors in stocks or other assets. "I have asked the staff to study all methods to bring these platforms into the scope of investor protection. If the trading platforms are not regulated, the public will once again experience a vulnerable year."
[National Development and Reform Commission and other nine departments: encourage platform enterprises to accelerate technological research and development breakthroughs in blockchain and other fields]
On January 18th, the National Development and Reform Commission and other nine departments issued "Several Opinions on Promoting the Healthy and Sustainable Development of Platform Economy", pointing out that platform enterprises should be guided to give full play to the market and data advantages of the platform, actively carry out scientific and technological innovation and enhance their core competitiveness. Encourage platform enterprises to continuously improve the intensity of R&D investment, and accelerate technological breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, blockchain, operating systems, processors and other fields. Encourage platform enterprises to accelerate the innovative research and development and application of digital green integration technology, and help build a zero-carbon industrial chain and supply chain. Create a good policy environment for technological innovation, and further improve the intellectual property protection system that adapts to the innovation and development of platform enterprises. Support powerful leading enterprises or platform enterprises to take the lead in setting up an innovation consortium, and promote key software technology research around the fields of industrial Internet infrastructure, industrial software root technology, artificial intelligence open innovation, public algorithm set, and blockchain bottom technology.
[The Judicial Department of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region held an exchange and study conference on "Blockchain+Rule of Law"]
On January 18, according to the work arrangement of the Party Committee of the Justice Department of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on strengthening study and exchange, introducing innovative achievements, and accelerating the demonstration and pilot construction of "blockchain+rule of law", the Science and Technology Information Department of the Justice Department organized an exchange and study conference on "blockchain+rule of law". Through this meeting, the participants intuitively understand the application scenarios of blockchain technology in various fields, and have a clearer understanding of blockchain technology. It provides new inspiration and new ideas for how to find the right entry point and promote the application of blockchain technology in various business fields of judicial administration.
[Guangdong government work report: promoting the pilot projects of digital RMB and innovative application of national blockchain]
According to the work report of the Guangdong government, in 2022, the functions of Guangzhou as a capital city, scientific and technological innovation, industrial development and livable environment will be strengthened, the construction of a national central city will be promoted to a new level, and the construction of an international metropolis will be accelerated. Accelerate the construction of the Guangzhou Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy Experimental Zone, and promote the pilot projects such as digital RMB and innovative application of national blockchain. Building a trading platform for carbon emission rights in Greater Bay Area. Implement the regulations of Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City and build a national knowledge center with global influence. Improve the level of development and opening up of Nansha Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao comprehensive cooperation demonstration zone.
[Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Big data, cloud computing and blockchain innovation and development are currently in the first echelon in the world]
On January 20th, the State Council held a press conference. Tian Yulong, chief engineer and spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that last year, the development of digital economy entered the fast lane. Big data, cloud computing and blockchain innovation and development are currently in the first echelon in the world. The technology, equipment and application of 5G mobile communication are outstanding in the world. Smart phones have also entered the world’s advanced ranks, and the foundation of the digital economy, integrated circuits and software have also achieved landmark results.
[Pakistan Telecommunications Authority is required to block more than 1,600 Crypto websites]
On January 20th, it was reported that the Pakistan Federal Bureau of Investigation (FIA) had asked the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority to ban more than 1,600 Crypto websites. The action was taken after the central bank, National Bank of Pakistan (SBP), proposed a total ban on Crypto. At the same time, the country’s science minister said that the government intends to "regulate" Crypto in the country. Babur Bakht Qureshi, director of FIA, said: "We are currently working on a list of individuals related to Crypto transactions." "In the near future, actions will be taken against individuals who promote Crypto."
Earlier, Pakistan decided to ban the use of Crypto. The Pakistani Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking to block the Crypto website.
[Indonesian Islamic organization outlaws Crypto investment and trading]
On January 20th, it was reported that Tarjih Council and central executive Tajdid of Muhammadiyah, one of Indonesia’s largest non-governmental Islamic organizations, issued a new decree against the use of Crypto on Tuesday. The decree points out two key problems of Crypto, and holds that it is illegal to use Crypto as an investment tool and a trading medium under Islamic law.
[Shanghai Branch of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange: Cracking down on illegal and criminal activities such as Internet speculation and virtual currency underground money houses]
On January 20th, the Shanghai Branch of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange recently held a conference on foreign exchange management in Shanghai in 2022, which summarized the foreign exchange management and service in Shanghai in 2021. The meeting said that in 2021, the bureau actively cooperated with the public security departments to crack down on illegal and criminal activities such as online speculation and virtual currency underground money houses, kept a close eye on key subjects and key businesses to carry out inspection and verification, carried out the publicity campaign of "promoting business with integrity", and prepared to set up the Shanghai Foreign Exchange Clue Research Center to keep the bottom line of cross-border capital flow risks.
[U.S. Financial Regulatory Authority considers amending Crypto regulations to better protect investors]
On January 21st, it was reported that Robert Cook, CEO of FINRA, said that with the growth of Crypto adoption, the self-regulatory agency will study the potential changes to Crypto regulations this year.
Cook said that the Financial Supervisory Authority of the United States does not intend to completely revise the existing rules, but plans to issue "notices of early stage and concept release types", especially in advertising and disclosure.
Cook said that he does not intend to supervise or fundamentally change the regulatory structure here because it is beyond his responsibility. However, he expressed concern that the scope of the regulatory agencies that supervise various types of Crypto assets may cause confusion among investors. "Our member companies are now involved in the sales of some digital assets, some of which are securities and some are not securities. When a customer connects with one of our members and then buys Crypto or digital assets, there are now applicable disclosure rules. We want to take this opportunity to talk about these (rules) and see if there are any other strengthening requirements that should be applied, so that when people buy unregulated products … they may not know that they are changing from the broker-dealer system to a different system because they deal with the same broker-dealer. " The US Financial Supervisory Authority plans to announce its inspection priorities this year within the next month.
[South Korea announces a five-year meta-cosmic strategy]
According to Forkast, South Korea’s Ministry of Science announced a five-year strategy on Thursday to lead the global metacosmic competition. South Korea plans to train 40 thousand experts in the field of meta-universe, so as to promote South Korea to rank among the five major countries in the global meta-universe market.
In addition, the Korean Ministry of Science and Information Technology said that a metauniverse could create 1.5 million jobs outside the physical world. The data shows that the average annual growth rate of South Korea’s virtual reality market in 2018 exceeded 36%, and its value is expected to exceed 2.5 billion US dollars by 2024. The government will also focus on protecting users from possible risks brought by virtual reality by formulating guidelines for the project.
[Russian central bank proposes to ban the use and excavation of Crypto in Russia]
On January 21st, the Russian central bank proposed on Thursday to ban the use and excavation of Crypto in Russia, on the grounds that these activities pose a threat to financial stability, citizens’ welfare and monetary policy sovereignty. The move is the latest global crackdown on Crypto. Governments from Asia to the United States are worried that private operation and highly volatile digital currency may undermine the authorities’ control over the financial and monetary systems. The bank suggested that financial institutions should be prevented from conducting any Crypto-related business, and said that a mechanism should be established to prevent the trading of Crypto in exchange for legal tender.
[Botswana Government to Submit Virtual Assets Bill to Parliament]
On January 22nd, the government of Botswana will submit a "Virtual Assets Bill" to the country’s parliament, which may make Botswana one of the first countries in Africa to enact Crypto laws.
According to a recent government bulletin, the Botswana government has drafted a document proposing to supervise the virtual assets business and endow the regulatory agencies with functions and powers. The draft will now be submitted to the country’s legislators.
In the draft, the Botswana authorities indicated that they not only sought to recognize Crypto transactions, but also planned to incorporate "provisions for managing, mitigating and preventing money laundering and terrorist financing" into the proposed law. The draft also seeks to prevent proliferation risks associated with virtual assets, emerging business practices and technologies.
Regarding the company or entity that issues the pass, the draft bill points out that "Part III further stipulates that if the applicant proves that he has the necessary infrastructure and resources to carry out the business activities of the virtual asset service provider or the issuer of the first pass, and the applicant is a suitable person, the regulatory authority may grant the license. The definition of’ appropriate’ in Article 11 (2) is consistent with the provisions of the Financial Intelligence Law. "
[Wal-Mart will enter the metauniverse and plan to create its own digital currency and NFT]
According to CNBC news on January 17th, American retail giant Wal-Mart will enter the metauniverse and plan to create its own digital currency and NFT. The company applied for several new trademarks at the end of December 2021, indicating that it intends to manufacture and sell virtual goods. In another document, the company stated that it would provide users with virtual currency and NFT. A Wal-Mart spokesman did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
[SpiceDAO announced that it had successfully bid for the unpublished manuscript of the film Dune for 2.66 million euros]
On January 16th, the decentralized organization Spice DAO announced that it had successfully bid for the unpublished manuscript of Alejandro Jodorowosky’s film Dune for 2.66 million euros (about 3.03 million US dollars). Next, the project plans to make the book public (within the scope permitted by law), make a limited series of original animations inspired by the book and sell it to streaming media services, and support derivative projects in the community.
It is reported that Spice DAO has previously raised 2,608 ETH through juicebox, with a value exceeding $87 billion. The extra funds of this project will be used to pay for scanning, storage and other activities, and will be used by the DAO community through voting.
[Weizhong Bank entered the "Meta Universe" and plans to issue digital collections]
On January 17, the reporter learned that Weizhong Bank plans to launch the digital collection "Fu Hu" in the Year of the Tiger on January 25. Weizhong Bank said that the Fuhu project will generate and distribute the largest digital collection in China at one time. The total number of digital Fuhua issued this time is 202,200, and all operations such as creation, sharing, collection, synthesis and inquiry are free experiences, and gifts and transactions are not supported. With the support of blockchain technology, each digital blessing tiger has a unique blockchain ID corresponding to it, which is convenient for verification and anti-counterfeiting.
[The digital collection "Kaiming Shenhu" of "Other Funds" was sold in Xiamen, Poly]
On January 17th, the first domestic animal protection charity foundation "Other Fund" revealed that the digital collection "Kaiming Shenhu" created by ten thousand people initiated by this fund has been auctioned in Poly Xiamen, with a bid price of 60,000. The digital collection of this work was confirmed by blockchain technology, and all participants were permanently recorded. This is also the first digital collection initiated by a non-profit organization in China.
[DWM, a Singapore digital asset management company, announced its presence in Sandbox]
On January 17th, it was reported that DWM (Digital Wealth Management Pte Ltd), a prominent digital asset and wealth management company headquartered in Singapore, officially settled in the phenomenal metauniverse Sandbox and announced that it had purchased the core plot of Sandbox. Located in the core of Mega City, this plot is adjacent to well-known enterprises such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, Hong Kong New World, Sun Hung Kai, South China Morning Post, etc., and has become one of the earliest wealth management companies in the world to formally enter the meta-universe world to conduct business.
[Communication University of China, Sina News and CCTV jointly released "2022 Yuan Universe Research Report: Multiple Perspectives"]
On January 17th, the New Media Research Institute of China Communication University, Sina News and CCTV Smart Media College jointly released the "2022 Yuan Universe Research Report: Multiple Perspectives". The project was jointly completed by Professor Zizhong Zhao, Dean of the New Media Research Institute of China Communication University, COO of Weibo, CEO of Sina Mobile Wang Wei and Deputy General Manager of CCTV Zhao Lei.
Ten highlights include: the sci-fi perspective of the meta-universe; Scientific definition of metauniverse; Key enterprises to promote the development of the meta-universe; The VR industry of the meta-universe; The game industry of the meta-universe; Virtual currency of the meta-universe; Virtual office of the meta-universe; Telecom operators contribute to the meta-universe; Six basic technologies supporting the meta-universe and multiple perspectives of the media.
[Reddit is building a Crypto team to build a blockchain-based Internet]
On January 17 th, the social media platform Reddit is setting up a Crypto team to build an Internet based on blockchain and decentralization technology.
[Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Blockchain Industry Promotion Center unveiled]
Recently, at the annual blockchain ceremony, the Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Blockchain Industry Promotion Center was unveiled.
[OpenSea announced the launch of NFT security team, and its current members include Coinbase, Horizon Blockchain Games, etc.]
On January 18th, OpenSea announced the launch of the NFT security team. Current members include Arweave, Blockade, Games, Coinbase, Foundation, Horizon Blockchain Games, Protocol Labs (IPFS), Known Origin, MakersPlace, Manifold, MetaMask, Nifty Gateway, OpenSea, Polygon, Rarible, SuperRare, WalletConnect and Zora. At present, new members only accept invitations, and members will have the opportunity to vote and collectively send invitations to new members. The team will focus on cross-platform security.
[CITIC Securities: NFT’s technical characteristics make it a possible solution to the problem of digital assets]
On January 18th, CITIC Securities pointed out that the technical characteristics of NFT, such as anti-counterfeiting, confirmation, traceability and transaction, are the possible paths to solve the problem of digital assets, thus further constructing the economic system of the meta-universe. NFT artworks and NFT games have experienced explosive growth in July and August last year, so far the popularity has declined and the trading volume has dropped. With the increasing attention of NFT market, Tencent and other domestic enterprises have made some attempts in the NFT field. We believe that NFT’s technical characteristics make it a possible solution to the problem of digital assets, but many problems such as commercialization and subsequent development path are still unclear, and we need to pay close attention to market uncertainty and policy supervision guidance.
[China UnionPay released "China Culture" theme series digital collection]
On January 18th, UnionPay China Unionpay Quick Pass launched the "Digital Collection" applet and launched the first batch of digital collections with the theme of "China Culture". Relying on the blockchain technology of China UnionPay, China Unionpay Quick Pass Digital Collection released the first batch of eight digital collections, namely, Aerospace Fu, Chip Fu, China Fu and Five Tigers in Spring, paying tribute to China’s achievements in aerospace and chip fields, and providing new help for spreading excellent traditional culture and supporting the development of digital culture.
[Shared chain network announced the official launch]
On January 18th, the Shared Chain Network was officially launched. Si Xueming, chief scientist of Zhongxiang Chain Network, pointed out that the application of blockchain technology and industrial development, opportunities and challenges coexist. At this stage, the scale of China’s blockchain industry has been steadily improved, showing the development situation of continuous emergence of technological innovations, continuous strengthening of independent research and development, rapid development of core technologies, and gradual improvement of basic platforms and standards. At the same time, it also faces some challenges. First, the cross-chain system of heterogeneous multi-chains, on-chain cooperation and other technologies still need to be developed; Second, it is urgent to expand heavyweight application scenarios; Third, the contradiction between supervision and system performance, security and privacy needs to be broken through.
Si Xueming believes that the arduous tasks and urgent requirements for the development of blockchain industry require blockchain practitioners across the country to persist in application innovation and persist in self-control. It is necessary to take the road of blockchain development with China characteristics, build the China system, build the direction of China, and form the ecology of China. Since its trial operation, Shared Chain Network has given full play to the advantages of blockchain technology and adhered to the deep integration of blockchain technology and digital economy, which is a successful exploration of blockchain application innovation.
[Coca-Cola will launch digital collections on Tmall Member Day]
On January 18th, Coca-Cola announced that it would launch the Coca-Cola Jin Hu Fortune Gift Box on Tmall’s annual membership day on January 19th, and at the same time, it released the digital collection Coca-Cola New Year Red Packet "Welcome the Tiger to Receive Happiness" on Tmall Digital Collection Channel. It is reported that the set of digital collections of Chinese New Year red envelopes is limited to 5,700 copies, and each collection is confirmed by ant chain technology to generate a unique serial number.
[Baidu’s first digital collection platform is launched, and digital collections of the Year of the Tiger will be distributed]
On January 18th, Baidu’s first digital collection platform was launched. From January 22nd to January 31st, Baidu Hyperchain will distribute a variety of digital collections in the Spring Festival of the Year of the Tiger, including the museum series Guanyin, the collector’s edition Tiantan Ruishou and Baidu Haoyunhu series digital collections.
[Luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz will cooperate with 5 artists to launch NFT]
On January 18th, Mercedes-Benz, a luxury car brand, announced that it would cooperate with Art2People to build a Mercedes-Benz NFT collection according to its G-class model series.
Five artists were commissioned to create various works inspired by G-class vehicles in a series of media, creating unique designs for each work of art.. These artists include Charlotte Taylor, Anthony Authie, Roger Kilimanjaro, Baugasm and Antoni Tudisco. Nifty Gateway and Mercedes will launch their NFT on Sunday.
[GUCCI Gucci will release SUPERGUCCI NFT on February 1st]
GUCCI will make its first NFT Drop in GucciVault on February 1st. It is reported that the first batch of 10 SUPERGUCCI NFT were created by SUPERPLASTIC.
[Lamborghini announced the launch of NFT, and details such as auction information will be announced in the next few weeks]
On January 18th, Lamborghini announced that it would launch NFT artworks, which can be accessed by users through Lamborghini Space Key. According to reports, the uniqueness of this space-themed artwork lies in an advanced carbon fiber composite material. Lamborghini sent the sample to the International Space Station as part of a joint venture research in 2019. After returning from space, the material became a part of Space Key. It is reported that Space Key is divided into five parts, and each part is linked to the exclusive digital artwork of the same artist, which can be accessed through the QR code on the back.
The NFT is developed in cooperation with NFTPro, a white-label NFT solution for enterprises. All the details of the Lamborghini Space Key project will be announced in the next few weeks, including the artist’s identity and auction information.
[RSS3 will officially release RSS3 Whitepaper NFT at 22: 00 today]
On January 19th, the decentralized social and content agreement RSS3 announced that it would officially release the RSS3 Whitepaper NFT at 22: 00 Beijing time on January 19th. The NFT released this time will be cast on the Ethereum network, with a total of 2,048 pieces.
[NFT game Parallel plans to conduct NFT auction and donate the proceeds from the auction to online learning platform Khan Academy]
On January 19th, the NFT sci-fi trading card game Parallel plans to auction a single version of NFT “Inspiring Teacher "and donate all the proceeds to online learning platform Khan Academy. The auction will start at 5 pm EST on January 19th (6 pm Beijing time on January 20th) and end at the same time on January 21st (6 pm Beijing time on January 22nd).
According to The Giving Block, charitable organizations received more than $2.4 million in Crypto donations in 2021.
[Netease launches Netease Planet Digital Collection Platform]
On January 19th, Netease Planet Digital Collection, a digital platform based on Netease blockchain technology, was launched. Netease Planet Digital Collection (also known as NFT) is a digital content work based on Netease blockchain technology, which has the unique identification characteristics on the blockchain and is the basic support for the underlying system of the meta-universe.
Netease Planet Digital Collection Platform is committed to extending the boundaries of art collection to the digital world, no longer limited to the physical world, providing IP parties with a complete set of brand solutions such as contract casting, product marketing and user management of digital collections, and also providing collectors with services such as secondary creation, exchange, purchase, gift and collection sharing of digital collections. All works in Netease Planet Digital Collection Museum have been deployed in Crypto through blockchain intelligent contract technology and stored in Netease blockchain.
[24 museums jointly issue 3D digital collections such as "Tiger Cultural Relics" and "Zodiac Cultural Relics" by Whale Exploration]
On January 19th, 2022, Five Blessingg officially opened. It is noteworthy that this year, 24 museums (institutes) welcomed Five Blessingg with digital technology for the first time, and released 3D digital collections from "Tiger Cultural Relics", "Zodiac Cultural Relics" and "Treasures of Town Museum" with the help of whale exploration. Users can get it by collecting Five Blessingg exchange and purchasing whale exploration Applet, and use the digital pavilion function to display and share it in the whale exploration app.
It is reported that Whale Detective implements strict screening control mechanism for all distribution contents including the period of Five Blessingg, and adopts real-name authentication of users, and only supports giving them to qualified real-name friends free of charge after 180 days, and it takes two years to re-give them.
[AMC Cinema issues NFT “I Own AMC "to its over 580,000 investors]
On January 19th, AMC Cinema distributed the exclusive "I own AMC” NFT to over 580,000 shareholders who registered through AMC’s investor connection portal before the deadline of December 31st last year. It is reported that these NFTs were cast on WAX platform.
Previously, AMC used WAX in its cooperation with Sony Pictures, and the two companies distributed 86,000 NFTs to specific people who bought tickets for the movie "Spider-Man: No Return of Heroes".
[Google formed a blockchain business unit, led by a newly appointed executive]
Google is forming a business unit focusing on blockchain and related technologies, led by a newly appointed executive. The executive has worked in search advertising, the core business department of Google, for more than ten years. According to an email, Shivakumar Venkataraman, the company’s vice president of engineering, now manages a department focusing on "blockchain and other next-generation distributed computing and data storage technologies". This executive will become a "founding director" of Labs. Labs is a division of Google that accommodates various virtual and augmented reality businesses.
[Card-versus-card game "Explosive Cat" will release 10 NFTs in the Ethereum]
On January 19th, the card game Exploding Kittens revealed that the company had cooperated with Glowforge, a 3D printing company, to issue 10 NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain for its latest board game Happy Salmon. According to the co-founder and CEO of Exploding Kittens, NFT owners can use Glowforge 3D printers to print their NFT on Happy Salmon boxes or sell them on the secondary market.
[Wanshili launches West Lake No.1 "Digital Collection" platform]
On January 19th, Wanshili (301066) officially announced that the company would release the "Digital Collection" platform of West Lake No.1 at 18:00 on January 20th. According to the company, the platform not only enables customers to become designers of silk products under AI empowerment, but also enables customers to become product copyright owners under the blessing of blockchain technology.
[Ou Ke Cloud Chain OKLink officially launched BSC blockchain browser, covering 12 mainstream public chains]
On January 19th, Ou Ke Cloud OKLink official website officially launched the BSC blockchain browser. It is reported that OKLink multi-public chain browser has covered 12 mainstream public chains. The launch of BSC blockchain browser this time will bring smooth, accurate, instant and rich BEP20/721/1155 data and indicator services to BSC eco-users.
[Beijing Dongcheng Court: Leveraging Blockchain to Help Copyright Protection of Winter Olympics]
On January 20th, the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics was just around the corner. The Beijing Dongcheng Court reminded that while striving to achieve a double harvest of economic and social benefits, we should also be wary of disputes caused by some behaviors. The judge suggested that the platform and copyright owners can increase the use of artificial intelligence for risk monitoring and evidence collection, and leverage blockchain, DRM (Digital Copyright Protection) and other technologies to help copyright protection in areas such as infringement monitoring and judicial rights protection.
[Indian broadcasting company Viacom18 will launch NFT platform]
According to the news of the Economic Times on January 20th, the Indian broadcasting company Viacom18 is now planning to join the NFT trend and launch its own platform Fullyfaltoonft.com. The market is expected to go online next month.
[American Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan launches "experiential NFT" at Superfandom]
On January 20 th, the famous American actress Lindsay Lohan will release the "experiential NFT" on the Superfandom platform based on the Stack blockchain, and will serve as a consultant for the platform. It is reported that "experiential NFT" allows fans to have the opportunity to interact with their favorite artists in real life. Other stars offering NFT on this platform include Richard Karn of Home Improvement, movie stars Jake Busey (StarCraft) and Riyasen (30 Minutes), and Hunava Mere singer Jubin Nautiyal.
Superfandom is a subsidiary of Rare Sense, which runs on Stacks. Its CEO Sophia Perez said that the platform will be launched in the next two weeks.
[adidas will cooperate with Prada to release the joint NFT]
According to NFT collector gmoney.eth, adidas may cooperate with Italian luxury fashion brand Prada to release a joint NFT. It is reported that gmoney.eth participated in the cooperation with the first NFT《Into The Metaverse "released by adidas Originals last year, and was invited to participate in Prada’s" Prada FW22 "fashion show on the 16th.
According to the relevant page of adidas official website, the NFT series of this cooperation may be based on Prada’s RE-NYLON series products.
[Red Hole Digital Collection Launches China Giant Panda International Image "A Pu" NFT]
Hongdong Digital Collection, a digital collection platform supported by Fun Chain Technology, will release the digital collection of "Apu", the international image of China giant panda, at 19: 00 today, with a limited sale of 10,000 pieces. During the same period, the platform airdropped 15,000 commemorative badges of small bamboo shoots, and users can receive them free of charge after real-name authentication.
[senior music manager Guy Oseary signed a cooperation with NFT project World of Women]
Recently, music heavyweight U2 and Madonna’s manager Guy Oseary announced that they have signed a cooperation with NFT project World of Women, which will help it expand into the fields of movies, TV, music and games.
In October last year, the creative team of BAYC signed a contract with Guy Oseary, a senior music manager, to expand into the fields of movies and music.
[Kuke Music announced the formal establishment of the blockchain business unit]
According to the Securities Daily, KUKE.US today announced the formal establishment of the "Blockchain Division" to lay out and explore the application of blockchain technology in the music field, aiming at giving full play to the advantages of blockchain technology in the field of copyright protection and promoting the management of digital music copyright confirmation, authorization and rights protection.
[Meta plans to let users show NFT on Facebook and Instagram and discuss launching NFT market]
According to the Financial Times, several people familiar with the matter revealed that Meta plans to let users display NFT on its social platforms Facebook and Instagram. At the same time, a prototype is being studied to help users cast NFT. Two of them said that Meta also discussed launching a market for users to buy and sell NFT.
[Midea Group teamed up with Cafe Technology to jointly launch the first public welfare digital collection project in China]
On January 21st, Midea, together with the Green Hair Association and Cafe Technology, jointly launched the digital collection project "Xiong Xiaomei Guarding Endangered Animals’ Metauniverse", and landed the first metauniverse marketing case using NFT in domestic public service advertisements to protect the future of endangered animals. It is reported that this time, 12 sets with a total of 20,220 digital collections of the zodiac theme are sold in limited quantities, and the prices are all 19.9 yuan.
[The only art platform will launch the game role series NFT of Legend of the Sword and the Chivalrous Man at 6 o’clock tonight]
The only art platform will launch the NFT badge of the game role series "Legend of the Sword and the Chivalrous Man" at 18:00 on January 21. The game Legend of the Sword and the Chivalrous Man came out in 1995. Once it was launched, it was widely loved and paid attention to by relying on the ups and downs of the plot and the distinctive traditional cultural background, and the game was therefore known as the "milestone of domestic RPG". It is reported that this series of badges NFT has made a bold breakthrough in creation based on the unique national characteristics and traditional culture of Xianjian series.
[Tennis star Serena Williams gets bored ape BAYC NFT]
On January 20th, tennis star Serena Williams posted an image of the boring ape BAYC NFT on Twitter. The NFT number is BAYC #5797. It is understood that Serena Williams is the wife of Alexis Ohanian, the founder of Reddit. In September, 2021, Alexis Ohanian bought seven CryptoPunks NFT similar to Serena Williams in two months. The numbers of these seven NFTs are Punk #2950, #8115, #4072, #5339, #1302 and #3435 respectively.
[Shenyang Palace Museum’s "Happy New Year’s Nafu Digital Ruyi" launched Tencent Magic Nuclear Platform]
On January 21st, eight "Happy New Year’s Nafu Numbers" of Shenyang Palace Museum were officially put on Tencent’s magic nuclear platform. In addition, the theme activity of "Magic Nuclear New Year" was launched simultaneously in Tencent Magic Nuclear app. From January 21st to January 24th, 20 pieces of "Happy New Year Digital Ruyi" collections of Shenyang Palace Museum were regularly drawn out every day.
[Yuga Labs, a boring ape development team, launched the mobile game "Apes vs. Mutants"]
On January 21st, Yuga Labs, the founding team of Bored Ape Yacht Club, put up a mobile game called Apes vs. Mutants in Apple and Google App Store at 8 am today. Ordinary users can play as tourists, while holders of boring apes or mutant apes registered in the boring ape Discord group can get extra rewards.
[Trend artist Edison Chen posted NFT related notices on Twitter]
On January 21st, Edison Chen, a trendsetter, posted "IT BEGINS" on Twitter, marked with the topic #edcnft3000, with related pictures. Earlier, NFT project The Heart Project posted on social media on January 9th that the cooperation project between The Heart Project and Edison Chen will be released on February 1st, and NFT holders of The Heart Project can have priority to participate.
[Flash Meng teamed up with Fengyuzhu to launch the first digital collection of NFT emoticons in China]
Recently, "Flash Meng", a domestic platform for head animation search and expression pack publishing, and "Fengyuzhu", a leading enterprise in the field of digital technology application in China, will jointly launch the first domestic Crypto digital art expression pack project "Everything in Dreams".
[French fashion magazine L ‘Official will launch virtual clothes on The Sandbox]
On January 21st, the top French fashion magazine "L ‘Official" announced that it planned to launch a virtual clothing series in the growing concept of meta-universe. L’OFFICIEL said in a blog post that the company will focus on the meta-universe in the future, and it was recently acquired by Hong Kong, China-based financial services company AMTD International. It is reported that AMTD International will cooperate with L ‘Official in The Sandbox to carry out the Fashion Skin project and purchase the land. This project will design a series of virtual clothes by using artificial intelligence connected with L ‘Official database.
[Citigroup is looking for a global head of digital asset risk management]
On January 22nd, according to an open recruitment notice, Citigroup is recruiting a global head of digital asset risk management, who will be responsible for the risk management of digital asset activities globally and in all business lines of Citigroup, and report to the global head of enterprise risk management.
In May last year, the Financial Times first reported that the bank was considering providing Crypto-related services due to the surge in customer interest. In addition, in June, Citigroup announced the establishment of a new department called Digital Assets Group, which belongs to Citi Global Wealth Investments, its wealth management department.
[Report on the Government Work of Metauniverse Appearing in Many Places]
According to the financial news of Straight Flush, the metauniverse has appeared in many government work reports and industrial planning recently. The economic work conference of the Shanghai Municipal Committee held on December 21st last year pointed out that it is necessary to "guide enterprises to step up research on the important platforms for the interaction between the virtual world and the real society in the future, and timely layout and cut in". Although it is not directly named, it is considered as the first positive statement of the local government on the metauniverse. Since 2022, Wuhan, Hefei and other places have also "embraced" the metauniverse in government work reports.
[Twitter Crypto team is recruiting senior product managers and will focus on DAO, Web3 and other fields]
On January 22 nd, Twitter Crypto team Twitter Crypto is recruiting a Senior Product Manager (PM), whose duties include providing information for new strategic plans in the blockchain and Web3 fields; Design Crypto-specific functions and products, including setting up and managing road maps; Cooperate with the Bluesky team to make Twitter a decentralized social media. The Twitter Crypto team said that the initial focus is on the monetization of creators, especially creators, and will pay close attention to NFT and its tools, membership cards, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO), Web 3 and other fields.
According to previous reports, Twitter set up a special Crypto team in November last year. Twitter Blue has launched NFT avatar verification service to subscribers this week.
[DFINITY Foundation: The new white paper of ICP has been released]
On January 22nd, the DFINITY Foundation announced that the new ICP white paper "The Internet Computer for Geeks" had been released. Users can learn about the Internet Computer architecture, in-depth understanding of Chain KeyCrypto technology, container smart contract and breakthrough progress of several Crypto projects that constitute ICP.
[Netflix asks users about NFT, or will set foot in NFT field]
On January 22nd, Netflix, an American streaming media giant, asked "What do you think of NFT?" on its Twitter developer engineering account. In order to collect users’ opinions and suggestions on NFT-related functions, or to get involved in NFT field.
[Warner Music cooperates with Blockparty, a digital collection platform, to allow access to NFT Web3 technology]
On January 21st, Warner Music Group (WMG) announced a partnership with NFT digital collection platform Blockparty. Warner Music’s musicians and artists will be able to access NFT Web3 technology and use Blockparty to trade digital assets on community-centered DEX. Blockparty said that artists who use their DEX can choose to bundle, exchange and trade their NFT.
[NFT platform Ethernity reached a strategic cooperation with The Sandbox]
On January 21st, Ethernity, an NFT platform, announced a strategic cooperation with The Sandbox, a blockchain game and meta-universe project. Ethernety will bring its world-class license library to The Sandbox metauniverse, allowing players to wear certified and fully authorized clothes for their avatars, which come from famous stars, players, brands, teams, leagues and so on.
It is reported that Ethernity is a community-oriented platform that provides limited edition certified NFT(aNFT) and transaction cards.
[Innovative native digital IP "Rainbow Man Rainbow" will release the NFT with the same name in the ant chain on February 8]
China’s first innovative native digital IP “RAINBOWMAN Rainbow "will release the NFT with the same name in Ant Chain on February 8th (the eighth day of the year).
It is reported that the total circulation of "RAINBOWMAN Rainbow" is 4,088, and the first issue is 2,022, each of which is randomly generated through smart contracts. As a part of ecological construction, "RAINBOWMAN Rainbow" will randomly select and give away the diamond +18k gold RAINBOWMAN necklace customized by "Vatican Oath" among the holders, and provide the holders with the opportunity to get discounts/gifts from brand partner stores, tickets for offline experience activities and participate in offline digital art exhibitions.
[The first exhibition of marine meta-universe of Chinese Academy of Sciences opens in Qingdao]
On January 22nd, the Ocean Meta-Universe Exhibition of Chinese Academy of Sciences, jointly sponsored by Institute of Oceanography of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shandong Jindong Digital Creative Co., Ltd. and Qingdao Daily, opened in Qingdao. This exhibition is the first exhibition of the national tour. Using AR, MR, naked-eye 3D and other technologies, it creates an immersive scene of the ocean meta-universe, which combines reality and reality, and displays the fantasy and magnificence of the ocean in all directions. There are five major exhibitions in this exhibition. During the Spring Festival, citizens of the island city are invited to enter the metauniverse scene, experience and interact in the "marine metauniverse" and feel the charm of numbers and creativity by using AR and other technical means.
[Yangtze River Delta Geographic Information and Meta-cosmic Industry Innovation Alliance Established]
On January 22nd, the Forum on High-quality Development of Geo-information Industry was held in Deqing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Experts and scholars from all over the world and representatives of related enterprises explored the innovative and integrated development of Geo-information+Meta-universe around the theme of "from digital twins to meta-universe". During the forum, the Yangtze River Delta Geographic Information and Meta-Universe Industry Innovation Alliance was established, which will focus on key areas such as industrial research, policy suggestions, industrial cooperation and personnel training, and help the geo-information industry to upgrade iteratively and develop with high quality.
[Prime Minister of Jamaica: 70% of Jamaicans will adopt CBDC within five years]
According to Cointelegraph. In early January, the Bank of Jamaica successfully completed the first CBDC pilot test. After the test, the country’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness confidently talked about the application of CBDC in the country. Holness predicts that most Jamaicans will adopt this digital currency soon, and more than 70% people will use CBDC within five years. In an interview with Bloomberg, Holness emphasized CBDC’s reduced bank costs and inclusiveness, adding that digital currency will ensure greater government accountability because it is easier to track public resources.
Although the government plans to launch CBDC nationwide in the first quarter of 2022, Holness also acknowledges the initial challenges faced by this plan, adding that the government must "figure out how to let people have access to digital devices and the Internet."
[Digital RMB (pilot version) APP has been downloaded more than 20 million times]
On January 17th, the number of downloads of digital RMB (pilot version) APP has exceeded 20 million times, which is double that of 10 days ago (January 7th). Specifically, the number of downloads of digital RMB APP in Huawei Mall has reached 9.37 million times, which is the largest in the currently disclosed data APP Mall. The download volume of APP Mall of VIVO mobile phone reached 8.43 million times, that of Xiaomi mobile phone APP Mall reached 4.07 million times, and that of OPPO mobile phone APP Mall reached 1.27 million times. According to this calculation, in addition to Apple mobile phones, the number of downloads of digital RMB APP in mainstream mobile phone brand malls has reached 23.14 million.
[Sifang Jingchuang: the company participated in the cross-border digital currency m-CBDC Bridge project of Hong Kong Monetary Authority]
According to national business daily news, Sifang Jingchuang said on the investor interaction platform on January 17 that the company actively invested in research and development and innovation of related technologies such as blockchain and digital currency, and applied for invention patents in the field of dual offline payment in digital currency; The company participated in the cross-border digital currency m-CBDC Bridge project of Hong Kong Monetary Authority; Participated in Shenzhen digital RMB application project; Participated in the application development of digital RMB payment, digital RMB red envelopes and digital RMB coupons in sports and other scenes. The company is one of the few financial technology companies with domestic and overseas project development experience in digital currency.
[The central bank talks about the pilot project of digital RMB: 260 million personal wallets were opened, and the transaction volume exceeded 87.5 billion]
On January 18th, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on financial statistics in 2021. Zou Lan, Director of the Financial Markets Department of the People’s Bank of China, said that the People’s Bank of China has launched digital RMB pilots in Shenzhen, Suzhou, Xiong ‘an, Chengdu, Shanghai, Hainan, Changsha, Xi ‘an, Qingdao, Dalian and other places and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, basically covering the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, central, western, northeast and northwest regions. Zou Lan said that by December 31, 2021, there had been more than 8,085,100 pilot scenarios of digital RMB, and 261 million personal wallets had been opened, with a transaction amount of 87.565 billion yuan. The technical design and system stability, product usability and scenario applicability of the pilot effectively verified digital RMB business have enhanced the public’s understanding of the design concept of digital RMB.
Zou Lan said that in the next step, the People’s Bank of China will continue to steadily push forward the pilot research and development of digital RMB in accordance with the 14 th Five-Year Plan, further deepen the pilot use of digital RMB in retail transactions, living payment, government services and other scenarios, and settle the pilot research and development of digital RMB in serving the real economy and people’s lives, so that more individual enterprises can feel the value of digital RMB and fully stimulate the enthusiasm of all parties in the industry.
[Iran will soon try out national Crypto]
On January 19th, it was reported that the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) was about to launch the National Crypto in the pilot phase. Mehran Moharamian, vice president of CBI IT affairs, said that the bank regards Crypto as a solution to solve inconsistent and decentralized resources, and many countries have recently begun to benefit from it.
[Central Bank: High-standard and high-quality completion of the Winter Olympics payment service and digital RMB pilot work]
On January 19th, the People’s Bank of China held a meeting of the Leading Group for the Construction of Payment Service Environment for Beijing Winter Olympics and a video conference of the Working Group for the Pilot Project of Digital RMB for Beijing Winter Olympics. The meeting emphasized that, first, we should seize the last time window to check and fill gaps, strive for perfection, complete the payment service for the Winter Olympics and the pilot project of digital RMB with high standards and quality, lay a solid foundation for the service guarantee during the Games, and realize "two Olympics, equally wonderful". Second, adhere to the bottom line thinking, strive to improve the mechanisms such as service guarantee, risk monitoring and emergency handling during the Games, and provide various payment services during the Games in a thoughtful and meticulous manner to ensure foolproof. The third is to clarify the responsibilities and tasks of all parties, perform their duties and responsibilities, unite and cooperate, and form a joint force to fully ensure the success of the Winter Olympics.
[The Federal Reserve released the digital currency White Paper of the Central Bank, but did not promise to create digital dollars]
On the afternoon of Thursday, January 20th, US Eastern Time, the Federal Reserve released digital currency’s white paper "Money and Payment: Dollar in the Digital Transformation Era". As a discussion paper, the Fed pointed out in its press release that it "examined the advantages and disadvantages of the potential US central bank digital currency".
The Fed believes that the current financial system may be supported by the creation of the Central Bank digital currency (CBDC), but this currency can only operate in the current private banking network, rather than the CBDC directly issued by the Fed to consumers.
In the white paper, the Federal Reserve did not promise to create digital dollars, but explained the parts that it should pay attention to when dealing with this issue, and solicited public opinions on issues such as privacy, financial stability and how to use digital dollars (for 120 days).
The white paper mentioned that it is not intended to continue to issue the central bank digital currency without the clear support of the executive branch and the National Assembly. The most ideal form is to have specific authorization laws; Digital currency, the central bank, will supplement rather than replace the existing digital payment methods. In addition, network security, preventing financial crimes and meeting future demand are all factors that the Federal Reserve must consider before issuing CBDC.
[Digital RMB supports movie-watching scenes for the first time]
On January 21st, according to beijing business today, Meituan opened a digital RMB payment channel for movie scenes. Residents in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and other pilot areas can book movie tickets on Meituan platform with digital RMB, and enjoy the discount of digital RMB viewing package. This is the first time that the digital RMB has been connected to the movie performance scene, and it is also another new measure for the digital RMB pilot to settle people’s lives and stimulate the enthusiasm of all parties in the industry.
[JD.COM officially launched the online consumption function of digital RMB "hardware wallet"]
According to IT House, JD.COM App has officially launched the online consumption function of digital RMB "hardware wallet", becoming the first online consumption scene supporting digital RMB "hardware wallet" in China, and realizing the application of "soft and hard integration" of digital RMB. When users buy self-operated goods in JD.COM App, they only need to select the "swipe card payment" function in the "digital RMB payment" in the payment link, and then they can use the NFC chip of the mobile phone to read the digital RMB "hardware wallet" for payment, which is no different from the ordinary payment method. At present, this function has been opened to users in some pilot cities, and can support most mainstream Android models equipped with NFC function on the market.
According to the latest data from JD.COM, since the official launch of the Digital RMB (Pilot Edition) App on January 4, 2022, the average daily number of users pushing new wallets in JD.COM has increased by more than 20 times, based on the relatively large base of more than 2 million bound wallets in JD.COM.
[Data: Metauniverse raised $1 billion in March, and Sequoia and Softbank entered the market]
According to the news quoted by Caijing.com, according to incomplete statistics, during the three-month period from October 2021 to January 2022, the global investment in Meta-Universe Circuit exceeded 950 million US dollars, among which the financing amount obtained by Meta-Universe infrastructure enterprises accounted for the highest proportion, reaching 46%. The AR giant Niantic received $300 million in financing, making it the largest single meta-cosmic investment at present. Statistics show that the layout of capital in the meta-universe is polarized. Among them, companies that develop metacosmic platforms and related basic technologies are obviously more favored by capital. Of the 49 investments, 15 were over $10 million, with a total amount of $839 million, accounting for 88%. Most of them were invested in the development of metacosmic platforms and metacosmic infrastructure technologies such as VR/AR.
[Blizzard Fund, a $200 million new fund for Avalanche Ecology, was established, which was jointly funded by Avalanche Foundation and Sanjian Capital]
On January 17th, the Blizzard Fund was announced to be established. It was invested by Avalanche Foundation, Ava Labs, Polychain Capital, Sanjian Capital, Dragonfly Capital, CMS Holding and Republic Capital, and its scale exceeded 200 million US dollars.
[Indian game company nCore Games completed $10 million financing, led by Animoca Brands and others]
On January 17th, the Indian game company nCore Games announced that it had completed the financing of $10 million, with Animoca Brands and Galaxy Interactive leading the investment, and Polygon and Hyperedge Capital participating.
[Mechanism Capital launched a $100 million P2E game fund and hired App Store executives to guide it]
On January 17th, Crypto investment company Mechanism Capital announced that it had launched a $100 million P2E game fund "Mechanism Play". In addition, the company also hired Steve Cho, an Apple App Store executive, as its latest partner to help guide the fund to develop in the right direction.
[AppX, the creator’s economic startup, raised $1.3 million, led by Y Combinator(YC)]
On January 18th, it was reported that the creator’s economic start-up company AppX received $1.3 million in financing, led by Y Combinator(YC), and participated by Global Founders Capital, Rocket Internet, Soma Capital, Shrug VC, Lenny Rachitsky, James Beshara and TDV Partners.
[GameFi platform DEA completed 12 million USD financing, and JAFCO Investment led the investment]
On January 18th, Singapore GameFi ecosystem Digital Entertainment Asset Pte. Ltd. (DEA) completed a $12 million seed round financing, with JAFCO Investment Ltd leading the investment and Spartan Group participating.
[Animoca Brands, a chain tour development and investment company, got nearly $359 million in financing at a valuation of $5 billion]
On January 18th, Animoca Brands, an online tour development and investment company, received about $358.9 million in financing, which was led by Liberty City Ventures, with the participation of 10T Holdings, Gemini Frontier Fund, ParaFi Capital, Provident, Sequoia China and Winklevoss Capital, with a post-investment valuation of $5 billion.
[Schrocken, an enterprise blockchain SaaS startup, completed the A round of financing, and Five Garden and ThinKuvate led the investment]
On January 18 th, Schrocken Inc, a SaaS startup based on enterprise blockchain, completed the A round of financing, and the specific amount was not disclosed. This round of financing was led by Five Gardens LLC and ThinKuvate, and Quentelle LLC participated.
[Metaplex completed $46 million in financing, led by Multicoin Capital and Jump Crypto]
On January 18th, Metaplex Foundation completed a $46 million strategic round of financing to expand its support for NFT, games and metauniverse applications. This round of financing was led by Multicoin Capital and Jump Crypto, with participation from Solana Ventures, Alameda Research, Animoca Brands, basketball star Michael Jordan and NFT collector Cozomo de’ Medici.
[POAP, the NFT badge application of Ethereum, completed 10 million US dollars of financing, with Archetype and others leading the investment]
On January 19 th, the NFT badge application POAP of Ethereum announced the completion of financing of 10 million US dollars, led by Archetype and Sapphire Sport LLC. Collab Currency, 1KX, Libertus Capital, Red Beard Ventures, 6th Man Ventures, Delphi Digital, A Capital, Sound Ventures, Advancit Capital and The Chernin Group participated in the voting.
[OpenSea announced the acquisition of Dharma Labs, and its founder will become the new chief technology officer]
On January 19th, NFT market OpenSea announced the acquisition of Crypto digital wallet development company Dharma Labs. At the same time, Nada V Holland, co-founder and CEO of Dharma Labs, will be the new chief technology officer of OpenSea, and Brendan, another co-founder, will be the strategic director of OpenSea.
[E-sports platform Yesports completed $2.25 million seed round financing, and Polygon Studios participated]
On January 19th, Yesports, an e-sports participation platform, completed a $2.25 million seed round financing, with Polygon Studios, Alphabit, Cosmos, Kernel Ventures, Mozaik Capital and NGC Ventures participating.
[Mythical Games, a P2E game company supported by A16Z, acquired Polystream, a 3D game platform]
On January 19th, P2E game company Mythical Games has acquired Polystream, an interactive streaming platform. It is reported that Polystream allows users to transmit real-time 3D content and participate in it without downloading. In November 2021, Mythical Games raised $150 million in Series C financing with a valuation of $1.25 billion, with A16z leading the investment.
[Game guild Ancient8 completed the $4 million seed round financing, and Dragonfly Capital and others led the investment]
On January 19th, Ancient8, a game association headquartered in Vietnam, announced that it had completed a $4 million seed round financing, with Dragonfly Capital, Pantera Capital and Hashed leading the investment.
[Carry1st, the publisher of Web3 games, completed the financing of $20 million, with a16z leading the investment]
On January 19th, it was reported that African Web3 and social game publisher Carry1st completed a round of financing of US$ 20 million, with Andreessen Horowitz(a16z) leading the investment, and Avenir, Google parent company Alphabet, Riot Games, Konvoy Ventures, Raine Ventures and TTV Capital participating.
[NFT platform Autograph completed $170 million Series B financing, led by a16z and Kleiner Perkins]
On January 19th, Autograph, the NFT platform for sports and entertainment founded by American footballer Tom Brady, announced the completion of the $170 million Series B financing, with Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins leading the investment, and 01A, Nicole Quinn of Lightspeed Partner and Katie Haun, a former a16z executive, participated in the investment.
[NFT card game Spellfire raised $3.8 million, led by DAO Maker and Shima Capital]
On January 20th, NFT card game Spellfire announced the completion of $3.8 million in private financing, with DAO Maker and Shima Capital jointly leading the investment, and Genblock, IBC Group, Faculty Group, IBA, Maven Capital, Autonomy Capital, Terranova Ventures, x21 Digital and others participating.
[Infinity Force, the chain travel guild management system, completed the financing of $5.5 million, led by Animoca Brands]
On January 20th, Infinity Force, the management system of P2E chain tour eco-guild, announced the completion of the seed round financing of US$ 5.5 million, with Animoca Brands leading the investment, Jump Capital, SkyVision Capital, OKEx Blockdream Ventures, MEXC and other participants.
[Algorand ecological prediction platform Venue completed $3.4 million financing, with Borderless leading the investment]
On January 19th, the Algorand ecological prediction platform Venue announced the completion of a seed and private equity financing round of US$ 3.4 million. This round of financing was led by Borderless Capital, Algorand, Elves Long Term Capital(ELTC), Goldentree, Cognitive Block Chain, Meld Venture, MEXC, Synaps, You Bi, D4 Ventures, CSP Dao, 0x, etc.
[Solana online game STEPN completed a $5 million seed round financing, led by Sequoia India and Folius Ventures]
On January 20th, STEPN, a Move-to-Earn game on the Solana chain, announced the completion of the $5 million seed round financing, with Sequoia Capital India and Folius Ventures leading the investment, Solana Ventures, Alameda Research, 6th Man Ventures, Sfermion and other institutions, former ParaFi Capital partner Santiago Santos and Republic Asia Pacific partner Zhen Cao and others participating in the investment.
[Aleph.im, a decentralized storage network, raised $10 million, led by Stratos Technologies]
On January 20th, Aleph.im, a decentralized storage and computing network, completed 10 million US dollars of financing, with Stratos Technologies leading the investment, Zeeprime, NOIA Capital, Theia, Bitfwd Capital, etc.
[Web 3.0 incubator MetaGoons completed $2 million financing, and LD Capital participated]
On January 21st, MetaGoons, a Web 3.0 incubator, completed a $2 million seed round of financing, with the participation of Flying Falcon, Arrington Capital, Hof Capital and LD Capital.
[P2E chain tour Heroes of Mavia completed the $5.5 million seed round financing, led by Binance Labs]
On January 21st, Heroes of Mavia, a P2E chain tour based on Ethereum, completed 5.5 million seed rounds of financing, with Binance Labs leading the investment. Genblock Capital, Delphi Digital, Mechanism Capital, Alameda Research, Animoca Brands, YGG, YGG SEA, ExNetwork Capital, Double Peak Ventures, Merit Circle, Hashkey Capital, etc.
[Asset management giant BlackRock plans to launch an ETF focusing on blockchain technology]
On January 22 nd, the global asset management giant BlackRock is planning an ETF focusing on blockchain technology. According to Friday’s regulatory disclosure, iShares Blockchain and Tech ETF will track the investment results of NYSE FactSet Global Blockchain Technology Index. The index consists of companies involved in the development and deployment of Crypto technology in the United States and abroad.
According to the document, the proposed fund plans to invest at least 80% of its assets in stocks in the index. It can allocate up to 20% of funds in futures, options, swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. However, the fund will not invest in Crypto directly or indirectly through Crypto derivatives.
[Prismatic completed the $2 million seed round financing, with Borderless Capital leading the investment]
On January 22nd, Prismatic recently completed a $2 million seed round financing, with Borderless Capital leading the investment, Meld Ventures, Valhalla Capital, Chiron Partners, Cluster, MEXC, 0x Ventures, Kangaroo Capital, 8186 Capital, SigmaDAO, Fork Ventures and several angel investors participating.
[Supreme Court President Zhou Qiang: Promoting the application of emerging technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence]
On the afternoon of January 16th, the president meeting of the National High Court was held in the form of video conference. Zhou Qiang, Party Secretary and President of the Supreme People’s Court, attended the meeting and made a speech. The meeting called for consolidating and upgrading the achievements of building smart courts and creating a higher level of digital justice. It is necessary to deepen the innovation of online litigation mode and rules, strictly implement online litigation rules, online mediation rules and online operation rules of people’s courts, and deepen the construction of Internet courts. It is necessary to expand the application scenarios of information technology in the judicial field, promote the application of emerging technologies such as 5G, blockchain and artificial intelligence, and strengthen top-level design and technical research. It is necessary to actively participate in promoting digital governance, explore the advantages of massive judicial big data, strengthen in-depth research and judgment of key cases in related fields, and provide decision-making reference for economic and social development trend analysis, contradiction and dispute resolution, and economic risk early warning.
[Microsoft CEO: Games will play a key role in the development of the metauniverse platform]
On January 18th, Microsoft announced that it would acquire Activision Blizzard at a price of $95 per share, with a total cash transaction value of $68.7 billion. According to calculations, the acquisition premium is about 45%, and the equity value is about 74 billion US dollars. The transaction has been approved by the boards of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, said that games are the most dynamic and exciting entertainment category among all platforms today, and will play a key role in the development of the Metauniverse platform. We are deeply investing in world-class content, communities and clouds to create a new era of games, putting players and creators first, and making games safe, inclusive and open to all.
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