The SEC's Crypto Asset Task Force will hold its first round table tomorrow at 1am Beijing time to discuss key areas of crypto asset regulation, including market structure, investor protection, token classification and compliance pathways. The meeting marks a new step for the SEC in crypto regulation, with the aim of promoting policy transparency and listening to industry opinions.
Buffett released his annual letter to shareholders, saying that Berkshire has exceeded his expectations in 2024, will always invest the vast majority of its money in stocks, will stick to American companies and continue to bet on Japan. Click to view...
Polish President Duda: (after meeting with US envoy Kellogg) We have been assured that the United States has no intention of reducing the number of troops stationed in Eastern Europe.
According to the Financial Times, OpenAI is considering granting special voting rights to fend off the threat of hostile bidders such as Musk.
According to the SEC meeting memo, on February 5, 2025, crypto task force staff met with representatives from Jito Labs and Multicoin Capital Management, during which two main topics were discussed: 1. The feasibility of including a pledge function in exchange-traded products (ETPs); 2. Pledging model scheme for specific cryptoasset ETPs. The inclusion of a pledge function in an ETP will benefit investors, more accurately reflect the value of native network assets, and allow issuers to...
On February 7, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Zhang Guoqing, Special Representative of President Xi Jinping, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and Vice Premier of the State Council, will be invited to France to attend the artificial intelligence action summit from February 9 to 12.
On February 1, 2025, the third issue of "Qiushi" magazine published an article by Wu Qing, chairperson of the China Securities Supervision Commission, entitled "Strive to create a new situation of high-quality development of capital markets". Wu Qing said that the implementation plan for further comprehensively deepening the reform of capital markets should be implemented as soon as possible, and one should be mature and launched. On the investment side, we will work with relevant parties to ful...
Mr. Bescent wants the universal tariffs to start at 2.5 per cent and increase by 2.5 per cent month on month, giving countries and businesses time to adjust and negotiate. Mr. Trump said he wanted tariffs "much higher". Click to view...
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government: Net exports of gold to the Chinese mainland in December were 5.26 tons, compared with 33.074 tons in November.
The CPI data should cause concern for the Federal Reserve, especially after its recent interest rate cut, which in hindsight seems too aggressive. Click to view...
The Legislative Council of Hong Kong released the first thematic newsletter in 2025 "Strengthening Hong Kong's status as an international financial center". The thematic newsletter is a new service launched by the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Legislative Council Secretariat in December 2024. The latest thematic newsletter stated: The Bills Committee of the Legislative Council is scrutinizing in detail the Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024 and the Stablecoin Bill to introduce a mec...
The late tech entrepreneur John McAfee's X account is suspected to have been hacked. The attacker pretended to be McAfee and claimed to be "back" and posted the address of the token contract. Users should be vigilant. In 2021, cryptocurrency advocate and father of antivirus software John McAfee committed suicide in a Spanish prison.
Crypto exchange Gemini is setting up a dedicated hub in Malta to ensure compliance with European cryptocurrency regulations. Gemini has chosen Malta as its hub for compliance with the European Union's Crypto Asset Market (MiCA) framework. The move follows Gemini's acquisition of its sixth European Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) in December 2024. According to Gemini, Malta actively supports fintech innovation and the crypto ec...
On January 15, Matthias Voelkel, CEO of Germany's Stuttgart Stock Exchange Group, said that the election of Donald Trump and his ambition to make the United States a "bitcoin nation" are driving market expansion, and his group is seeking to take a larger share of the cryptocurrency space. Voelk...
Frank Chaparro, director of special projects at The Block, expressed a market opinion that with the launch of spot bitcoin ETFs, traditional market forces are dominating the price movement of cryptocurrencies. After the release of US employment data on January 12, the crypto market and the Nasdaq index showed a high degree of linkage, highlighting the profound impact of the macro economy on the market. Flowdesk analyst Greg Guttas pointed out that the ETF trading time limit (6.5 hours per day) i...