On January 15, market news: Thailand may allow bitcoin ETFs to list on local exchanges for the first time.
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has said there is "no risk" in allowing the trading of stablecoins and other tangible asset-backed tokens and urged regulators to legalize online gambling to increase revenue, Cointelegraph reported. He noted that the Thai government is currently losing around $4 billion (100 billion baht) in online gambling tax revenue annually. The Thai Cabinet has approved a draft Law on the Operation of Entertainment Complexes, which aims to legalize casinos and ...
On January 14, the HKMA (HKMA) recently allowed digital banks to open physical branches, a move that Hong Kong's largest digital bank, ZA Bank, is considering to improve customer experience and transaction processes. The establishment of physical branches will enhance the competitiveness and customer trust of digital banks, promote financial inclusion, and accelerate the development of the industry. At the same time, the HKMA has also launched the "Distributed Ledger Technology Regulatory Incuba...
On January 13, Pan Gongsheng, Governor of the People's Bank of China, said in his speech at the opening ceremony of the Asian Financial Forum that he will support the development of Hong Kong's capital markets and continue to deepen the interconnection of financial marekt between the two places. The prosperity and development of capital markets is the core and cornerstone of Hong Kong's international financial center. We will explore expanding the macro-prudential and financial stability functio...
On January 10th, the decentralized AI network Allora launched the Allora Foundation, which will work to advance the mission of creating a self-improving intelligence layer powered by decentralized AI. The foundation will focus on maintaining and growing the Allora ecosystem and promoting innovation and research in the community and beyond.
AlloyX, a stablecoin infrastructure company, announced the completion of a $10 million Pre-A round of financing, with the participation of Arbitrum Foundation, Offchain Labs, PMT Capital, Ming Capital, Fern Win Capital, Whitecove Capital, and Kiln SAS. The new funds are expected to be used to expand its business in stablecoins and crypto payments in the UAE, ASEAN, and African markets.
Israeli Defense Minister Katz: If Hamas does not allow the release of Israeli hostages from Gaza in the near future, it will suffer a huge blow in Gaza that it has not seen for a long time.
On December 27, the Ministry of Public Security recently issued the newly revised "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driving Licenses", extending the upper age limit for applying for a driver's license for large and medium-sized passenger and goods vehicles from 60 to 63 years old, and the upper age limit for large and medium-sized passenger and goods vehicles to be driven from 60 to 63 years old. The revised "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driving ...
Russian companies have started using bitcoin and other digital currencies in Global Payments after legislative changes to allow them in response to Western sanctions, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday. This year, Russia allowed the use of cryptocurrencies in foreign trade and has taken steps to legalize the mining of cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin. Russia is one of the leading countries in the world for bitcoin mining. Siluanov said: "Such transactions...
Scallop announced that the total revenue of the platform has exceeded 3.50 million US dollars, and the official will conduct SCA token repurchase and reward distribution again. The total reward is sSCA worth 100,000 US dollars; the event time is from December 22 to December 25. The first snapshot will take place at 8:00 am Beijing time on December 22. Users only need to pledge and hold at least 1,500 veSCA to receive daily sSCA rewards. Subsequent to this, the spread between Scallop's native USD...