This report is jointly produced by Preface Observation and Cointelegraph Chinese
This week, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange held a meeting to emphasize that next year’s foreign exchange management work must adhere to the principle of stability, seek progress while maintaining stability, fully, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, coordinate development and security, and deepen foreign exchange Reform and opening up in the field activates development momentum and promotes high-quality economic development. It is worth noting that in 2021, we will continue to improve the two-in-one management framework of "macro-prudential + micro-regulation" in the foreign exchange market, further promote the facilitation of cross-border trade and investment, promote the opening of capital accounts in a steady and orderly manner, and guide market players to establish a "exchange rate risk neutral" framework. On the basis of the concept of "sex", SAFE will add two new work priorities next year. One is to improve the cross-border financial blockchain service platform to help small, medium and micro enterprises and private enterprises to better carry out cross-border trade and investment and financing activities; Improve the management of national treatment plus negative list before direct investment access, and steadily expand the two-way opening of the financial market. Support regional openness and innovation and the construction of special regions.
It is understood that a number of banks are currently trying to introduce blockchain technology to effectively solve the pain point of information asymmetry in cross-border trade financing business, and at the same time expand their business scope to more small and medium-sized enterprises. From the perspective of industry insiders, the SAFE’s active support for regional opening up and innovation and the construction of special areas will give free trade zones, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and Hainan Free Trade Port greater room for expansion in cross-border financial innovation.
This week, former U.S. first lady Melania Trump said that she has opened an NFT sales platform and first sold her "cobalt blue eyes" art watercolor in the form of NFT, and said that the NFT products sold on this platform received a lot of money. Proceeds will go to help support the foster care community in the United States. Buyers can purchase the NFT art painting titled "Vision of Melania" from Dec. 16-31 for 1 "SOL" (approximately $180). According to Melania’s announcement on social platforms, its NFT platform contains a series of products, and new products will be launched for sale on a regular basis.
"I am proud to announce the launch of the NFT platform, which reflects my passion for art. Through the NFT platform, I will continue to support the Be Best initiative to fulfill the promise to children." Melania said. It is reported that the "Be Best Initiative" is a campaign she launched during Trump's tenure to focus on youth and their well-being. Melania said that through this platform, children in foster care communities can be provided with computer science skills, including programming and software development. can help them continue to thrive on the skills they need to leave foster care.
Supporters said that with this platform, Melania can kill two birds with one stone. She can not only enter the high-tech virtual art circle to show her artistic enthusiasm, but also improve the lives of foster children. But there are also a lot of skeptical voices, because according to the statement, "a part" of the NFT proceeds will be disclosed regularly, but it does not say where the rest of the money will go. Critics believe this may be the latest attempt by the Trump family to use their previous political status to their advantage.
Melania’s fashion craze of trying to squeeze into the virtual art circle has once again aroused people’s attention to the NFT market. According to statistics, as more individuals and large enterprises are keen to convert digital images into assets, the global market size of NFT has reached 22 billion U.S. dollars this year, compared with only 100 million U.S. dollars last year. However, some people say that due to insufficient supervision, NFT may be a risky virtual asset.
This week, the Kunming blockchain public service platform was officially released, marking that the development of the blockchain industry in Yunnan has officially entered the fast lane. The Kunming blockchain public service platform is the country's first city-level blockchain BaaS platform jointly built by Yunnan Telecom and Hangzhou Qulian Technology Co., Ltd. The construction of the platform aims to provide government departments, social units and developers with extremely fast alliance blockchain application deployment capabilities, a visual operation and maintenance management platform, free public alliance chains, standardized smart contract development tools, and efficient and secure smart Blockchain open services such as contract auditing. Since the platform was launched, service applications such as "Yunnan Digital Cultural Tourism Industry Chain" and "Internet of Vehicles Chain" have been completed, and the layout and construction progress of blockchain infrastructure have been continuously accelerated in multiple scenarios. Blockchain industry ecology. In the next step, the platform will combine the needs of various fields such as government services, biomedicine, and cross-border trade to form professional technical solutions.
On December 13, the "Administrative Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China" has been revised and passed at the 25th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth National People's Congress. The State Council issued a notice on further implementing the "Administrative Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China", which states It is necessary to comprehensively use technologies such as big data, the Internet of Things, cloud computing, blockchain, and artificial intelligence to advance assistance in high-frequency administrative punishment matters, and realize the interconnection of illegal clues, the interoperability of regulatory standards, and the mutual recognition of processing results.
On December 13, the "Administrative Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China" has been revised and passed at the 25th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth National People's Congress. The State Council issued a notice on further implementing the "Administrative Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China", which states It is necessary to comprehensively use technologies such as big data, the Internet of Things, cloud computing, blockchain, and artificial intelligence to advance assistance in high-frequency administrative punishment matters, and realize the interconnection of illegal clues, the interoperability of regulatory standards, and the mutual recognition of processing results.
On December 13th, the Party Committee of the People's Bank of China held an enlarged meeting to convey the spirit of learning from the Central Economic Work Conference, and to study, deploy and implement the work. The meeting emphasized that next year we will focus on deepening financial supply-side structural reforms. Deepen the reform of rural credit cooperatives and the bond market. Strengthen the overall supervision of financial infrastructure. Promote the research and development of digital renminbi in a steady and orderly manner. Continue to deepen international financial cooperation and promote the orderly expansion and opening up of the financial industry.
On December 14th, the 2021 Jiangsu Cyber Security Development Conference-Blockchain Security Development and Industrial Innovation Forum was held in Wuxi. Wang Wanjun, deputy director of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee's Internet Information Office, attended the forum and delivered a speech. He hoped that Wuxi would make full use of the opportunity to become a pilot city for national blockchain innovative applications, seize the dual opportunities of the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta and the innovative development of a new generation of information technology, and innovate The accumulation and sharing of elements and resources for the development of the blockchain, the initiative to participate in the optimization of the digital economy space layout in the Yangtze River Delta, the collaborative innovation of science and technology, the integrated development of infrastructure and public services, and the formation of a pattern of dislocation and complementary coordinated development, combined with Wuxi's Internet of Things, integrated circuits, Industrial advantages such as intelligent manufacturing, broaden the application field of blockchain, accelerate the construction of a multi-level blockchain empowerment system, and give full play to the effects of industrial aggregation, industrial chain enhancement, and industrial chain complementation.
On December 14th, in order to promote blockchain application innovation and industrial development, Quanzhou City issued "Several Measures on Accelerating the Development of Blockchain Technology Application" to accelerate the formation of an industrial ecosystem with technological innovation, talent pooling, and a safe and orderly market . According to incomplete statistics, there will be more than 200 blockchain-related information service companies in Quanzhou in 2021, an increase of 150% over last year. In April of this year, the Fujian Provincial Blockchain Application Business Association was officially registered and established in Quanzhou. At present, the Chamber of Commerce has more than 100 member companies, including listed companies such as Nanwei and Meitu, covering software information, logistics, digital finance, and intelligence. Manufacturing and many other fields.
News on December 14, recently, the Zhejiang Provincial Communications Administration actively organized linkages with key Internet companies in the province, and for the first time tried to use blockchain technology to focus on comprehensive rectification work such as verification and disposal of card registration accounts involved in the case, transaction payment reminders, etc. The Zhejiang Administrative Bureau has repeatedly organized industry anti-fraud teams, key Internet companies in the province, and blockchain platform technology experts to discuss the joint governance plan, and determined to carry out joint disposal governance from three aspects: First, take advantage of the platform's technical advantages and establish a synergy The second is to strengthen active intervention reminders for abnormal payment links; the third is to increase early warning reminders for Taobao’s vulnerable groups. In the next step, the Zhejiang Administrative Bureau will further strengthen the governance at the source of the industry, actively leverage the technical advantages of the comprehensive anti-fraud management of the information and communication industry, focus on key links such as real-name control of network access, transaction reminders, and monitoring of abnormal behaviors of inventory increase, and promote joint prevention and control in depth Comprehensive management of the information and communication industry.
On December 17th, Yang Fang, deputy director of the Publishing Bureau of the Central Propaganda Department, delivered a speech at the 2021 China Game Industry Annual Conference, saying that it is necessary to strengthen technological innovation, always insist on using technological innovation to empower industrial development, focus on key core technologies, and increase Large investment in research and development, enhanced innovation capabilities, timely follow-up of the development of new business formats such as Metaverse, and strive to launch innovative products, master key technologies, and build core advantages.
On December 12th, "Metaverse concept game suffered a large-scale cyber attack" appeared on Weibo's hot search. According to Sina Science and Technology reports, Qihoo 360 revealed today that it has detected a large number of hackers using the Apache Log4j 2 vulnerability to attack individual users, among which Minecraft (the name of the game "My World") Java Edition is one of them. This also means that the metaverse concept game is under a large-scale cyber attack. According to reports, on the evening of November 9, the details of the exploitation of a remote code execution vulnerability in the open source project Apache Log4j 2 were made public, and the vulnerability was quickly made public. 360 Security Brain monitoring data shows that at present, hackers have upgraded from attacking manufacturers to attacking individual users, and the attack situation is still intensifying. There are even some malicious users who take advantage of the simple way of launching this vulnerability. In the online chat of the game, they can send a message with a vulnerability trigger instruction to launch an attack on the user who received the message. Since the Apache Log4j 2 vulnerability will seriously affect the security of all products developed using Java as the development language, the vulnerability has a wide coverage, simple utilization method, and long-term impact, which brings great security to the entire Internet industry and the daily life of netizens. threaten. Network security experts warned that if the spread and attack range of this vulnerability is not controlled in time, its destructive power may be comparable to that of the 2017 "Eternal Blue" virus.
December 13th, according to the Beijing Youth Daily, the reporter found that although real estate speculators in the Metaverse in China are not as exaggerated as in foreign countries, the popularity continues to rise. Reselling Metaverse real estate has become an important business on the domestic second-hand trading platform Xianyu. Metaverse real estate transactions are very simple. As long as you add each other as friends on the relevant platform, you can "transfer" real estate to each other, and you can pay through Alipay or WeChat Pay. Regarding the issue of transaction security, the relevant sellers said that there is no particularly good solution, but they can show the counterparty's previous transaction records and Alipay's Sesame Points to show that there is no problem with credit.
On December 13th, the "2021 China Urban Digital Economy Forum·Blockchain Branch" was hosted by the Shanghai Headquarters of China Central Radio and Television Station and undertaken by Okey Cloud Chain with the theme of "Blockchain Empowering Smart Cities in the New Infrastructure Era". Forum" was successfully held in Shanghai. At the forum, "Chain Sky Eye Pro2.0" made its debut to the public, and Zhang Chao, vice president of Okey Cloud Chain, explained on the spot how to assist the police intelligently. In the forum, Zhang Chao said: In the process of digital economy construction, blockchain, as the underlying technology, cannot fight alone. Talking about the difficulty of applying the blockchain, Zhang Chao believes that the blockchain should still be closely integrated with the real economy, and it will play a greater role in the construction of the digital economy with new-generation information technologies such as 5G, the Internet of Things, and cloud computing.
On December 13th, Wang Ning, president of the China Electronics Chamber of Commerce, talked about the Metaverse in an interview recently. He said: "The Metaverse is a new concept. For better understanding, I understand it as a virtual world. Doing things in the virtual world How to communicate with the real world is the key. For example, the new crown vaccine needs to be tested by tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people before it can be produced without side effects. If we can test in the virtual world, It can be used in the real world, so the time for vaccine testing can be greatly reduced. For example, I have made a lot of products in the virtual world, how do I sell the products in the virtual world to the real world? is the key. If these issues are not resolved, virtual will remain virtual, reality will remain reality.”
On December 14th, the Beijing Institute of Electronic Engineering issued a military industry demand announcement for "Virtual Twin-Metaverse Collaborative Modeling and Simulation Method Research", and the procurement stage is pre-research. According to the announcement, the research objectives of the above-mentioned projects are: aiming at the new concepts and new inspirations brought by new virtual environment interaction concepts such as metaverse and virtual twins to combat training, and developing technologies such as metaverse system description methods that support the complexity/dynamics of virtual twins Research, form a virtual space collaborative editing platform for combat mission scenarios, explore modeling and simulation methods for digitally connecting equipment to metaverse scenes, and provide a technical basis for multi-person collaborative scene editing in military training and other applications.
On December 15th, the press conference of "The Future on the Chain · 2021 Blockchain Industry Development Summit" mentioned that the theme of this summit is "Blockchain Empowers the Real Economy" and will feature "forums + exhibitions" etc. The content of the event is the carrier, with the core of demonstrating the application results of blockchain technology. Well-known experts and scholars, famous entrepreneurs, and government leaders at home and abroad are invited to gather in the mountain city to discuss the application of blockchain in China's new infrastructure, new investment, new employment, The development path of new consumption.
On December 15th, the 2020 Financial Technology Development Award Review Leading Group Meeting was recently held in Beijing. Fang Xinghai, vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said that the Fintech Development Award is of great significance to promoting technological innovation in the financial industry, commending outstanding scientific and technological achievements, creating a good atmosphere for scientific and technological exchanges, and stimulating the innovation motivation of scientific researchers. The China Securities Regulatory Commission will strengthen the organizational planning of the technological development of the securities and futures industry, vigorously promote the promotion and application of innovative technologies such as big data and blockchain in the industry, and continue to strengthen technological innovation to effectively promote the sharing and transformation of financial technology achievements.
News on December 15th, recently, high-tech concepts such as "metaverse", "blockchain", "NFT" (non-homogeneous token) and "cloud mining" have been sought after by the market. The reporter found that there are currently some apps on the market that use high-tech guises such as "metaverse blockchain games" and "cloud mining" to defraud money. Lawbreakers falsely claim that the APP has high technological content and good money-making effect, which attracts people to take the bait, causing many users to fall into the trap and suffer losses. Experts suggest that ordinary people should be more vigilant against this type of new type of fraud, and regulators must improve the form of supervision and increase the density of supervision.
On December 15th, Meituan recently announced that it will further expand the carbon-neutral pilot project of digital renminbi. Anyone who participates in green and low-carbon consumption behaviors on Meituan can receive corresponding digital renminbi low-carbon rewards. The relevant person in charge of Meituan stated that "all low-carbon food, drink, housing and transportation" is the main direction of the digital renminbi pilot in the next stage. In September of this year, under the guidance of the Central Bank’s Digital Currency Research Institute, Meituan launched a digital currency low-carbon cycling event. This is also the first multi-regional digital RMB carbon-neutral theme pilot.
On December 15th, Xinchen Technology stated on the investor interaction platform that the company has a proven independent intellectual property blockchain service platform product (BaaS platform). Possess the rapid implementation capability of chain application (DApp), as well as chain-related basic technical capabilities such as proto-chain platform, on-chain data storage, encryption algorithm (including national secret and national secret CA), consensus algorithm, etc. The company's blockchain research technology includes the direction of NFT, which can be used to confirm the rights of digital assets, and the company will actively explore the implementation of related applications.
On December 15th, Fangzhi Technology received a letter requesting a supplementary explanation of the company's existing main business, the relationship between the main products and the concept of metaverse, the specific business content and product form involved in the virtual digital human technology, and the development of related businesses and revenue ratio, the business development of the subsidiary Muyu Technology, and the main financial data of the latest year and the first period. It is required to supplement the specific situation of the company's technical research in the direction of virtual digital human, including but not limited to research and development time, technical personnel allocation, core technology mastery, research and development investment, research progress, and the stage of research and development and application of related technologies , product landing feasibility, market demand status, etc., fully remind the possible risks that related businesses may face.
On December 15th, Yingt Technology stated on the interactive platform that the company, as a member of the Zhongguancun Digital Media Industry Alliance, actively participated in the drafting of the Zhongguancun Digital Media Industry Alliance group standard project (ZDMIA-2021-003) "Metaverse Terminology and Communication Specifications" Work. The company currently does not have metaverse business, but the VR glasses previously launched by the company and the holographic imaging technology of Shanghai Xianghang Technology Co., Ltd., a joint stock company, all belong to the category of metaverse. The company keeps close attention and research on advanced and cutting-edge technologies such as metaverse.
News broke on December 15th that Shawn Yue's trendy brand MADNESS announced that it will release a sweater printed with Shawn Yue's personal CryptoPunks collection. It is reported that the series of sweaters are divided into Sweater (without cap) and Hoodies, and will be sold at the MADNESS store in Sanlitun, Beijing at 10:00 on December 18, Beijing time.
On December 16th, WeChat announced that Tencent’s e-signature has launched the merchant version function, allowing small, medium and micro enterprises to quickly initiate, sign and manage various contracts through the Tencent e-signature applet. It is reported that enterprises can choose official contract templates in the mini program, or upload custom contract templates according to their own business needs. After supplementing the contract information, it can be sent directly to the signatory via WeChat. The signed contract is stored in the cloud, and enterprises and individuals can view it at any time and manage it in a unified manner. At the same time, the key electronic evidence of the signing process between the two parties will be stored on the Zhixin Chain platform. Its underlying technology is based on the domestically-made open-source and independently controllable "Chang'an Chain" to ensure the security and immutability of the contract content. In the event of objection or dispute, the electronic contract stored in the blockchain can be used as evidence with sufficient legal effect, reducing the burden of proof on the parties and speeding up the resolution of disputes.
News on December 16, the Tianyancha App shows that recently, Hisense Group Co., Ltd. has applied for the registration of multiple trademarks such as "Hisense Metaverse", "Hisense Family Metaverse" and "Hisense Love Home Metaverse". The international classification involves advertising sales and social services. , scientific instruments, etc., the current status of trademarks are all pending applications. Prior to this, Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., Ltd. has applied for the registration of several trademarks of "Changhong Universe", "Hongyuan Universe" and "MATECHIQ", and the current status of these trademarks is "waiting for substantive examination".
On December 16th, Mango Super Media, a leading media company, announced that it will rely on the company's accumulation in the field of "script killing" in the future to create an immersive offline entertainment business. According to Fang Fei, vice president of Mango TV, in the future, Mango Super Media will start from the creation of high-quality VR content, using film and television and game VR content realization technology and virtual character technology as means, supplemented by the creation of NFT digital art collection trading platform as the key. Phases promote the construction of the Mango Planet Metaverse.
On December 16th, the finals of the first Hubei Provincial Blockchain Technology Application Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition were successfully held in Wuhan. After fierce competition, the project "Wisdom Eyes Knowing Beads-Full Chain Food Traceability System" from Wuhan University of Technology won the first prize in the university group, and the projects from Hubei Xinchantong Service Co., Ltd., Beijing Anxin Entrepreneurship Information Technology Development Co., Ltd., and Wuhan University The project "Safe Production Supervision Platform Based on Blockchain Technology" won the crown of the enterprise group. The university group and the enterprise group also produced 2 second prizes and 3 third prizes respectively.
On December 16th, Fengyuzhu said in an agency survey that the company has been using holographic technology, CG vision, naked-eye 3D technology, etc. to enhance the visual and experience effects of the exhibition hall site and cultural space as early as 2012. , the company is good at using VR/AR, holographic images and naked eye 3D to create an immersive interactive experience. These technologies and contents have many applications in the company's main business. However, based on the concept of metaverse, there are major uncertainties, and it is expected that there will be major uncertainties and risks in the future development and actual operation of the company in the field of metaverse.
On December 16th, recently, China Eastern Airlines was invited as a governing unit to officially join the central enterprise blockchain cooperation innovation platform. After joining the central enterprise blockchain cooperation innovation platform, China Eastern Airlines will actively participate in various matters of the platform, earnestly fulfill its rights and obligations as a governing unit, strengthen the external interconnection of the industry, and actively explore blockchain-based innovations with central enterprise partners on the platform. Cross-field cooperation, explore business model innovation, build an open and cooperative digital innovation ecosystem, and form new competitive advantages in the digital economy.
News on December 17th, under the guidance of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Social Sciences Publishing House, China Payment and Clearing Association, the Financial Technology Professional Committee of the China Society for Finance and Banking, and the Beijing Municipal Administration Service Administration, hosted by the Beijing Blockchain Technology Application Association, Beijing Zhongke Jin The "2021 Financial Technology, Regulatory Technology, and Blockchain Blue Book Conference" co-sponsored by Cai Co., Ltd. will be held as an online live broadcast at 14:30 pm on December 18, 2021. At the meeting, the "China Financial Technology Development Report (2021)" edited by Li Wei, Director of the Science and Technology Department of the People's Bank of China, and the "China Regulatory Technology Development Report (2021)" edited by Sun Guofeng, Director of the Monetary Policy Department of the People's Bank of China will be released. ", "China Blockchain Development Report (2021)" edited by Yao Qian, director of the China Securities Regulatory Commission's Science and Technology Supervision Bureau. Aiming at the development status and trends of financial technology, regulatory technology and blockchain, through policy interpretation, trend discussion, case sharing, achievement display, cooperation and exchange, etc., it will comprehensively display my country's scientific and technological innovation achievements, and vigorously promote the sustainable development of my country's digital economy.
On December 17th, Tianfeng Securities stated that the ebb of pure digital collection transactions and the rise of virtual real estate all mark the deepening of NFT application exploration. In the long-term, it is optimistic that NFT is expected to serve as a value bearer in the decentralized metaverse system. Tianfeng Securities believes that most NFT projects do not have scarcity in the sense of investment, and the overall development dividend period they enjoy is limited, and projects with more sustainable economic ecology behind them will have longer-term development. Continue to recommend Tianxiaxiu, optimistic about the company's long-term ability to build healthy economic ecological NFT applications.
On December 18th, JD.com has officially launched the Lingxi digital collection trading platform. All digital collections on the platform will be uniquely identified by JD Zhizhen Chain, a blockchain technology service provided by JD Cloud.
On December 18th, the NFT platform Ezek announced that it will cooperate with Jay Chou's trendy brand PHANTACi to release the Phanta Bear series of NFTs on January 1, 2022. A total of 10,000 NFTs of this series will be issued. Ezek is a new generation of digital encrypted interactive entertainment platform incubated by Starvision Entertainment Ltd. (SEL) based on blockchain technology. SEL founders WillL and MarkG have collaborated with Jay Chou to launch many movies. The trendy brand PHANTACi was established in 2006, jointly created by pop music superstar Jay Chou and his friend Ric. The brand was conceived by Jay, combining the names of Fantasy and Phantom to create the term PHANTACi.
On December 13th, SK Square, an investment subsidiary of the South Korean chaebol SK Group, is accelerating the deployment of metaverse and cryptocurrency businesses. Last month, SK Square announced an investment of 90 billion won (approximately $76 million) in Korbit, South Korea’s fourth largest crypto exchange, for a 35% stake. Huh Seok-joon, managing director of SK Group, said: "Our business needs to evolve to the metaverse, the way we communicate with customers will shift from mobile phones to the metaverse, and new cryptocurrencies will be used as new currencies on our platform."
News on December 13, one of the most popular bands in the world for decades is now preparing to release NFT. Exclusive interviews with The Beatles' John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr will be auctioned off as NFTs. This news has changed the way traditional artists use IP to make money. For the first time, an interview with an old-school music artist has been sold as an NFT, according to The Voice of Classic Rock (VOCR), which is minting the associated NFT and hosting the auction. Each NFT will contain unique artwork and a WAV file of the interview. The NFTs will be released via the Ethereum blockchain, and the minimum bid for each NFT is 1.25 ETH, which is a hefty price for the average music lover considering ETH’s recent price was around $4,000.
On December 13th, RTFKT, an NFT fashion and collection start-up company, announced on Twitter that the company had been acquired by Nike. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. It is reported that one of RTFKT's flagship products is a hybrid NFT/physical shoe collection inspired by the legendary CryptoPunks NFT series. Meanwhile, Nike began exploring blockchain technology as early as 2019, even applying for a patent for tokenized shoes.
E-commerce giant Amazon recently invested in a fragmented sports trading card marketplace called Dibbs, according to reports. Built on top of the Wax blockchain, the platform allows users to trade sports card fractional interests in real time. The report further added that the financial terms of Amazon's backing of Dibbs had not been disclosed. At present, Dibbs has officially launched a market called "Sell with Dibbs", which allows owners to sell their collections as well as some of their interests. Founder and CEO Evan Vandenberg explained that NFTs and digital collectibles have made the collectibles market more accessible. “For too long, the collectibles market has been riddled with barriers to entry that have made entry high and unfairly high,” he said in a statement last week. He further added: “The emerging Metaverse eliminates The limitations of traditional ownership. Moving these collectibles, which truly represent one’s online persona, into the digital realm is critical to the future of ownership and identity.” Vandenberg also pointed out that the trading card business is not Dibbs’ only focus, as the company is also Consider branching out into other fields.
News on December 14, in order to enhance the status of female artists in the NFT industry, L'Oreal Paris, USA commissioned 5 female artists - Amber Vittoria, Arina BB, Hueman, Lili Tae and Puks, to create NFT art in the new L'Oreal red series lipstick "Reds of Worth" NFT.
On December 14th, the NFT project Bored Ape BAYC authorized Bored Ape Yacht Club#3500 to the American beer manufacturer AlternateEnding to launch Drink Your Peas, a canned beer with Bored Ape Yacht Club#3500 pattern. It is reported that this series of canned beer is priced at US$18 per serving, and each serving contains 4 bottles with an alcohol content of 4.7%. It is brewed from sprouted peas and is now on pre-sale. In addition, Alternate Ending also sells handmade posters printed with the Bored ApeYacht Club#3500 pattern. There are only 20 copies of this series of posters, each priced at $20, and they are now sold out.
On December 15th, MGA Entertainmentt is launching an NFT series, accompanied by "LOL Surprise!" branded trading cards that can be purchased in the store. The launch was made in partnership with NFT company Iconic, after MGA struck a deal with the company in October. The company will issue 10 million cards at 20,000 retail stores around the world, including Walmart, Target and Walgreens in the U.S., according to a press release. Each pack of cards has its own QR code with "digital versions of trading cards, tokens, NFTs, or physical collectibles thereof" that can be redeemed instantly.
On December 15th, according to official news, LVC Corporation, the encrypted assets and blockchain business unit of the Japanese communication giant LINE, announced that the NFT comprehensive market "LINE NFT" based on the current "NFT Market β" with a series of new functions will be launched next year. Available in spring. It is understood that through the new function of "LINE NFT", IP holders can complete the initial issuance, sales and secondary resale of NFT on the LINE blockchain in one stop, and users can easily purchase the required NFT in Japanese yen . It is reported that LINE established the "LINE Blockchain Lab" in 2018 and has been committed to blockchain research and development.
On December 15th, Adidas Originals announced that it has entered the field of Web3 and the metaverse, and will launch the first NFT as part of the metaverse business. Adidas said the company will use NFTs to sell digital and physical products. It is reported that NFT is on sale today, and buyers will get exclusive access to Adidas Originals experience and products.
On December 16, Sotheby's, a centuries-old art auction house, reported that it earned $100 million from NFT sales this year. The auction house held its first NFT auction from April 12-14, and an NFT work from digital artist Pak fetched $16.8 million from 3,000 buyers. Since then, Sotheby's has sold an NFT of the original World Wide Web source code for $5.3 million, a rare CryptoPunk for $11.8 million, and 101 Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs for $24.4 million, among other notable The NFT. Sotheby’s noted that more than three-quarters (78%) of NFT bidders were at Sotheby’s for the first time, and more than half were under the age of 40.
On December 16th, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, a children's entertainment company that owns the copyright of the books of the well-known children's writer Dr. Seuss (Dr. Seuss), has reached a cooperation with NFT developer Dapper Labs and a digital collection start-up company called Tibles. , will create a themed NFT platform and release NFT works related to Dr. Seuss. These NFTs are known as "Seussibles!" and are built on the Flow blockchain. Dr. Seuss is an outstanding children's writer and educator in the 20th century. He has won the Caldecott Award and the Pulitzer Special Contribution Award, the highest honor for picture books in the United States, and has won the Academy Award and the Emmy Award twice. His works are important reading guidance books for children designated by the US Department of Education.
On December 16th, alternative investment company Otis announced the launch of the NFT market Otis House, on which users can convert physical items into NFTs. At present, Otis House has launched six asset auctions, including: a retro Nintendo "Super Mario" The O'Brothers 3 video game (Wata 9.6), a rare Bob Ross painting, a 1993 "The Simpsons" Matt Groening DeBart card (PSA 9), a 2003 Topps Chrome LeBron James rookie card (PSA 10 Gem Mint), Pokémon Yellow Gameboy Video Game Special Pikachu Edition (Wata 9.4). According to Otis, anyone can submit collectibles worth more than $5,000 and convert them into NFT assets, and all physical items will be stored in vaults in Delaware or New York City.
On December 16th, Melania Trump (Melania Trump), the former First Lady of the United States and the 45th President of the United States, announced the launch of the Melania Trump NFT platform, which regularly releases NFT exclusively. The first NFT is titled "Melania's Vision" and will be available for a limited time from December 16th to December 31st, 2021. According to reports, "Melania's Vision" is a watercolor by Marc-Antoine Coulon that embodies Mrs. Trump's cobalt blue eyes, and also includes a recording from Mrs. Trump with a message of hope, which is priced at 150 SOL. The Melania Trump NFT platform uses the Solana blockchain protocol; and will accept SOL cryptocurrency and credit card payments through MoonPay.
On December 16th, Lotte Cinema, one of the largest theater chains in South Korea, will distribute NFT for free to users who book tickets for The Matrix Resurrections. Lotte Cinema will cooperate with Warner Bros. and NFT technology startup W.CRAFT to issue "secret codes" to the first batch of 30,000 people who book movie tickets and apply for NFT until December 21. Those who have obtained the password can redeem NFT on W.CRAFT's webpage. These NFTs recreate characters and symbols based on the 3D version of The Matrix. A "Matrix"-themed virtual gallery will open featuring clips and clips from the film. Although the NFTs for this event cannot be traded, Lotte Cinema plans to issue tradable NFTs in the future.
On December 17th, Coinbase is developing tools to help users access the metaverse. Its CEO Brian Armstrong and executive responsible for identity tools Alex Reeve said that they plan to provide users with NFT-based identity tools to help users enter the metaverse. Different areas of the universe, "We want to integrate all identity information together, essentially creating an identity information channel into the metaverse, which will make it possible to create a uniquely identifiable username NFT, which can replace wallets. Ultimately , which will allow users to carry unique IDs across different worlds in the Metaverse.”
On December 17th, Goldman Sachs stated in a research report that blockchain technology is the core of the development of Metaverse and Web 3. It is the only technology that can "uniquely identify any virtual object independent of a central authority," analysts led by Rod Hall wrote in a December report, and this ability to identify and track ownership is critical to the operation of Metaverse. important. For Web 3, blockchain allows for "partial removal of centralized control," the note said. In the future users will be able to log in without requiring a third party such as Meta, Google or Apple. Web 3 is the third generation of Internet services enabled by decentralized networks.
On December 17th, Deloitte released the "2022 Technology, Media and Telecommunications Industry Forecast" yesterday. Deloitte Global predicts that the NFT transaction volume related to sports media content will exceed US$2 billion in 2022, doubling from 2021. By the end of 2022, it is estimated that 4-5 million sports fans around the world will buy or receive NFT sports collectibles.
News on December 18, Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, said on Saturday that Instagram is actively exploring NFT and how the platform can make NFT easier to use. Mosseri added: "I think this is an interesting place where we can play and a way to help creators." In previous news, developers broke the news: Instagram is suspected to be deploying NFT functions on its app.
December 18th, according to Reuters, aerospace giant Boeing hopes to build the next generation of aircraft in the metaverse. In Boeing's factory of the future, mechanics around the world will interact through 3,500 HoloLens headsets. Immersive 3D engineering will be paired with robots that communicate with each other. It is reported that Boeing has planned to create a virtual three-dimensional "digital twin" aircraft in the metaverse, and develop a production system capable of running a simulated flight environment. According to Boeing's digital strategy, design, production and aviation service operations will be realized under the metaverse digital ecosystem in the next two years.
On December 18th, Meta (formerly known as Facebook) CEO Zuckerberg said that due to its large number of creators and developers, India can play an important role in building the Metaverse. He also pointed out that India already has one of the largest Spark AR developer communities and is expected to become the world's largest app developer base by 2022. Additionally, India's online gaming market has also seen substantial growth over the past few years as Meta has increased its investments in the country's gaming sector.
On January 13th, a few days ago, Suzhou became the first national blockchain development pilot zone officially approved to be established. Suzhou took the initiative to lay out and make solid progress. Previously, it has built the country's first block alliance chain that deeply integrates blockchain technology and notarization business - "Suzhou Notarization Chain". "Suzhou Notary Chain" is based on the Wutong Chain with independent intellectual property rights of Tongji Blockchain Research Institute, and as a provider of Wutong Chain in cloud computing, Internet of Things and big data, Suzhou Mobile relies on China Mobile to cover the country's "N The overall resource layout and technical capabilities of +31+X" "cloud + network + edge" provide Wutong chain with private cloud and public cloud deployment and expansion services, support flexible and fast access of nodes, and support Suzhou notary chain application scenarios Expand quickly. At present, the "Suzhou Notary Chain" has saved 116,063 blocks, and the number of stored certificates has reached 674,262. At the same time, with the support of the "Suzhou Notarization Chain", Suzhou has successively launched a blockchain lottery system, records of the entire process of administrative law enforcement, Kunshan Fuqiang notary platform, "Suzhou City Deposit Certificate" App, and "Customs Certificate One-Link" bonded goods Notarization assisted destruction and disposal of five "blockchain + notarization" application products, covering multiple fields such as epidemic prevention and control, resumption of work and production, administrative law enforcement, and inclusive finance.
On December 13th, Guangdong Zhongke Intelligent Blockchain Technology Co., Ltd. provided the underlying technical support of the blockchain and the deployment of demonstration use cases. Complete the delivery. This project is a blockchain party building project of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, organized by the Communications Administration of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. It is the first deployment research and scenario use case practice of party building scenarios based on blockchain technology in my country.
On December 16, hosted by Yunnan Telecom Public Information Industry Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Qulian Technology Co., Ltd. and China Telecom Kunming Branch, the "Kunming City Blockchain Public Service Platform Official Operation Conference" was held in Kunming . According to reports, the Kunming blockchain public service platform is to carry out blockchain technology innovation, talent training, and industrial applications for the whole province. Open blockchain services such as alliance chains, free public alliance chains, standardized smart contract research and development tools, and efficient and safe smart contract audits.
News on December 16, since the beginning of this year, in accordance with the deployment of the People’s Bank of China’s Winter Olympics payment environment, the Business Management Department of the People’s Bank of China has promoted the full realization of key transportation areas such as buses and subways to support the acceptance of bank cards and digital renminbi, and completed 50 key business districts. The payment environment has been improved, and more than 98% of ATMs in the city can accept foreign currency bank card cash withdrawals. Carry out three large-scale digital renminbi pilot activities, complete the implementation of 400,000 scenarios, and realize full coverage of seven categories of scenarios, including transportation, catering and accommodation, shopping and consumption, tourism, medical and health care, communication services, and ticketing and entertainment.
On December 17th, Zhuzhou innovated the service mode of administrative examination and approval, and vigorously promoted the application of smart Zhuzhou blockchain technology in the field of government services. Improve the level of government affairs data sharing and business collaboration efficiency in Zhuzhou. The blockchain can not only solve many pain points of "Internet + government affairs", but also promote the construction of "digital government" into a new stage. Through light touch point docking, it will help break the "data island" and "value island" and promote government affairs. Service data is jointly maintained and utilized across departments and regions, and supports blockchain-based government service business collaboration.
News on December 17, following the completion of the country's first digital RMB full-process online tax payment business, payment, and financial expenditure business, on December 17, the country's first digital RMB tax refund business was successfully handled at the Dalian Branch of the Agricultural Bank of China, marking the Dalian took the lead in realizing the full-scenario coverage of the budget revenue and expenditure refund business in the financial field.
On December 17th, the country's first "blockchain + 5G" demand response system launched a pilot application in Yiwu, Zhejiang. By using the "blockchain + 5G" technology, it built the trust of load aggregators, users, and power supply companies. Chain, users can query response data and other on-chain information through the blockchain browser to realize trusted data sharing among demand response participants. The relevant person in charge of State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power said that the next step will be to use the blockchain cross-chain technology to conduct data security interaction with the Zhejiang Provincial Power Demand Response Platform to realize the interconnection and intercommunication of demand settlement business data.
News on December 17, a few days ago, Jinhua City's first blockchain technology procuratorial application center was inaugurated in Yiwu City Procuratorate. The center aims to strengthen the application of blockchain technology in the field of legal supervision through the integration of platform construction, mechanism exploration, theoretical innovation and other functions through a new model combining production, learning and research, and provide digital empowerment for legal supervision. quality and efficiency. Blockchain technology is the innovative power engine of digital prosecution. Actively use new technologies such as blockchain to promote cross-departmental big data collaborative case handling between judicial and administrative agencies, break through the problem of law enforcement and judicial data sharing, and provide a solution for the application scenario of "closed-loop management of execution connection". In a wider field, a larger range of file upgrades provides an "acceleration" power engine; blockchain technology is a public infrastructure that strengthens supervision, and the integration of blockchain technology will help change the collaborative behavior and information interaction of judicial agencies The method can improve the efficiency and rapid response capacity of judicial cooperation.
The Banque de France (French central bank) has successfully completed the final trial of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) interbank settlement scheme, which was launched in March 2020. The final experiment was conducted jointly with a group of private participants led by HSBC. The experiment involves issuing digital bonds on the blockchain and subscribing through CBDC settlement. The experiment successfully tested the end-to-end transaction lifecycle of digital assets. All of these operations were carried out in conjunction with HSBC and its technology partner, IBM, which is part of a panel of participants established specifically for this experiment. The Banque de France will continue its CBDC pilot program, with the second part mainly for cross-border transactions.
On December 14th, the Canadian blockchain digital trade platform MineHub said on Tuesday that the mining company BHP has completed a $30 million copper concentrate blockchain transaction with China Minmetals Group. MineHub said in a statement that the pilot transaction is the first cross-border shipment of copper concentrate using blockchain. In June 2020, BHP conducted the first blockchain iron ore transaction with China Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. using MineHub.
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