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According to Bits.media citing data from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), as of June 29, 244 companies in the EU have obtained MiCA crypto licenses, with Germany leading with 57 companies (about 23%), followed by France with 26 companies (about 11%). Greece, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, and Romania have not issued any MiCA licenses, and Poland has yet to establish a licensing system for crypto exchanges, with related legislation having been vetoed by the president three times.Germany, France, and the Netherlands (along with Luxembourg and Ireland) account for about 72% of the EU's financial assets, which is also why MiCA licenses are highly concentrated in these countries. France has recently accelerated its approval process, issuing 5 licenses in the week from June 18 to 22, nearly half of the total 11 issued in the EU during the same period. MiCA requires crypto companies to obtain a license in at least one EU country by July 1 in order to legally serve the markets of the 27 countries; those without a license must cease operations in the EU.

With the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) officially coming into full effect on July 1, 2026, it marks the beginning of a new era of unified regulation in the European digital asset market. As the global regulatory framework continues to improve, stablecoin payments are evolving from a focus on "pure efficiency" to "compliance, transparency, and trust," accelerating their transformation into core infrastructure for enterprise-level payments.As a provider of enterprise-level stablecoin payment infrastructure, WasabiCard consistently practices a "compliance first" development philosophy. By continuously strengthening core risk control capabilities such as AML (Anti-Money Laundering), KYC (Know Your Customer), and KYB (Know Your Business), it is committed to building a secure, transparent, and sustainable foundation for global payments.As stablecoins rapidly penetrate core business scenarios such as enterprise treasury management, cross-border payments, and B2B settlements, compliance capability has become the primary consideration for enterprises when choosing payment channels. In the future, WasabiCard will leverage its core capabilities of "global issuance, stablecoin payments, global remittance, and fund distribution" to deeply integrate a comprehensive compliance system with business scenarios, helping global enterprises confidently navigate the evolving regulatory environment and significantly enhance the security and compliance efficiency of their global operations.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Paul Chan, stated in a blog post on the 28th that Hong Kong is not only an important channel for attracting investment but also a "key link" for mainland enterprises and products to go international, as well as a "converter" for standards and regulations between technological innovation and the international market.Paul Chan indicated that under the national "dual circulation" development strategy, Hong Kong's internationalization advantages can effectively assist mainland enterprises in connecting with global markets. The mainland's outstanding scientific and technological innovation capabilities can efficiently interact with Hong Kong's internationalization advantages, helping enterprises convert research and development results into overseas orders.At the same time, Hong Kong can introduce international long-term capital for hard technology enterprises that require "patient capital," achieving "small, early, and long-term investments" to support the growth of promising technology companies and emerging and future industries. In addition, the developing Northern Metropolis of Hong Kong aligns well with the strong entrepreneurial atmosphere in places like Xi'an, creating a positive cycle of mutual empowerment among education, technology, talent, and industry.

The Shanghai Stock Exchange officially released the "Guidelines for the Application of the Shanghai Stock Exchange Issuance and Listing Review Rules No. 10 - Applicable to AI Large Model Enterprises under the Fifth Set of Listing Standards for the Sci-Tech Innovation Board," aimed at leveraging the role of the capital market to support the development of AI large model enterprises in China that are in a critical period of large-scale commercialization.The "Guidelines" combine the actual situation of technological innovation in the field of AI large models and clarify the specific requirements for applying the Fifth Set of Listing Standards for the Sci-Tech Innovation Board:Definition of Main Business: The issuer's main business must be clearly defined as "independent research and development of AI large models, model services, or model applications," while simultaneously supporting both general large models and industry-specific models.Requirements for Stage Achievements: When applying, enterprises must meet the condition of "at least one large model product has been launched and achieved large-scale application" as a standard to verify the feasibility of their product business model and commercialization capability.The Shanghai Stock Exchange stated that the next step will be to actively and steadily promote the issuance and listing of AI large model enterprises that meet this standard on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board under the guidance of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, to provide greater support for the development of technology-based enterprises that break through key core technologies.

According to Viet Nam News, the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam proposed in the revised draft of the "Support Law for Small and Medium Enterprises" to allow small and medium enterprises to use digital assets, virtual assets, intellectual property, intangible assets, and future formed assets as collateral for bank loans, in order to improve the financing availability for private enterprises and technology startups.The draft also encourages credit institutions to issue loans more based on credit ratings, business plans, market expansion potential, and corporate cash flow, reducing reliance on traditional collateral such as real estate. The Ministry of Finance of Vietnam stated that this policy aims to unleash private economic resources and is consistent with Resolution No. 68 - NQ / TW.

Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) announced the launch of stablecoin minting and redemption services, allowing businesses and high-net-worth clients to directly convert between fiat currency and stablecoins through SGB accounts, achieving real-time settlement around the clock without relying on traditional intermediary banking processes.This service is integrated into SGB's proprietary clearing network SGB Net, supporting seamless flow of funds both on-chain and off-chain. The first supported stablecoin is USD Coin (USDC), with a minimum transaction amount of $100,000, and it will subsequently support USDT, USDe (Ethena), and Global Dollar (USDG).

According to a report by Jinshi Data, the General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has issued a notice on launching a special action to empower the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through inclusive computing power, mentioning the innovative service model of computing power.Improve the SME section of the China Computing Power Platform, the computing resource docking section of the China SME Service Network, and the national computing internet service node section (hereinafter collectively referred to as the SME platform section), to promote the precise matching of SME demand and computing resource supply, and implement flexible payment models such as "card time," "calculated time," and Token billing.Explore innovative businesses such as "computing power banks" and "computing power supermarkets," supporting SMEs to deposit idle computing resources and achieve flexible use through cross-regional and cross-cycle scheduling. Implement an artificial intelligence SME entrepreneurship support plan, encouraging local relevant departments to subsidize "computing power vouchers," "storage vouchers," and "transportation vouchers" to SMEs that meet industrial orientation through the SME platform section, simplifying the acquisition and usage process.

According to BBX data, yesterday global listed companies showed strong momentum in "revenue monetization" and "mainstream financial institutions entering directly" in cryptocurrency asset allocation:$50 million strategic increase: Nomura's digital asset subsidiary Laser Digital announced yesterday that it has completed a $50 million increase in Bitcoin treasury on behalf of its parent company. This marks the first time a major Japanese financial giant has clearly decoupled its proprietary positions from institutional brokerage business, indicating that Japanese financial institutions are beginning to view BTC as core Tier 1 capital.Direct conversion of advertising revenue: Reddit disclosed in its quarterly supplemental filing submitted to the SEC yesterday that it has begun converting part of its excess cash reserves and advertising revenue into BTC and ETH. Reddit stated that the allocation of its on-chain native assets aims to provide underlying liquidity for the future "contributor economy."$25 million hedging initial position: Zillow Group's board approved a $25 million allocation for Bitcoin yesterday. As a real estate technology giant, Zillow plans to use BTC as a cross-border liquidity buffer for its global home purchase settlement business to combat fluctuations in multiple fiat currency exchange rates.15% net profit allocation: WonderFi officially established financial guidelines yesterday, announcing that it will convert 15% of its net profit each quarter into Bitcoin reserves over the next three years. It executed its first purchase of $2.4 million yesterday, with total holdings steadily increasing.$10 million debt transformation: Stronghold Digital disclosed yesterday that the $10 million in cash freed up through a debt-to-equity agreement has all been converted into Bitcoin, establishing a financial restructuring goal of "low debt, high holdings."

According to the People's Daily, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council recently issued the "Regulations on the Integrity of Leaders of State-owned Enterprises."Article 7 explicitly prohibits leaders of state-owned enterprises from using their power or position to seek personal gain, specifically including: accepting gifts, cash, and virtual currencies from related enterprises; buying and selling real estate and vehicles at unfair prices as a disguised form of receiving property; entrusting others to invest in securities and futures without contributing capital but still benefiting; engaging in power-for-money transactions through anonymous shareholding or holding shares on behalf of others; obtaining large returns through financial activities such as private lending; using insider information or trade secrets for personal gain; embezzling or illegally occupying and misappropriating company property; and pocketing discounts, intermediary fees, and reward returns. Violators will be dealt with according to regulations, discipline, and law.

According to The Block, U.S. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce stated in an interview with CNBC that the regulatory agency welcomes proactive dialogue from tokenized asset management companies.Peirce mentioned that the SEC hopes to collaborate with companies trying new financial products (including tokenized tools) to explore whether the market accepts these products. She emphasized that the SEC is not a "good or bad regulator" and does not determine the quality of financial products, but must ensure that products comply with legal restrictions and disclosure requirements. Peirce noted that in recent years, as attitudes toward blockchain technology have shifted, more companies have approached the SEC regarding tokenization plans.She mentioned last week that SEC staff are studying a "narrower" innovation exemption that would allow limited experimentation with specific tokenized securities under the existing regulatory framework while maintaining investor protection. Peirce stated that as companies test these models, legal, operational, and technical issues are expected to arise, but the regulatory agency hopes to work alongside the industry to address these issues.

According to CCTV News, Dong Jin, a representative of the National People's Congress and the director of the Beijing Microchip Blockchain and Edge Computing Research Institute, stated that China's independently developed underlying blockchain technology has been applied in 16 central ministries and 27 central enterprises, achieving positive progress in areas such as taxation, cross-border trade, and global payments.Every year, hundreds of billions of invoices are "run" on the independent blockchain in our country, with over 300,000 enterprises in cross-border trade on the blockchain, and the trade amount reaching trillions of yuan.

OpenAI founder Sam Altman released a content summary after the latest AMA. In response to what would happen if the U.S. government attempted to nationalize OpenAI or other AI projects, Sam Altman stated that he could not predict the outcome. While it may be more appropriate for the government to lead the development of AGI in the long term, nationalization does not seem highly likely given the current trajectory of development.However, he emphasized that establishing a close collaborative relationship between the government and AI companies is "extremely important." People often take the "assurances" regarding safety for granted, but they tend to underestimate the significant investment and effort required behind them. He believes this is generally a good thing, but more respect and understanding are still needed.

According to Xinhua News Agency's client report, eight departments have issued a document further emphasizing that virtual currency-related activities are illegal financial activities, and have defined compliance boundaries for RWA tokenization as "strictly prohibited domestically and strictly regulated abroad," specifically naming Shuqin Technology as a pioneer in RWA compliance.It is reported that Shuqin Technology is a blockchain company based in Hangzhou. Public information shows that its founder was involved in founding "Yibit" and served as CTO, being one of the earliest blockchain entrepreneurs in the country. Previously, Shuqin Technology had explored RBA (Real Business Assets), relying on "fully trustworthy data" to structurally present business operations, revenues, and risks, and has formed a "triple credit enhancement" governance framework: supporting asset sustainability with real business, achieving verifiability and traceability with trustworthy data, and preemptively establishing compliance requirements and responsibility boundaries through governance structure. At the same time, Shuqin has introduced the "granular data" methodology, breaking down business into the smallest verifiable units, fully presenting the business process chain to meet key requirements such as authenticity, traceability, and risk isolation, providing underlying support for new productive enterprises to connect with international capital.

A recent survey released by PayPal shows that nearly 85% of surveyed merchants expect cryptocurrency payments to become the norm within the next five years. The survey was conducted in late October 2025, covering approximately 620 "payment strategy decision-makers."The survey data indicates that nearly 90% of merchants reported receiving inquiries from consumers about using cryptocurrency for payments, with about 40% of merchants already supporting crypto payments at checkout. Among those who have accepted cryptocurrency payments, a significant portion stated that crypto payments account for more than a quarter of their total sales, and about three-quarters of merchants reported an increase in related sales over the past year.May Zabaneh, Vice President and General Manager of PayPal's crypto business, stated that cryptocurrency payments are moving from the experimental phase to everyday commercial applications, driven primarily by consumer demand for faster and more flexible payment methods. Once merchants start to adopt it, they can see the actual value.In terms of scale, the adoption of cryptocurrency payments is mainly driven by large enterprises. Among companies with annual revenues exceeding $500 million, about 50% have accepted cryptocurrency payments, while the proportions for small and medium-sized enterprises are 34% and 32%, respectively. Additionally, about 90% of merchants indicated that they would be willing to try cryptocurrency payments if the experience and onboarding process could match that of traditional card payments.The background of this survey is closely related to the progress of stablecoin regulation. Following the implementation of the GENIUS Act, clear guidelines for the issuance and trading of stablecoins have emerged. PayPal, as one of the earliest mainstream payment institutions to engage with stablecoins, is seeing its related practices followed by more banks and fintech companies.

0G announced its appearance on South Korea's largest television network YTN's program "The Strongest Enterprises," which is now available on YouTube. From January 3 to January 9, this episode will be rebroadcast 29 times on YTN News and YTN Science channels, reaching national policymakers, businesses, researchers, and developers.This episode mainly discusses the following issues:Why current AI technology has become a "black box" and the systemic risks it brings;How decentralized AI infrastructure can achieve transparency, verifiability, and security;0G's full-stack design—using blockchain as a trust layer, combined with decentralized computing and storage, as well as AI alignment nodes;The long-term vision of developing AI into a public infrastructure that meets regulatory requirements and adapts to real-world applications.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, He Yadong, responded to questions regarding the review of Meta's acquisition of the artificial intelligence platform Manus, stating that the Chinese government has always supported enterprises in conducting mutually beneficial and win-win multinational operations and international technological cooperation in accordance with the law.It should be noted that enterprises engaging in foreign investment, technology exports, data outflow, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and other activities must comply with Chinese laws and regulations and follow legal procedures. The Ministry of Commerce will work with relevant departments to conduct an assessment and investigation of the consistency of this acquisition with laws and regulations related to export control, technology import and export, and foreign investment.

According to the Financial Times, Tether-backed German AI data center operator Northern Data sold its Bitcoin mining business Peak Mining for up to $200 million in November. Regulatory documents show that the buyers include several companies such as Highland Group Mining and Appalachian Energy, whose directors are Tether co-founder Devasini and CEO Ardoino, highlighting potential conflicts of interest.The sale occurred just days before Tether-backed social media platform Rumble announced its acquisition of Northern Data for $767 million.There are complex financial ties among the three parties: Northern Data has a €610 million loan from Tether, and Tether has also signed a $100 million advertising agreement and a $150 million GPU service procurement plan with Rumble. Northern Data was searched by European prosecutors in September this year over allegations of more than €100 million in VAT fraud.

Since 2023, the number of BTC held by listed companies and private enterprises has increased from 197,000 to 1,080,000.(Cointelegraph)

According to a report by Sina Finance, recently, seven financial industry associations jointly issued a risk warning, clearly prohibiting domestic participation in virtual currency and real-world asset (RWA) token issuance and trading activities. After the regulatory clarification, mainland companies' RWA business in Hong Kong has encountered a comprehensive downturn, with industry insiders revealing that the consultation volume has plummeted by more than 90%, and many projects have been asked to pause their progress. Related concept stocks have responded by falling back, with companies like Longxin Group and Xiexin Energy Technology seeing their high points cut in half. Some enterprises have begun to explore RDA (Real Data Assets) as an alternative direction.