Policy announcement
10 departments in Hainan jointly issued the "Notice on Strengthening Risk Supervision of Digital Collections" to strengthen risk supervision of digital collections
Recently, 10 departments including the Hainan Provincial Administration for Market Regulation and the Propaganda Department of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China jointly issued the "Notice on Strengthening the Risk Supervision of Digital Collections" and adopted eight major measures to comprehensively prevent regulatory risks of digital collections and promote the digital collection industry. healthy growth. The "Notice" pointed out that the hidden risks of fraud, money laundering, pyramid schemes, illegal fund-raising, etc. in digital collections cannot be ignored; it called for strengthening cooperation and forming a coordinated supervision mechanism with departmental linkage.
In addition, the "Notice" also emphasizes that multiple measures must be taken to prevent the regulatory risks of digital collections in an all-round way. Relevant departments and cities and counties must combine the actual conditions of our province, adhere to the principle of "equal emphasis on development and regulation", increase supervision of the digital collection industry, guide market entities to operate legally and compliantly, and fully enjoy the dividends of the Hainan Free Trade Port.
Suzhou Industry and Information Technology Bureau: It is planned that the scale of Yuanverse-related industries will reach 200 billion by 2025
According to The Paper, the official WeChat public account of Suzhou Industry and Information Technology Bureau released the "Guiding Opinions on Cultivating the Innovation and Development of Metaverse Industry in Suzhou" on January 31, proposing to cultivate and gather more than 200 core Metaverse enterprises by 2025, and the scale of Metaverse-related industries reaching 200 billion yuan.
The opinion proposes to take the lead in creating 30 application scenario demonstration projects in highly compatible fields such as industry, medical care, culture and tourism, education, etc., to accelerate the integrated development of the Metaverse with physical elements such as digital economy, digital life, and digital governance, and to empower smart cities. Digital transformation of construction and industry. At the same time, we will strengthen the supervision of Yuanverse-related financial activities to prevent excessive capital speculation and prevent financial speculation from disrupting the normal development of the industry.
Jiangsu Province: Actively develop future industries such as Yuan Universe and promote the construction of national blockchain development pilot areas
According to news on January 29, Jiangsu Province released its 2023 work report, proposing to implement in-depth the action plan to accelerate the core industries of the digital economy, strengthen and optimize emerging digital industries such as "digital intelligence cloud network chain", and actively develop third-generation semiconductors, Yuanverse and other future industries, and strive to achieve a scale of digital economy exceeding 5.5 trillion yuan. Promote the construction of the Nanjing National Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Application Pilot Zone, the Wuxi National Internet of Vehicles Pilot Zone, the Suzhou National New Generation Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Development Pilot Zone, and the National Blockchain Development Pilot Zone, and successfully host the 2023 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference and the World Internet of Things Expo. .
Chongqing: A number of large-scale green and low-carbon enterprises with strong competitiveness will be cultivated around green emerging industries such as intelligent connected new energy vehicles and energy storage.
China Finance News, January 31, recently, the Chongqing Municipal Economic and Information Commission, Development and Reform Commission, and Ecological Environment Bureau jointly issued the "Implementation Plan for Carbon Peaking in the Industrial Sector of Chongqing." The "Plan" proposes to cultivate and expand green industries, build a low-carbon development industrial layout, and resolutely curb the blind development of high-energy-consuming, high-emission, low-level projects. Among them, we will continue to introduce and cultivate talents in green emerging industries such as intelligent connected new energy vehicles, new electronic products, advanced materials, professional software development, energy-saving and environmental protection equipment, clean energy and energy storage, and cultivate a group of highly competitive companies. Large green and low-carbon enterprise.
Zhengzhou City issued "Zhengzhou City's Several Policies and Measures to Promote the Expansion of Industrial Economy, Stabilize Stock and Improve Quality"
Recently, the Zhengzhou Municipal People's Government issued "Several Policies and Measures for Zhengzhou to Promote Industrial Economic Expansion, Stabilize Stock and Improve Quality." It is mentioned in the "Measures" that the construction of application scenarios is supported. Focusing on key areas of industrial development, create and release a number of innovative, advanced, practical, and generalizable typical application scenarios, and accelerate artificial intelligence, 5G, Internet of Things, big data, blockchain, life sciences, and new materials. Experimental verification, promotion and application of new technologies and new products, and iterative upgrades.
Zhejiang Province released the "Decomposition of Goals, Tasks and Responsibilities for Development in the Next Five Years"
Recently, the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government issued a notice on the "Decomposition of Goals and Tasks Responsibilities for Development in the Next Five Years." The "Notice" proposes to make the digital economy stronger, better, and bigger, vigorously implement the "No. 1 Development Project" of the digital economy, strengthen research on key digital core technologies, and build artificial intelligence, network communications, industrial Internet, high-end software, intelligent computing, and blockchain chain and other strategic industries, cultivate a group of ecologically-led enterprises with industrial chain control, and promote the cluster development of core industries of the digital economy; accelerate the pace of digitalization of manufacturing, service industries, agriculture and other industries, and promote the digitalization of traditional industries and small, medium and micro enterprises transformation.
Comprehensive registration system opens a new chapter in capital market reform
On February 1, 2023, the China Securities Regulatory Commission publicly solicited opinions from the public on the draft of major institutional rules related to the comprehensive implementation of the stock issuance registration system, such as the "Initial Public Offering Stock Registration Management Measures", and the comprehensive implementation of the stock issuance registration system reform was officially launched. This reform has triggered heated discussions among all parties in the market. Industry insiders generally believe that the full implementation of the stock issuance registration system is a landmark reform in the history of China's capital market. It will further enhance the inclusiveness of the capital market, create a good market ecology, and further enhance the capital market's ability to serve the real economy. .
Industry News
Blockchain provider SIMBA Chain was awarded $30 million by the U.S. Air Force’s STRATFI project
Blockchain solutions provider SIMBA Chain has been selected by the United States Air Force (USAF) for a $30 million Strategic Technology Focus Initiative (STRATFI), Cointelegraph reported. The initiative focuses on identifying and advancing technologies that will ensure the future dominance of the U.S. Air Force. According to the announcement, the investment will be used to develop blockchain applications in supply chain management and projects that will be used by a number of government organizations, including the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Army and Defense Logistics Agency. It is reported that SIMBA Chain has developed various blockchain applications to improve key activities of the U.S. Air Force, such as budget tokenization to better account for and track the basic components of the aviation service department.
Postal Savings Bank of China mobile banking launches digital collection function based on blockchain technology
According to the official account of China Post, Postal Savings Bank of China simultaneously launched a digital collection function based on its own blockchain technology in Mobile Banking 8.0, and released the bank's first digital collection: Mobile Banking 8.0 "Upgraded to the New" digital Collection. The collection, with the main image of "Smart Rabbit", will be issued free of charge to Postal Savings Bank Mobile Banking 8.0 customers, with a limited edition of 18,888 copies.
Shandong Provincial Cultural Tourism and Virtual Reality Technology Integrated Development Center was unveiled
According to "Weifang Release" news, on the morning of February 5, the unveiling ceremony of the Shandong Provincial Cultural Tourism Virtual Reality Technology Integrated Development Center was held in the first phase of Goertek Electroacoustic Park. It is reported that the Shandong Provincial Cultural Tourism and Virtual Reality Technology Integrated Development Center will rely on Goertek’s technical resources and product advantages to build an innovative R&D platform for Weifang and the province’s cultural tourism Metaverse, and deploy a professional team to carry out Metaverse technological innovation and new product development and application. It also actively lays out the planning, development and implementation of cultural tourism meta-universe projects in the province, empowers with technology, and helps the high-quality development of the province's cultural tourism industry.
Voice of opinion
National Bureau of Statistics: In 2022, cultural and related industrial enterprises above designated size will achieve operating income of 12,180.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.9%
TMTpost App reported on January 30 that data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that in 2022, cultural and related industry enterprises above designated size across the country achieved operating income of 12,180.5 billion yuan, an increase of 0.9% over the previous year. Among the 9 cultural industries, the operating income of 5 industries including content creation and production, news information services, cultural investment and operation, cultural equipment production and cultural consumption terminal production increased compared with the previous year, with growth rates of 3.4%, 3.3% and 3.2% respectively. %, 2.1% and 0.3%.
Report: Global blockchain messaging application market size will exceed US$500 million in 2030
On February 1, according to the latest report released by the market research organization Grand View Research, the organization believes that the value of global blockchain-based messaging applications is expected to soar in the next few years, with an expected compound annual growth rate of 43.6%. By 2030, the market size is expected to reach US$536.5 million. It is reported that in 2021, the market valuation of blockchain messaging applications will be approximately US$22.2 million, dominated by the North American market; the report predicts that the blockchain messaging application market in the Asia-Pacific region will achieve rapid growth.
Analyst: Reality Labs, Meta’s metaverse project, is expected to suffer a total loss of approximately US$13.8 billion in 2022
According to The Block, according to Meta’s previous report, its Metaverse project Reality Labs lost $3.7 billion in the third quarter of 2022. Fourth-quarter earnings are expected to jump to $4.4 billion and will be reported after the close on Wednesday. Additionally, Reality Labs alone will post full-year losses of $13.8 billion, according to the average analyst estimate compiled by FactSet.
HSBC Investment Management: The U.S. economic downturn will prompt the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates earlier, possibly by 100 basis points within the year.
According to a report from Jinshi on January 30, HSBC Investment Management believes that as the U.S. economy shows signs of recession, the Federal Reserve will change its stance and cut interest rates this year earlier and more aggressively than the money market expects. Joe Little, the company's global chief strategist, said the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates by 100 basis points before the end of this year, twice the 50 basis points currently absorbed by U.S. interest rate swaps. He also believes that there is a possibility of another 200 basis points reduction in 2024. U.S. 2-year Treasury bonds are the most sensitive to policy changes, and their yields have fallen sharply from the 15-year high hit in November, but Little believes the market is not pricing in easing enough.