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Binance announces the upgrade of the U-based contract WebSocket URL architecture to support traffic growth and enhance overall stability and scalability. The new architecture is divided into three specialized base URLs by data category: Public (high-frequency public market data), Market (regular market data), and Private (user data stream).The new WebSocket URL is available for use starting today, and the old URL will be permanently decommissioned on April 23, 2026. Additionally, this upgrade continues to support both ws and stream access modes and combined subscriptions.

Recently, Huobi HTX held an offline交流之旅 titled "Aletai Ice and Snow Adventure" for core major clients and key KOLs. This event focused on deep companionship and refined services, establishing closer emotional connections with clients and KOLs through 5×24 hours of offline interaction in a relaxed and authentic setting.During the event, the Huobi HTX team invested significant effort in itinerary planning, communication, and service details, providing meticulous support based on the genuine needs of clients, which received unanimous praise from the participants. Several clients and KOLs expressed that this offline交流 significantly enhanced their trust in the platform's professionalism and long-term commitment.During the journey, Huobi HTX also integrated an annual business review and shared the strategic planning for 2026, engaging in in-depth discussions around the platform's development direction, product optimization, and ecological layout, further strengthening clients' confidence in the platform's long-term development.

As the Ugandan government cut off nationwide internet access during the presidential elections, the encrypted communication app Bitchat became one of the most downloaded apps locally. The Uganda Communications Commission confirmed that the internet shutdown took effect at 6 PM local time on Tuesday and will continue throughout the election period.Reports indicate that Bitchat relies on Bluetooth Mesh networks to enable encrypted communication without the internet, and it has simultaneously topped the download charts on both the Apple App Store and Google Play in Uganda. Meanwhile, several VPN apps also ranked high in downloads, indicating a significant increase in local demand for information access ahead of the elections.The Ugandan government stated that the internet shutdown aims to prevent the spread of false information during the elections, but opponents argue that this move could restrict the flow of election-related information. The executive director of the Uganda Communications Commission had previously stated that there would be no internet shutdown, but ultimately, the measures were implemented. As of early January, it has been disclosed that over 400,000 users in Uganda have downloaded Bitchat.This marks the third consecutive time Uganda has implemented a nationwide internet shutdown during presidential elections. Similar actions occurred during the elections in 2016 and 2021. Reports also mention that Bitchat has been widely used in various countries under conditions of internet restrictions or sudden disasters in recent years, gradually becoming an alternative communication tool in offline environments.

Self-hosted new banking and payment infrastructure Tria has announced that the "Tria Premium Cardholder Party" will be held in Seoul on January 14, 2026. This is the first offline exclusive event for Premium cardholders hosted by Tria in 2026, aimed at strengthening community connections and giving back to core users.It is reported that this event will prioritize invitations to the top 200 Premium users based on card usage at the time of Luma application. If there are remaining spots, additional reviews will be conducted based on the priority of Signature cards, virtual cards, and non-cardholders. The event agenda includes project introductions, live Q&A, and social segments, where participants can earn token rewards and brand merchandise through on-site tasks and interactions.

AI economic payment and settlement layer AEON announced the integration of OKX's Layer2 X Layer, with its QR code payment function now connected to X Layer, allowing related assets on X Layer to be used among 50 million online and offline merchants in Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America. This collaboration also embeds AEON's offline mobile payment capability into OKX Pay, enabling users to directly use X Layer assets for daily consumption within OKX Pay.AEON has partnered with multiple mainstream wallets and exchanges, empowering tens of millions of users to use crypto assets for consumption in the real world, including Binance Wallet, Bitget Wallet, KuCoin, Bybit, TokenPocket, Solana Pay, OKX Wallet, and more.

AI Economic Payment and Settlement Layer AEON announced a collaboration with stablecoin issuer United Stables. AEON Pay's QR code payment now supports offline consumption using $U. Users can complete payments through the Binance Wallet AEON Pay dApp, covering real-world scenarios such as daily shopping and dining at 50 million merchants worldwide. Additionally, AEON's x402 facilitator has also supported $U and will use it as a settlement asset on the BNB Chain, serving x402 AI native payment and automated trading scenarios.

Gate Group announced that as part of its global brand communication plan, it intends to launch the "Japan-Korea Winter Series Events" in January 2026. This series of events is solely for brand communication and community engagement purposes and does not constitute an invitation or solicitation for any cryptocurrency transactions within Japan. The project will be conducted in phases, hosting a series of offline entertainment travel activities and community events in multiple cities in Japan and Korea.It is reported that relevant activities may invite industry professionals and business partners to participate; however, there will be no promotion, recommendation, or solicitation of any specific cryptocurrency or trading activities during the events. The series of events aims to create opportunities for community interaction and communication in different local contexts, without providing participants with any form of preferential treatment, economic benefits, or incentives related to trading.As the cryptocurrency industry gradually matures, more platforms are beginning to enhance interaction and communication with global users and content creators through offline exchanges and brand activities. The "Japan-Korea Winter Series Events" is one of Gate Group's important initiatives to continuously promote global brand communication and deepen community dialogue.

The UK power stablecoin energy-type RWA project KWTUK and Wattlet held an offline launch event in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, focusing on the "path of combining power assetization with on-chain finance," attracting numerous Web3 practitioners, developers, and industry participants. As an important energy asset project under the Wattlet system, KWTUK aims to explore feasible landing models for RWA in the energy sector by leveraging electricity, a high-frequency and rigid demand real asset.At the launch event, the team systematically introduced the overall design concept of KWTUK, including the joint curve pricing mechanism in the genesis phase, and the subsequent economic model for price stability achieved through on-chain supply and demand adjustments. Compared to RWA projects that primarily focus on conceptual narratives, KWTUK emphasizes the synergistic relationship between real energy prices, cost structures, and on-chain liquidity, striving to build a digitally native energy asset with long-term sustainability.The Wattlet team stated that electricity, as a globally universal and price-transparent basic resource, possesses inherent financial attributes. With increasing volatility in energy prices, energy-type RWA may become one of the important directions connecting the real world with on-chain finance. This offline launch event is also seen as a significant milestone for KWTUK in advancing ecological construction and subsequent stage development.

In response to the rumors circulating in the community, CZ posted on the X platform stating: all interactions with the relevant parties consisted of "exchanging 3 messages back and forth and meeting for 10 minutes." Before debating with Peter Schiff, he met with a few KOLs and decided on the spot to have one of the KOLs come on stage to present a very heavy gold bar, which was not arranged beforehand.

The UK power stablecoin KWTUK, in collaboration with RWA Chai.io, will hold its first offline event "RWA x The Future Finance of Stablecoins" in Seoul on December 13, marking the official launch of KWTUK's entry into the South Korean market. The event will feature the release of an NFT whitelist for the presale of KWTUK tokens, and will invite well-known Korean projects, top KOLs, and the Web3 community to participate, including project ecosystem introductions, industry exchange sessions, and offering the UK power stablecoin NFT whitelist along with RWA Chai.io token discount presales.KWTUK's "three-phase token economic structure" is entirely based on local UK electricity prices: the genesis issuance phase allows participants to mint tokens at a discount below the actual electricity price; the market liquidity phase transitions to free pricing based on market fluctuations in electricity prices; the subsequent mechanism dynamically adjusts through minting and burning, keeping the token price within the range of UK electricity prices, striving to maintain long-term synchronization with the real energy value.Official training materials indicate that this tokenization framework, centered on electricity value, has built a solid value moat for the project, enabling it to maintain stable operations amid fluctuations in energy prices.RootData will participate as a partner in this event and jointly promote the content construction and community interaction for the RWA x stablecoin scenario.

Ethereum L2 network Starknet announced on platform X that the latest version v0.14.1 will be deployed to the Starknet mainnet in a few hours. As part of this upgrade, the Starknet network is expected to undergo a brief maintenance downtime around 08:30 UTC (16:30 Beijing time), during which transactions on the mainnet will not be processed.It is reported that this version will support faster block closures during low activity periods and will deploy the BLAKE hash function (SNIP-34).

RaveDAO announces the launch of a fan achievement system that visually records each participant's journey in its global events, national chapters, and different years, permanently, while distributing digital badge collectibles. This marks RaveDAO's transformation of real-world participation into verifiable, collectible, and displayable on-chain identity credentials using offline entertainment scenarios and blockchain tools.The system presents four dimensions in a fun way: the number and type of event attendances, regions, years, and contribution to spending. Once the badge is received, it will be displayed on the member dashboard as one of the identity markers for users in the RaveDAO community and a basis for future airdrops.This feature is realized through fan data and identity infrastructure PLVR, allowing eligible users to directly claim achievement badges on their PLVR profile page.

According to official social media news, the HTX DAO "Journey of Confidence" Nanchang station will be officially held on November 28. At that time, more local Web3 practitioners, developers, and KOLs will be invited to participate in discussions on topics such as the future governance roadmap of DAOs, community roles, ecological expansion, stablecoins, and cross-chain infrastructure.Looking back at the previous Guangzhou station event, the HTX DAO team engaged in deep exchanges with many members of the crypto community, collectively reviewing its core progress in 2025, including the normalization of the token listing governance system, treasury mechanism construction, optimization of community voting models, and phased achievements of various deflationary actions. At the same time, the team also shared the latest practices of HTX DAO in terms of on-chain governance transparency, ecological collaboration, and incentive systems.This event will continue the communication purpose of the Journey of Confidence series, linking community consensus through offline gatherings, showcasing the latest governance achievements, and further promoting the implementation of HTX DAO governance in a broader region. In the future, HTX DAO will also continue to enhance communication with users through offline tours, building a more solid global community consensus.

StarGlow will hold its first offline event "THE FIRST GLOW MEET-UP" in Seoul on November 21, marking the official launch of its GLOW AUDITION. The event will invite K-POP artists, fans, and the Web3 community to participate, including individual artist interviews, project ecosystem introductions, industry交流 sessions, and will provide a total of over $15,000 in airdrop rewards and multiple on-site lottery benefits.RootData will participate as a partner in this event and will work with StarGlow to promote content development and community interaction in the K-POP × Web3 scene.

According to a Binance announcement, the world's largest tokenized RWA product, BlackRock's BUIDL fund, has now been incorporated into Binance's institutional offline collateral system, allowing institutional users to use it as over-the-counter custody collateral for trading.BUIDL will also launch a new share class on the BNB Chain, promoting further on-chain RWA. Binance stated that this move enables institutions to hold interest-bearing compliant RWA assets in third-party custody while gaining exchange liquidity, achieving higher capital efficiency and reducing counterparty risk.

ChainCatcher message, the Bitcoin bridging protocol Garden Finance announced on platform X that a certain "solver" has been found to have a security vulnerability. To conduct a security investigation, the APP functionality has been temporarily taken offline. The impact is limited to the solver itself, and user funds and the protocol will not face any risks. More information will be disclosed as soon as possible.Previously, "on-chain detective" ZachXBT revealed in a post on his personal channel that Garden Finance allegedly suffered losses exceeding $5.5 million due to an attack. Their team has sent an on-chain message to the attacker, offering a 10% white hat bounty, but has not yet publicly commented on the matter.

ChainCatcher message, the "Proof of AI After Party" co-hosted by Paypal Ventures, Kite AI, and 499 will be held on September 30 during TOKEN2049 in Singapore.This event, themed "Stablecoins, AI Payments, and Autonomous Economy," will focus on the practical applications of stablecoins in the new AI economy, Agentic Payment, and other cutting-edge topics related to the autonomous economy.Confirmed speakers for the event include Chi Zhang, co-founder of KiteAI; Alan Du, partner at PayPal Ventures; and Adam, partner at the Nixon Family Foundation and advisor to the Solana Foundation.In addition, representatives from several well-known projects and organizations, including GAIB, UXLINK, Codatta, Avalanche, Virtuals Protocol, FLock.io, Solana, Vana, Donut, OpenMind, LayerZero, Chainlink, OKX Wallet, and Aethir, will also attend.

ChainCatcher news, during Bitcoin Asia, RootData will collaborate with UXUY to hold the offline event "FAUCET 2025" on August 27 at 19:00 (UTC+8) at the Fringe Club in Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong. At that time, RootData founder Pan will serve as the host of the roundtable forum "Water's Edge Dialogue," engaging with guests in an in-depth discussion on key topics such as stablecoins, RWA, tokenized stocks, and on-chain markets, collectively exploring the direction of industry development.It is reported that this year's theme is "Flooding," focusing on the new ecology of compliant digital assets. The FAUCET series of events has successfully held three consecutive sessions since its launch in 2023.

ChainCatcher message, Camp Network will hold its first offline gathering in Korea, "Rave in the Gallery," on July 26, 2025 (Saturday) from 17:30 to 23:30 at Whipple Gallery in Yongsan, Seoul. This event aims to support the expansion of the Camp community in Korea, featuring a performance by DJ Luna, as well as a limited WL airdrop provided by Whipple Gallery.The event will also give away 10 Camp Labubu figurines, each accompanied by an allowlist spot for the Camp PFP series TrailHeads Phase 2.