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The Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong, Chan Ho Lam, stated at the 2026 Annual Tax Seminar of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Hong Kong Branch that the OECD has revised the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) to include new digital financial products such as central bank digital currencies and has optimized the reporting and due diligence requirements for financial institutions.In addition, the OECD has released the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) so that tax jurisdictions can automatically exchange crypto-asset transaction information to enhance transaction transparency. The Hong Kong Legislative Council has expressed support, with the goal of completing legislation by 2026.

According to Jinshi News, Damian Boey, portfolio strategist at Wilson Asset Management, stated that Waller tends to favor lowering interest rates but hopes the Federal Reserve will reduce the size of its balance sheet to achieve rate cuts.The market is reacting by contemplating what the world will look like if the Federal Reserve's balance sheet shrinks. Once discussions about withdrawing support begin, assets such as gold, cryptocurrencies, and bonds will be sold off.

The Hong Kong Legislative Council's Financial Affairs Committee announced that a briefing will be held on January 30, with the Hong Kong Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau presenting policy measures. Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui, and Deputy Secretary, Chan Ho-lam, will attend.Relevant documents state: In order to promote the sustainable and healthy development of the digital asset industry in Hong Kong and further consolidate Hong Kong's position as an international financial center, legislative proposals will be submitted to the Legislative Council this year to implement revisions related to the crypto asset reporting framework and common reporting standards established by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The goal is to automatically exchange tax information related to crypto asset transactions with other tax jurisdictions starting in 2028, in order to combat cross-border tax evasion and enhance international tax transparency. Public opinions are currently being collected on the legislative proposals.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government today launched a public consultation on the implementation of the OECD's framework for the declaration of crypto assets and the amendments related to the Common Reporting Standard in Hong Kong.The OECD announced the declaration framework in 2023, which requires partner tax jurisdictions to automatically exchange tax information related to crypto asset transactions annually, as well as to incorporate new digital financial products and optimized declaration and due diligence rules into the Common Reporting Standard. The Hong Kong government plans to complete the necessary local legislative amendments within the next year, aiming to automatically exchange tax information related to crypto asset transactions with relevant partner tax jurisdictions starting in 2028, and to implement the newly revised Common Reporting Standard from 2029. Hong Kong will automatically exchange tax information with suitable partners on a reciprocal basis, provided that the partners meet standards related to the confidentiality and security of the information. The public is invited to submit comments on the various proposals by February 6, 2026.

The Ethereum Foundation posted on the X platform, stating that the account abstraction team, along with Vitalik Buterin, has released the "Trustless Manifesto" and placed it on-chain. The original intention of Ethereum was not to enhance financial efficiency, but to enable people to collaborate without the need for trusted intermediaries. This manifesto clearly articulates a series of related values, including trustless neutrality, self-custody, verifiability, and a resistance to "convenient" centralized models.The manifesto is fully stored on-chain in the form of a smart contract and provides a single operation: pledge(). This contract has no owner, no administrator, and the text is immutable, with all operations relying on the Ethereum network. When the pledge() operation is called, the system will record the caller's address and the timestamp of the first pledge, and emit a public Pledged(address, timestamp) event. This operation only consumes gas fees and does not provide any form of incentives such as airdrops, points, or early access. If relevant parties make a pledge, it indicates their concern for the importance of user self-authorized operations, their desire for their protocols not to rely on private servers and opaque relayers, and their willingness to bear the actual costs to maintain Ethereum's trustless characteristics.

ChainCatcher message, the encryption wallet provider OneKey released a statement in its X community stating that it has never incited, organized, or manipulated any KOL or user in any form to launch public opinion attacks against Curve or any project. In response to the malicious accusations and false statements spread by certain individuals on current social platforms, OneKey will pursue legal accountability and will not tolerate such behavior.In addition, founder Yishi is participating in the investment entirely in a personal capacity, which is a personal action, and no official resources from OneKey have been involved in this project.At the same time, all products of OneKey are designed to be open source, with no backdoors, and have been fully audited by professional security teams such as SlowMist.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi Data, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government today (26th) issued the "Hong Kong Digital Asset Development Policy Declaration 2.0," reiterating its commitment to making Hong Kong a global innovation center in the digital asset field. The new policy declaration is based on the initiatives proposed in the first policy declaration issued in October 2022.Financial Secretary Paul Chan stated that the "Policy Declaration 2.0" demonstrates the SAR government's vision for the development of digital assets and showcases the practical applications of tokenization, promoting the diversification of application scenarios. By combining prudent regulation with encouragement of market innovation, it aims to build a more vibrant digital asset ecosystem that integrates with the real economy and social life, bringing benefits to the economy and society while consolidating Hong Kong's leading position as an international financial center.

ChainCatcher news, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency, Iran has launched a "Victory Declaration" missile operation against U.S. bases in Iraq and Qatar.In addition, according to CGTN Europe, Israel estimates that Iran has so far fired 10 missiles at the U.S. base in Qatar. (Jinshi)

VhainCatcher news, according to Yahoo Finance, the Acting Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Chen Haolian, stated that a second policy declaration regarding the development of virtual assets will be launched within this year. The next step will explore how to combine Hong Kong's traditional financial advantages with technological cooperation and innovation in virtual assets, utilizing virtual assets to enhance the security and flexibility of the local real economy, as well as encouraging local and international enterprises to explore innovative applications of virtual assets.

ChainCatcher news, according to AFP: Iran defines the Israeli attack as a "declaration of war." (Jinshi)

ChainCatcher news, the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Paul Chan, stated at the 2025 Caixin Summer Summit that Hong Kong has launched a licensing system for digital asset trading platforms and a licensing system for stablecoins, and is advancing regulatory arrangements for custody and over-the-counter trading. "This month, we will publish the second policy declaration regarding the development of digital assets in Hong Kong, focusing on the integration of financial services and innovation, and expanding the application scenarios of digital assets," (Shanghai Securities Journal)

ChainCatcher news, according to Yahoo Finance, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui, stated that in response to the latest developments in the virtual asset market, the Treasury will publish a second policy declaration on the development of virtual assets, outlining the vision and direction for the next steps. This policy declaration will explore how to combine the advantages of traditional financial services with technological innovations in the virtual asset sector, and enhance the security and flexibility of real economic activities. It will also encourage local and international enterprises to explore innovations and applications of virtual asset technology.Christopher Hui pointed out that the Securities and Futures Commission is considering introducing virtual asset derivatives trading for professional investors, emphasizing that robust risk management measures will be formulated. This is expected to further enrich the product options in the Hong Kong market while ensuring that trading is conducted in an orderly, transparent, and secure manner. In assisting fintech companies to expand their business, the Invest Hong Kong is actively collaborating with industry stakeholders to promote in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, helping Hong Kong fintech companies further expand into the mainland market.

ChainCatcher news, the fund management platform Interlace has issued a solemn statement today, clarifying recent posts on the social media platform X that claim Interlace is involved in a so-called "U.S. financial fraud lawsuit," with company executives facing "heavy fines and penalties." Interlace stated that the content is purely fabricated and has no factual basis. Interlace is currently operating normally and in compliance with the law.In addition, Interlace responded that regarding the lawsuit mentioned in the related posts, Interlace has commissioned a professional on-chain analysis company to conduct a thorough and accurate analysis, and has strongly refuted the false lawsuit. In the first hearing on March 24, the judge clearly rejected the plaintiff's request for asset freezing, and the plaintiff will withdraw this lawsuit in June.The detailed statement is as follows:

According to ChainCatcher, citing a report from the American Business Insider, dozens of economists, including two Nobel Prize winners, have signed an "anti-tariff declaration" criticizing President Trump's tariff policy, stating that it is "misguided" and warning that it could lead to a "self-inflicted recession."In this "anti-tariff declaration," the authors warn that it is urgent to reverse the Trump administration's "incoherent and destructive policies" on trade. As of the evening of April 19, Eastern Time, 956 people have signed this "anti-tariff declaration."