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According to official news, Nasdaq and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group announced on January 8, 2026, to deepen their cooperation and reintroduce the Nasdaq CME Crypto Index (NCI™), providing a transparent and reliable benchmark tool for institutions seeking to invest in digital assets.

In the 2025 Entrepreneur Middle East Leadership Awards held in Dubai, Gate was awarded the annual "Crypto Industry Icon." This honor is presented by the business media Entrepreneur Middle East, which has a history of over ten years, to recognize outstanding representatives who demonstrate exceptional influence, industry drive, and ecological contributions in the global crypto and Web3 fields.As one of the earliest platforms to establish a global presence in the industry, Gate has long focused on user experience, the construction of security systems, and continuous investment in key infrastructure. It has also been strengthening its practices in asset transparency, compliant operations, and the promotion of industry standardization. In recent years, Gate has made significant progress in technology research and development, market expansion, and brand building, and its support and promotion of the healthy development of the industry have been highly recognized within the industry.This award not only reflects the affirmation of Gate's comprehensive strength by mainstream international business media but also indicates that the platform can maintain its leading position amid the intensifying competition in the crypto industry through robust strategies, professional services, and continuous innovation. Gate stated that it will continue to collaborate with global regulatory agencies, industry partners, and the developer community to jointly promote the popularization and construction of crypto and Web3 technologies, contributing to the long-term, healthy, and sustainable development of the industry.

ChainCatcher news, according to official disclosure, Nasdaq-listed company YSX Tech announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with XUnit. This MOU establishes a framework for the joint development of a compliance-driven Real Asset (RWA) standardized platform to promote the tokenization of real assets and the implementation of digital asset infrastructure.According to the memorandum, both parties plan to collaborate in the following areas: on-chain integration and tokenization of RWA, promoting title verification, blockchain mapping, and standardized tokenization of RWA; Web3 financing and compliant liquidity, exploring the integration of institutional capital with Web3 platforms to develop compliant financing and asset circulation mechanisms; digitization of insurance-related assets, researching the digitization and on-chain integration of insurance-related assets to enhance transparency and optimize capital allocation efficiency; ecosystem co-construction, leveraging XUnit's RWA module standards and the company's industrial and financial resources to promote the widespread application of tokenized RWA.

ChainCatcher News: The Beijing Blockchain Technology Application Association announced that Zhongke Jincai has officially become a council member of the Hong Kong Web3.0 Standardization Association. According to the information, the Hong Kong Web3.0 Standardization Association is a technical organization conducting standardization research in the Web3.0 field, aiming to promote the high-quality development of the global Web3.0 industry through standardization.

ChainCatcher news, according to Zhitong Finance, as the only strategic partner of the Hong Kong Web3.0 Standardization Association in mainland China, Shenzhen Longgang District Data Co., Ltd. has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the association and will deeply participate in the ecological construction of the world's first RWA asset registration platform, which will be launched in Hong Kong on August 7.Both parties plan to jointly build a cross-border data compliance recognition mechanism, creating a full-cycle service platform covering asset confirmation, trusted storage, and compliant circulation. Relying on "Shenzhen's industrial foundation + Hong Kong's international hub," they will explore the model of "mainland asset digitization, Hong Kong digital financialization, and global circulation compliance," supporting the domestic and international dual circulation.

ChainCatcher news, the Hong Kong Web3.0 Standardization Association has announced that StoneLink Limited has officially become a member of its council.It is reported that the Hong Kong Web3.0 Standardization Association, as the core organization promoting the standardized development of the Hong Kong Web3.0 industry, has gathered well-known institutions in the industry such as HashKey Group, OKLink, JD Coin Chain Technology, and NetEase to serve as the chairman and vice-chairman units. The association has always aimed to "promote the healthy development of technology, applications, and industries through standardization," and continues to work on formulating industry standards, building industry consensus, and improving compliance and regulatory frameworks.StoneLink stated that it will fully leverage its technological and experiential advantages in virtual asset compliance custody, RWA tokenization, stablecoin mechanisms, and blockchain infrastructure, actively participating in the association's standard-setting and industry promotion efforts, and helping Hong Kong build an internationally leading Web3 compliance and innovation ecosystem.

ChainCatcher message, Vitalik Buterin posted on X stating: "One of the many things we need to accelerate is the abolition of Groth16. Trust setups for every application are not feasible in the 2020s. At least there should be a universal setup, ideally no setup at all. This requires significant improvements in infrastructure and the standardization of new SNARK algorithms."It is reported that the Groth16 algorithm is an algorithm published by Jens Groth in 2016. The advantages of this algorithm are the small number of proof elements provided (only 3 are needed), simple verification equations, and reliability under integrity and polynomial computation capabilities.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has decided to establish the Ministry's Artificial Intelligence Standardization Technical Committee, numbered MIIT/TC1, which is mainly responsible for the formulation and revision of industry standards in areas such as artificial intelligence evaluation testing, operation and maintenance, datasets, basic hardware, software platforms, large models, application maturity, application development management, and artificial intelligence risks. The first session of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's Artificial Intelligence Standardization Technical Committee consists of 41 members, with the secretariat undertaken by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology.

ChainCatcher news, ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood discussed the impact of political and technological changes with Research Director Sam Korus and Portfolio Manager Nick Grous in the latest episode of "The Brainstorm" podcast. Wood believes that a new government could drive significant reforms, particularly in the regulation of crypto assets.Key discussion points include Trump's reform experience, the future development of cryptocurrencies, the impact of tariffs on the dollar, and market expansion driven by innovation. Wood stated that technological advancements could lead to a decrease in inflation and interest rates.

According to ChainCatcher news, as reported by Xinhua Finance, the national-level scientific journal "Financial Electrification," supervised by the People's Bank of China, will publish an article titled "Exploring the Standardization of Practical Experience in Blockchain Digital Bond Innovation" in the second half of August 2024. The article is authored by the Central Government Securities Depository and Clearing Co., Ltd.'s China Bond Blockchain Digital Bond Project Team.The article states: As a national pilot unit for blockchain innovation applications, the Central Government Securities Depository and Clearing Co., Ltd. is actively promoting the implementation and standardization of the blockchain digital bond project. It is necessary to summarize and form specialized standards in a timely manner, striving to achieve replicable and scalable practices to promote the formation of an industry ecosystem and standardized development. Since exploring blockchain technology in 2018, it launched the country's first blockchain digital bond issuance platform in 2021 and has continuously optimized and enhanced system functionality and cross-chain interoperability.The platform has supported the issuance of multiple bonds, covering institutions such as state-owned banks and securities companies, promoting the integrated development of the digital economy and the real economy, while strengthening regulatory capabilities and industry norms. As the initiator of the alliance chain and the provider of system services, the Central Clearing Company is responsible for formulating business operation rules, establishing and improving alliance governance mechanisms, and maintaining the safe and stable operation of the system; it explores the effective coordination of necessary centralized management principles as stipulated by laws and regulations with distributed ledger technology, consensus algorithms, and smart contracts.The alliance chain does not change the legal central confirmation attributes and member access management authority of the Central Clearing Company. It efficiently achieves consensus formation in business processes through smart contracts and enhances the auditability, verifiability, and multi-party supervision of operations by the Central Clearing Company and market institutions through distributed ledgers and encryption algorithms. Market institutions, under the premise of complying with the alliance system, can orderly carry out business innovation, provide beneficial feedback and cooperative supervision, and jointly promote the high-quality development of the bond market.

ChainCatcher news, published in the second half of August 2024 issue of the national-level scientific journal "Financial Electrification," supervised by the People's Bank of China, features an article titled "Exploring the Standardization of Practical Experience in Blockchain Digital Bond Innovation." The authors of the article are the Central Government Securities Depository and Clearing Co., Ltd. Blockchain Digital Bond Project Team.The article states: As a pilot unit for national blockchain innovation applications, the Central Government Securities Depository and Clearing Co., Ltd. is actively promoting the implementation and standardization of the blockchain digital bond project. It is necessary to summarize and form specialized standards in a timely manner, striving to achieve replicable and scalable practices that promote the formation of an industry ecosystem and standardized development.Since exploring blockchain technology in 2018, the company launched the country's first blockchain digital bond issuance platform in 2021, continuously optimizing and enhancing system functionality and cross-chain interoperability. This platform has supported the issuance of multiple bonds, covering institutions such as state-owned banks and securities companies, promoting the integrated development of the digital economy and the real economy, while strengthening regulatory capabilities and industry norms.As the initiator of the alliance chain and the provider of system services, the Central Clearing Company is responsible for formulating business operation rules, establishing and improving alliance governance mechanisms, and maintaining the safe and stable operation of the system; exploring effective coordination between the necessary centralized management principles stipulated by laws and regulations and the technical architectures of distributed ledgers, consensus algorithms, and smart contracts.The alliance chain does not change the legal central confirmation attributes and member access management authority of the Central Clearing Company. It efficiently achieves consensus formation in business processes through smart contracts and enhances the auditability, verifiability, and multi-party supervision of operations by the Central Clearing Company and market institutions through distributed ledgers and encryption algorithms. Market institutions, under the premise of complying with the alliance system, can orderly carry out business innovations, provide beneficial feedback and collaborative supervision, and jointly promote the high-quality development of the bond market. (Xinhua Finance)

ChainCatcher News: The Japanese gaming public blockchain Oasys has announced its technical roadmap, which aims to develop and expand the overall ecosystem through "application data availability."Oasys will promote collaboration with ecosystem partners to standardize gaming assets and create actual gaming use cases based on this; it will provide the Oasys Verse Developer Kit (Oasys VDK) to reduce developers' resource and time costs.In addition, Oasys has set a mid-term plan for the next two to three years, which includes addressing protocol layer issues, developing standardized protocols to achieve interoperability, and providing more developer tools.

ChainCatcher message, UniSat announced on social media that it is actively promoting the standardization work related to brc20-swap. In a meeting this Monday, the maintainer of the brc-20 standard expressed hope that UniSat could provide a complete specification document for the swap, clearly defining the swap behavior to minimize ambiguity and undefined behavior.UniSat stated that it will make every effort to complete the draft of the specification within this week and submit it to the BRC20 Supervisory Committee for review before this Friday, while also soliciting feedback from all parties.In addition, UniSat plans to fully open source the entire codebase of the swap in the first week of May, allowing anyone to use the code for deployment and operation. They will also assist BestInSlots in completing the second implementation on OPI, ensuring that the behavior of the UniSat version of the swap is consistent with that of the OPI version.