ChainCatcher news, at the "CRYPTO 2025 Breakthrough and Rebirth" event co-hosted by RootData and ChainCatcher on April 8, GMGN Growth Director Sunova stated in the themed roundtable "How to Breakthrough in Crypto 2025" that GMGN has always been user-centric, continuously adjusting its products based on user preferences.Sunova pointed out that memes have wealth creation potential, generating economic value through humor, and in the future, memes will have more application scenarios. In addition, Sunova believes that compliance will attract more traditional capital into the crypto market, driving liquidity and infrastructure development. Currently, the on-chain compliance field is still relatively blank, but once compliance is achieved on-chain, GMGN will fully embrace it.When discussing the combination of AI and crypto, Sunova stated that the integration of AI and crypto is a mutually empowering process, and there is still significant room for growth in their combination, with great development potential in the future.

ChainCatcher news, the AI-driven investment research and trading platform SoSoValue officially announced the application scenarios of the $SOSO token at the SoSoValue VIP Cocktail Hour event in Hong Kong. Users staking SOSO will be able to enjoy multiple benefits, including increased S2 mining rewards, eligibility for WLP applications, unlocking exclusive AI research assistant features, and receiving S-VALUE airdrops.Within 2 hours of the announcement, the $SOSO token surged by 50% on Bybit, now priced at $0.7.

ChainCatcher news, according to Crowdfund Insider, Ripple announced a partnership with fintech company Revolut and cryptocurrency service provider Zero Hash to expand the market coverage of its RLUSD stablecoin.Under the agreement, users of Revolut and Zero Hash can now use RLUSD on the XRPL and Ethereum networks. The collaboration aims to optimize the efficiency of global fund flows and enhance user experience.

According to ChainCatcher news and the official website, the Shenzhen Development and Reform Commission launched the application scenario innovation project solicitation on January 9. This plan aims to collect application projects of new technologies such as artificial intelligence large models, generative artificial intelligence, and blockchain from government departments, enterprises, and institutions.In the financial sector, the focus is on application scenarios such as big data risk control for small and micro enterprises, intelligent anti-fraud, blockchain cross-border convenient payment, and digital RMB business circles. The project solicitation deadline is January 22, 2025, and selected projects will be included in the opportunity list for application scenarios and receive "online + offline" promotion support.

ChainCatcher news, Bitget's Chinese head Smith Tse published an open letter on social media, stating that in 2025, the focus will be on the following directions: First: Strengthen the selection of spot first launches to amplify the wealth effect. Improve spot depth and liquidity, explore quality projects, and continue to serve as the first stop for quality assets; Second, a core operations team will be formed to explore more hardcore application scenarios around BGB, focusing on three parts: on-chain application scenarios, PayFi payment scenarios, and in-platform rights scenarios, allowing BGB to become a mainstream asset deeply integrated into popular public chains and leading DeFi ecosystems. Finally, strengthen compliance operations to promote healthy industry development. In 2025, efforts will be intensified to actively apply for compliance licenses globally to ensure legal operations in different markets.On January 2, 2024, Bitget announced the appointment of Smith Tse as the new head of the Chinese region, overseeing brand building, integrated marketing, and ecosystem development in the region. As of the time of publication, he has officially completed one year in the position.

According to ChainCatcher news, on December 31, Metya released its 2025 development roadmap, focusing on three main directions: ecological construction, technological upgrades, and commercial applications.In terms of ecological construction, Metya will launch the token TGE in Q1 and further improve the MSN ecological network. It will strengthen global social network coverage through a regional node incentive program and promote $MET to become the core asset of social payments in a multi-chain ecosystem.The technological upgrades will focus on optimizing AI large models, launching an embedded decentralized wallet, and expanding the entire chain ecosystem to create a smoother and safer user experience, facilitating on-chain interoperability.In commercial applications, Metya will expand token application scenarios through innovative SocialFi and DePIN models and accelerate the deep integration of tokens with the social economy.

ChainCatcher message: According to the latest official news from the Satoshi Protocol, the protocol has reached a collaboration with Bido, a liquid staking protocol on the BEVM ecosystem, to support the liquid staking token wstBTC as collateral for borrowing the stablecoin SAT, thereby expanding the application scenarios of the protocol.It is reported that Bido is a liquid staking protocol based on BEVM, where users can stake BTC to obtain stBTC, earning staking rewards while maintaining liquidity. The current coin-based APY is around 80%, with the revenue coming from 50% of the GAS income of the entire BEVM network. Bido will provide users participating in staking with stBTC equivalent to the amount staked, which can be converted to wstBTC and used as collateral to borrow SAT on the Satoshi Protocol.The Satoshi Protocol is the first over-collateralized stablecoin protocol on the BEVM network, which launched its mainnet in early April and has partnered with Binance Wallet and BEVM for an airdrop campaign, reaching 140,000 participating addresses. After the Satoshi Protocol began supporting wstBTC as collateral, the TVL increased by $1.5 million within 24 hours.

ChainCatcher news, Frank, the Executive Director of OKX Hong Kong, stated during a roundtable forum at the "2024 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival" main forum that the standardization of asset on-chain protocols, strengthening security and privacy measures, and applying AI and data analytics to RWA platforms could become future application scenarios and related innovation directions for RWA.Additionally, when discussing the development of RWA-related innovations in the Hong Kong market, Frank pointed out that Hong Kong has the potential to play a significant role in the global adoption of RWA platforms and technologies. As one of the world's three major financial centers, Hong Kong boasts excellent connectivity, resources, talent, mature financial infrastructure and regulations, and a large number of Web3 companies and creativity. Furthermore, Hong Kong has a well-established investor base, providing a favorable and solid environment for the adoption of RWA. More importantly, Hong Kong serves as a gateway to Asia and other regions, and its strategic location and strong international connections may facilitate the large-scale entry of RWA platforms into the Asian market.

ChainCatcher news, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority tweeted that the ongoing pilot program for the digital Hong Kong dollar (e-HKD) is exploring six use case categories, including Web3 settlement, tokenized assets, and tokenized deposits.Mastercard is exploring the potential of e-HKD in facilitating transaction settlements across different chains on Web3 platforms.In terms of tokenized asset settlements, the pilot project by Ripple and Fubon Bank demonstrates the potential of e-HKD to unlock the value of illiquid assets through real estate asset tokenization. Meanwhile, Boston Consulting Group, HKT Payment, and Za Ban are exploring tokenized asset-backed financing settled in e-HKD.In the area of tokenized deposit security, Hang Seng Bank, HSBC, and VISA are leading pilot projects that utilize tokenized deposits and e-HKD to facilitate real-time 24/7 interbank transfers.

ChainCatcher news, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today the launch of the "e-HKD" pilot program. Sixteen selected companies from the finance, payment, and technology sectors will conduct the first round of trials within this year. The program will explore potential use cases for e-HKD in six areas, including comprehensive payments, programmable payments, offline payments, tokenized deposits, Web3 transaction settlement, and tokenized asset settlement.HKMA Chief Executive Eddie Yue stated: Although the HKMA has not decided whether or when to launch e-HKD, we are pleased to initiate the e-HKD pilot program. This is a great opportunity for the HKMA to collaborate with the industry to explore innovative use cases and to prepare for the potential launch of e-HKD in the future. (Source link)