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ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the TRON ecosystem decentralized oracle network WinkLink has officially established a strategic partnership with the digital asset trading platform DigiFinex. Both parties strengthen the deep integration of exchange infrastructure and oracle services, jointly building a transparent and trustworthy data ecosystem, and promoting the large-scale application of blockchain technology in the real economy. This cooperation will bring richer real-world application scenarios to users of the DigiFinex and WinkLink ecosystems.

ChainCatcher news, Bitfinex's parent company iFinex announced a cooperation agreement with the government of El Salvador to assist in the development of laws, regulations, and guidelines related to cryptocurrency.In addition, iFinex will also provide consulting to the El Salvador government on the issuance and promotion of digital asset trading, including the issuance of "volcano bonds" (digital bonds backed by Bitcoin), aimed at funding energy infrastructure for Bitcoin mining.

ChainCatcher News, U.S. Representatives Zach Nunn and Abigail Spanberger jointly introduced the "Creating Liability for Innovators and Technology Act" (CLARITY), which prohibits federal government officials from conducting business with Chinese blockchain companies, prohibits government employees from using the underlying networks of Chinese blockchain or cryptocurrency trading platforms, and explicitly prohibits U.S. government officials from trading with Tether's parent company iFinex.In addition, the bill also prohibits officials from trading with The Spartan Network, The Conflux Network, and Red Date Technology.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, the owner of the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, iFinex, plans to conduct a $150 million share buyback program to better control the operations of the private company. iFinex has already sent a letter to shareholders on September 22, proposing to buy back 15 million shares at a price of $10 per share. This transaction accounts for approximately 9% of iFinex's uncirculated capital, which would value the company at $1.7 billion, and at least one subsidiary will need to inject cash to implement this proposal.It is reported that this buyback arrangement is offered to shareholders who purchased iFinex shares during the exchange arrangement with the investment platform BnkToTheFuture in 2016. In 2016, Bitfinex was hacked, and approximately $71 million worth of Bitcoin was stolen (now valued at $3.3 billion). Bitfinex fully compensated users for their losses by offering BFX tokens, which were then exchanged for company shares through BnkToTheFuture.

ChainCatcher news, according to Tether's official announcement, Euro Tether (EURT) and Tether Gold (XAUT) will soon be listed on the crypto trading platform DigiFinex.It is reported that 1 XAUT represents ownership of 1 ounce of gold on London Good Delivery gold bars; EURT is a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the euro. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the cryptocurrency trading platforms LBank and DigiFinex have respectively announced the launch of $NOVA. Trading for NOVA/USDT on LBank has started at 18:00 Beijing time on July 11, and $NOVA withdrawals will open at 18:00 Beijing time on July 12. Trading for NOVA/USDT on DigiFinex will start at 20:00 Beijing time on July 11, and the withdrawal opening time has not yet been announced.It is reported that Nova is a meme project that introduces the concept of UBI (Universal Basic Income) in the token economy.