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According to e Company, Changqiao Securities has further clarified the recent regulatory matters regarding cross-border securities business in China. Changqiao Securities stated that the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and the China Securities Regulatory Commission, along with other mainland regulatory departments, have recently issued the latest regulatory requirements for cross-border securities business, establishing unified industry standards for services aimed at mainland investors.These regulatory rules apply to all foreign financial institutions. Changqiao actively responds to the regulatory guidelines from both regions and will steadily advance compliance work in strict accordance with the relevant requirements. Changqiao Securities indicated that the scope of accounts targeted by this regulatory requirement is limited and clearly defined, mainly focusing on two types of accounts: first, investment accounts opened using suspicious or forged documents; second, investment accounts with zero balances. Customer accounts that are opened in compliance, with real assets and holdings, are not included in this cleanup. Changqiao firmly supports the regulatory attitude of zero tolerance towards fraudulent account opening behaviors and will handle matters strictly according to regulatory requirements.

According to a news release from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Hong Kong police announced that they have joined law enforcement agencies from 9 countries and regions, including Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand, to combat cross-border fraud and money laundering activities. This operation took place from March 10 to May 7, resulting in the arrest of 3,018 individuals, involving over 138,000 fraud cases, with total losses of approximately $752 million (about HKD 5.89 billion).During the operation, law enforcement agencies froze a total of 101,989 bank accounts and successfully intercepted approximately $161 million (about HKD 1.26 billion) in fraudulent funds. Among them, the Hong Kong police arrested 870 individuals and intercepted approximately HKD 539 million in funds. The largest case involved a Singapore company that was defrauded of $36 million (about HKD 280 million), with the related funds subsequently flowing into multiple bank accounts in Hong Kong and other regions. About half of this amount was converted into stablecoins and dispersed into different virtual asset wallets, with the police successfully freezing $20 million of these funds after tracking.Investigations show that money laundering through virtual asset platforms is on the rise, and various regions need to continue enhancing their capabilities to respond to crimes involving virtual assets through intelligence sharing and collaborative mechanisms.

Elon Musk stated that the planned "increase the exposure weight of creators based on their region" will be paused and further consideration will be given.Previously, X product head Nikita Bier revealed that starting this Thursday (March 26), the X platform will adjust the revenue-sharing incentive mechanism for creators, focusing on increasing the weight of exposure from the creators' regions. This adjustment aims to encourage content that resonates with users in their own country, neighboring countries, and those who speak the same language, while reducing the motivation for creators to specifically optimize traffic for U.S. or Japanese accounts, in order to promote a more diverse content ecosystem on the platform.

The Hunan Financial Office's official account has issued a reminder to the public to be wary of Ponzi scheme scams. In the analysis of the virtual currency investment platform "Yuzhi Financial" case, it pointed out that Yuzhi Financial has completely "run away," with offline stores empty, and customer service and "team leaders" either missing or promoting new Ponzi schemes. As of now, police in various regions have opened channels for rights protection registration, guiding investors to orderly register their information, and the case is still under further investigation.The Hunan Provincial Financial Office reminds that such scams often use high-tech and difficult-to-understand concepts like AI, digital currency, and NFTs as a guise. There is no myth of "zero risk, high returns" in the financial market, and one should remain highly vigilant against claims of "earning 1% daily" and "high dividends."

According to Cryptopolitan, the Republic of Buryatia and the Transbaikal Territory in Russia will lift the temporary restrictions on cryptocurrency mining on March 15. These two Siberian regions implemented seasonal restrictions last year to address energy shortages during the autumn and winter months. However, reports indicate that the Moscow government plans to impose a five-year comprehensive mining ban on these two regions starting in 2026.Currently, Russia has completely banned cryptocurrency mining in 10 regions, including southern Irkutsk Oblast and several Caucasian republics, with these bans set to last until March 2031. The changing regulatory environment has made it difficult for Russian mining companies to plan investments. Notably, Russia's largest mining company, BitRiver, is facing bankruptcy proceedings, and its founder, Igor Runets, was detained in January on suspicion of tax evasion. The company's 100-megawatt mining data center project in the Republic of Buryatia has been completed but has never been put into operation.

According to market news, the Russian government plans to implement a year-round ban on cryptocurrency mining in the Republic of Buryatia and the Trans-Baikal Territory starting in 2026. These two regions currently only have a temporary ban in place during the winter, but a draft document from the government's electricity industry development committee indicates that these restrictions will be expanded into permanent measures.This move is the latest effort by Russia to crack down on cryptocurrency mining, with at least 10 regions across the country already having long-term mining bans in place, which will last until spring 2031. The Russian Ministry of Energy has previously stated that it is closely monitoring the energy situation in these regions and is prepared to take swift action.

According to The Block, FTX has withdrawn a controversial motion that could have led to the forfeiture of claims from customers in 49 jurisdictions, including China, Russia, and Ukraine. The total amount of claims from these regions is approximately $800 million, accounting for 5% of FTX's estimated total distribution of $16 billion, with China representing as much as 82%.

ChainCatcher news, the State Council approved the implementation plan for the pilot comprehensive reform of factor market-oriented allocation in some regions across the country, which includes:The implementation plan for the pilot comprehensive reform of factor market-oriented allocation in key cities in Southern Jiangsu points out the promotion of green finance reform and innovation experiments, exploring blockchain-based green asset trading, and encouraging the development of green financial products;The implementation plan for the pilot comprehensive reform of factor market-oriented allocation in Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Wenzhou indicates the encouragement of using new technologies such as privacy computing and blockchain to promote the integration and deep development of public data and social data;The implementation plan for the pilot comprehensive reform of factor market-oriented allocation in the Hefei metropolitan area states the use of technologies such as blockchain, privacy computing, and quantum encryption to improve the efficiency of data circulation and transactions, ensure the security of data circulation, deeply promote social experiments in artificial intelligence, and explore innovative applications of blockchain;The implementation plan for the pilot comprehensive reform of factor market-oriented allocation in Zhengzhou emphasizes the use of data protection measures such as trusted identity authentication, data signatures, interface authentication, and data traceability, along with new technologies like blockchain, to strengthen the security protection of computing power resources and data resources;The implementation plan for the pilot comprehensive reform of factor market-oriented allocation in the Chang-Zhu-Tan area highlights the reliance on existing trading venues to carry out data trading, strengthen the innovation of underlying blockchain technology, cultivate the blockchain industry ecosystem, and explore the construction of a blockchain standard system.

ChainCatcher news, the State Council approved the implementation plan for the pilot reform of market-oriented allocation of factors in some regions across the country, which repeatedly mentions the application of blockchain technology. Among them: 1. The implementation plan for the pilot reform of market-oriented allocation of factors in key cities in Southern Jiangsu points out the promotion of green finance reform and innovation experiments, exploring blockchain-based green asset trading, and encouraging the development of green financial products; 2. The implementation plan for the pilot reform of market-oriented allocation of factors in Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Wenzhou indicates the encouragement of using new technologies such as privacy computing and blockchain to promote the integration and deep development of public and social data; 3. The implementation plan for the pilot reform of market-oriented allocation of factors in the Hefei metropolitan area points out the use of technologies such as blockchain, privacy computing, and quantum encryption to improve the efficiency of data circulation and transactions, ensure the security of data circulation, deeply promote artificial intelligence social experiments, and explore innovative applications of blockchain; 4. The implementation plan for the pilot reform of market-oriented allocation of factors in Zhengzhou indicates the use of data protection measures such as trusted identity authentication, data signatures, interface authentication, and data traceability, along with new technologies like blockchain, to strengthen the security protection of computing power resources and data resources; 5. The implementation plan for the pilot reform of market-oriented allocation of factors in the Chang-Zhu-Tan area points out the reliance on existing trading venues to carry out data trading, strengthen the innovation of underlying blockchain technology, cultivate the blockchain industry ecosystem, and explore the construction of a blockchain standard system.

ChainCatcher news, the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is launching a new product: perpetual contracts. Reportedly, as the exchange prepares for a potential public listing as early as Q1 2026, perpetual contracts become its latest product expansion initiative.Kraken's perpetual contracts will be launched on Thursday for eligible customers in specific jurisdictions. This is a type of futures contract that allows traders to make "high certainty" bets on future events.Kraken points out that its perpetual contracts come with some "built-in protections," including a stop-loss feature that can limit potential downside losses if "the market moves against your prediction." At launch, traders will be able to use their Kraken dollar balance as collateral, with support for other assets to follow.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by Jin10 citing Yicai, recently, the so-called "2% daily interest" Ponzi scheme "Xinkangjia" has collapsed, raising the entire society's attention and vigilance towards new types of online fraud. Regulatory bodies have been intensively "whistleblowing."According to incomplete statistics, since July, financial regulatory agencies in multiple regions, including Guangdong, Yunnan, Hunan, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Zhejiang, and Fujian, have been intensively warning about the risks of illegal fundraising under the guise of "virtual currency" and new types of online fraud.

ChainCatcher news, FTX creditor representative Sunil revealed that creditors from 49 restricted jurisdictions, including China, Russia, and Ukraine, may permanently lose their claim rights, involving an amount of approximately $825 million. Among them, Chinese creditors account for as much as 82%, making them the most severely affected group.FTX will grant the relevant creditors a 45-day objection period, after which unresolved claims will be voided, and funds will be returned to the liquidation trust for redistribution.In response to this urgent situation, RootData will continue to provide stable and professional debt recovery services for affected users, covering the entire process of asset confirmation, material preparation, compliance consulting, and debt sales, assisting users in maximizing their rights during the window period.

ChainCatcher message, according to official documents cited by biteye_sister, on July 2, the latest court documents in the FTX bankruptcy case disclosed a widely discussed list: users from 49 countries and regions may not be able to receive any compensation.These countries are listed as "potentially restricted jurisdictions," for reasons including: local laws prohibit cryptocurrency trading; local laws do not allow platform operators to provide services locally.Among these restricted countries, over 82% of the claims amount comes from China. This means that most Chinese users may not be able to recover their funds from this globally shocking bankruptcy case.

ChainCatcher news, OpenAI tweeted that it has launched the ChatGPT memory improvement feature for Plus and Pro users in the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein.This feature allows ChatGPT to reference previous conversations with users more smoothly, enhancing the interaction experience. Previously, this feature was rolled out to users in other regions on April 10, allowing users to choose to delete or manage memory content.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Apple App Store, OKX Wallet has been launched in some regions.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by the Financial Associated Press citing Sky News, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Basset stated in an interview with CNBC on the 8th that the United States is discussing which countries (regions) to prioritize in reaching tariff agreements, and revealed that U.S. President Trump will participate in the related negotiations.Basset stated that if other countries have "practical proposals" on the negotiation table, then a tariff agreement can be reached with the United States. He also mentioned that the U.S. has discussed which countries to prioritize. "Last night we discussed which countries to prioritize, and I think everyone will soon see some countries with significant trade deficits with the U.S. stepping forward," Basset said. The report also indicated that U.S. officials stated that more than 50 countries (regions) have already come forward seeking negotiations.

ChainCatcher message, OKX Web3 Product Manager Kyle posted on the X platform to add: "Users in some regions and on certain devices may still be unavailable, please be patient a little longer."Previously, Kyle posted on social media, "The OKX Wallet standalone app is now available on the Google Store, you can search and download it, and it is currently under review for the APP Store."