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As Iran intensifies its strikes on key energy nodes, a large natural gas field in the UAE has been ignited. Meanwhile, U.S. President Trump has called on allies to assist in reopening the Strait of Hormuz.The drone attack on the Shah gas field occurred near the border between the UAE and Saudi Arabia. This marks the first time Iran has damaged the country's oil and gas upstream facilities during the conflict. The UAE government stated that operations at the gas field have been suspended, and there were no casualties on site. The gas field is jointly operated by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and Texas-based Occidental Petroleum.Due to multiple drone and missile attacks, the UAE closed its airspace at night. Authorities reported that air traffic returned to normal on Tuesday morning. Just a day before the attack, Iran also struck a fuel depot at Dubai's main airport, causing a massive plume of smoke to rise over the world's busiest international transit hub and leading to a brief disruption of flights.

According to Caixin, the fight against and governance of cybercrime has become a global challenge.The eighth national criminal trial work conference emphasized the importance of maintaining cybersecurity and proposed specific requirements from three aspects: focusing on new issues such as the disposal of virtual currencies involved in cases, obscene performances in online live broadcasts, jurisdiction over cybercrime cases, and the certification of electronic data collection, further improving judicial rules, standardizing judgment criteria, and promoting lawful and civilized internet usage; severely cracking down on cross-border online gambling crimes in accordance with the law, holding criminally liable the online platforms that provide services for overseas gambling and disseminate harmful information related to gambling, and cooperating with relevant departments to rectify the online gambling promotion chain; increasing efforts to combat upstream illegal activities in the black and gray industries that infringe on citizens' personal information, strictly punishing "insiders" in the industry, applying employment bans according to the law, and promoting the enforcement of regulatory responsibilities on internet platforms.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Pacific Securities research believes that the future development potential of digital currencies is enormous, and companies in related fields of technology and services present investment opportunities. Among upstream enterprises, companies involved in digital encryption and cybersecurity will directly benefit, and it is recommended to pay attention to companies with technological advantages. Midstream bank IT service providers will also see growth due to bank system upgrades and the promotion of digital currencies. On the downstream side, the transformation of software and hardware wallets and terminal devices will bring new business opportunities, especially in the upgrade areas of devices such as POS machines and ATMs, which are worth focusing on.

ChainCatcher news, Alberta Enterprise announced an investment of $7.5 million in the third fund of New York-based Alpaca VC, which has set a fundraising target of $75 million for its third fund.It is reported that Alpaca VC focuses on areas such as blockchain infrastructure, supply chain, and fintech, with a portfolio that includes the NFT basketball game Swoops, NFT tool provider Venly, and DAO launch and management tool Upstream. (source link)