Preamble review
Policy aspects
The State Council issued the "14th Five-Year Plan" digital economy development plan, by 2025, the digital economy is moving towards a period of comprehensive expansion, the added value of the core industries of the digital economy will account for 10% of GDP, the ability of digital innovation to lead development has been greatly improved, the level of intelligence has been significantly enhanced, the integration of digital technology and the real economy has achieved remarkable results, the digital economy governance system has been more perfect, and the competitiveness and influence of China's digital economy have been steadily improved. Aiming at strategic forward-looking fields such as sensors, quantum information, network communications, integrated circuits, key software, big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and new materials, we will give full play to the advantages of China's socialist system, the advantages of the new national system, and the advantages of the super-large-scale market, and improve the basic research and development capabilities of digital technologies. Efforts should be made to improve the supply level of basic software and hardware, core electronic components, key basic materials and production equipment, and strengthen the self-sufficiency of key products. Strengthen the implementation of requirements for synchronous planning, simultaneous construction, and simultaneous use of network security technical measures, ensuring the safe and orderly operation of important systems and facilities.
Industry dynamics
This week, according to the WeChat public account of the Communication University of China, the virtual Zhongchuan Campus recently created by the School of Animation and Digital Arts of the Communication University of China was officially unveiled on the Baidu Xiyuan Meta-Universe Platform, opening the experience to the public. The Communication University of China said that the virtual Zhongchuan campus is the first "virtual university" in China to open on the meta-universe platform. With the help of digital technologies such as streetscape maps, 3D reconstruction, and 3D engines, the virtual Zhongchuan Campus reproduces the entire campus buildings, public facilities and their proportional relationships, realizing the construction of the digital twin campus. It is reported that the virtual Campus was designed and produced by Professor Lu Xin of the School of Animation and Digital Arts and the teachers and students of the Virtual Entertainment Lab led by him for 3 months. The team's work involves campus geomatics sampling, digital modeling, interaction design, technology development and many other content. At present, Baidu has invited the laboratory team to continue to be deeply involved in the Baidu Xi'an project.
Application aspect
This week, the Shanghai Municipal Economic Informatization Work Party Committee and the Shanghai Municipal Economic Informatization Commission held a meeting to plan the industrial and informatization work in 2022. The meeting stressed that it is necessary to focus on the layout of the track, the strength of advantages, the introduction of enterprises, industrial growth and other problem solving problems, come up with pragmatic measures, formulate "one track and one plan", hold the "bull nose" of the super application scenario, and cultivate and expand new momentum for development. Accelerate the layout of the new track of digital economy, closely follow the digital transformation of cities, accelerate the development of digital business industry, 5G industry, location industry, open source industry, information and innovation industry, security industry, scene industry, online new economy, etc., and build smart factories to promote transformation and upgrading. Lay out a green and low-carbon new track, closely follow the trend of energy cleaning, low carbon raw materials, material functionalization, process efficiency, terminal electrification, and resource recycling, focus on the development of new technologies, new processes, new materials, new equipment, and new energy, and build a characteristic industrial park system. Lay out a new track in the meta-universe, develop application scenarios, and cultivate key enterprises. Create terminals to drive new kinetic energy, grasp intelligent terminals such as intelligent networked vehicles, promote the layout of intelligent robots and smart homes, and drive the development of chips, software and ecological agglomeration.
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Summary of this issue:
Policy Highlights:
- 1 State Council: Support the pilot use of digital yuan in scenarios such as retail transactions
- 2 Mayor of Wuhan: Promote the integration of meta-universes, blockchains, etc. with the real economy
- 3 State Council: Enhance the technological innovation capabilities of key technologies such as sensors, quantum information, and blockchain during the 14th Five-Year Plan period
- 4 State Council: Build a trusted service network and application support platform based on blockchain
- 5 Shanghai: Explore the use of new technologies such as blockchain and privacy computing to strengthen public data security protection technology capabilities
- 6 Beijing Fengtai: Support the Central Bank's Digital Currency Research Institute to strengthen technical research and investment and establish a digital financial blockchain innovation and development alliance
Industry Dynamics (Domestic)
- 1 Huashang Daily and Juntu Chain "Hi Meta Universe" jointly issued a photojournalism work NFT
- 2 Disney's application for a technology patent for its theme park metacosm has been approved
- 3 SAIC Roewe Released the First NFT Digital Artwork "Roewe Universe"
- 4 iQiyi released dream VR all-in-one machine sprint meta universe
- 5 Wanxing Technology: "Virtual Digital Person" demo function provides 8 different styles of "avatar"
- 6 China Southern Airlines: Digital YUAN sub-wallet payment business has been launched
- 7 Fragrant Piao Piao Milk Tea officially announced the release of the "Ideal Planet Trailblazer" NFT digital collection
- 8 Tencent Public Welfare Joins Hands with Phantom Nuclear Platform to Release "Little Red Flower Digital Collection"
- 9 Communication University of China launches the first "virtual university" in China open to the meta-universe platform
- 10 Sotheby's will auction two NFT works, the Springfield Flower Kindergarten School Song and the Prince of Macedo Pineapple Oil
- 113.7 Tencent Magic Core and Inhumane Release Winter Limited Digital Collection
- 12 Baidu Li Shiyan: Let everyone achieve "digital human freedom" in two years
- 13 Yu Wenle announced that it will launch the ZOMBE series of NFTs
- 14 China Mobile: Build a meta-universe version of the Ice and Snow Dream Team
Industry Dynamics (Overseas)
- 1Phanta Bear NFT trading volume exceeded 10,000 trades totaling more than $50 million
- 2Klaytn, a blockchain platform owned by South Korean tech giant Kakao, has signed five strategic partnerships
- 3NBA superstar Stephen Curry buys LinksDAO NFT
- 4 U.S. clothing company GAP will launch a gamified NFT on Tezos
- 5 Virtual Online World Game Second Life announces its entry into the Metaverse
- 6iBox Fifth Teddy Bear 12,000 Blind Box Limited Edition is about to open for sale
- 7 A restaurant in New York plans to launch an NFT membership service
- 8 American high-tech sports menswear brand ASRV launched the first NFT series
- 9 Carpets given to Pope Francis by the UAE sold for $80,000 as an NFT
Application landing
- 1 Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology: Layout of new tracks such as digital economy, meta-universe, green and low-carbon
- 2 Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Heritage: Promote digital technologies such as blockchain to empower all aspects of transactions
- 3 China Insurance became the first digital RMB insurance application pilot in Beijing
- 4 Mayor of Wuhan: Promote the integration of meta-universe, blockchain, etc. with the real economy
- The 5 Yuan Universe (Wuyi Mountain) Tourism Starlink Plan was officially released
- 6 Shanghai: Seize the new track and new kinetic energy, and continue to attract a number of major industrial projects in the field of meta-universe
- 7 to the official website of the letter chain and the blockchain browser were officially launched
- 8 "Regional Equity Market Blockchain Innovation Pilot" won the Central Bank's 2020 Fintech Development Award
- 9 Hainan Provincial People's Hospital and the First Affiliated Hospital of Haiyi Medical University launched the "National Blockchain Innovation Application Pilot" and large-scale scenario application
- 10 Xiong'an New Area: The urban computing (supercomputing cloud) center completed the capping of the main structure ahead of schedule
Blockchain policy highlights
State Council: Support the pilot use of digital yuan in scenarios such as retail transactions
On January 10, the General Office of the State Council recently issued the "Overall Plan for the Pilot Reform of the Market-oriented Allocation of Factors". The Plan points out that it is necessary to promote the development of the real economy served by capital elements, increase the supply of effective financial services, and support the pilot use of digital yuan in retail transactions, living expenses, government services and other scenarios. According to Caixin, at present, 42 retail transaction, living expenses, and government service platforms have added digital yuan sub-wallets on the digital yuan app, and the digital yuan has been used on a pilot basis.
Mayor of Wuhan: Promote the integration of meta-universes, blockchains, etc. with the real economy
On January 11, Wuhan held the first session of the 15th People's Congress. Wuhan Mayor Cheng Yongwen said in the government work report that Wuhan is expected to grow its regional GDP by more than 12% in 2021, and the expected target for regional GDP growth in 2022 is 7.5%. In 2022, the main development targets set by Wuhan include: regional GDP growth of 7.5%, new urban employment of 220,000 people, consumer prices increased by about 3%, and energy consumption intensity decreased to complete the provincial targets. It is worth noting that after Shanghai, Zhejiang and other places wrote the meta-universe into the government's development plan, Cheng Yongwen pointed out in the Wuhan Municipal Government Work Report that Wuhan should accelerate the expansion of the digital industry, promote the integration of meta-universe, big data, cloud computing, blockchain, geospatial information, quantum technology, etc. with the real economy, build a national new generation of artificial intelligence innovation and development pilot zone, and build 5 digital economy industrial parks such as Xiaomi Science and Technology Park.
State Council: Enhance the technological innovation capabilities of key technologies such as sensors, quantum information, and blockchain during the 14th Five-Year Plan period
On January 12, the State Council issued the "14th Five-Year Plan" digital economy development plan, by 2025, the digital economy is moving towards a period of comprehensive expansion, the added value of the core industries of the digital economy will account for 10% of GDP, the ability of digital innovation to lead development has been greatly improved, the level of intelligence has been significantly enhanced, the integration of digital technology and the real economy has achieved remarkable results, the digital economy governance system will be more perfect, and the competitiveness and influence of China's digital economy will be steadily improved. Aiming at strategic forward-looking fields such as sensors, quantum information, network communications, integrated circuits, key software, big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and new materials, we will give full play to the advantages of China's socialist system, the advantages of the new national system, and the advantages of the super-large-scale market, and improve the basic research and development capabilities of digital technologies. Efforts should be made to improve the supply level of basic software and hardware, core electronic components, key basic materials and production equipment, and strengthen the self-sufficiency of key products. Strengthen the implementation of requirements for synchronous planning, simultaneous construction, and simultaneous use of network security technical measures, ensuring the safe and orderly operation of important systems and facilities.
State Council: Build a trusted service network and application support platform based on blockchain
On January 13, the State Council issued a relevant document on blockchain. The document mentions the need to enhance the ability of key technological innovations. Aiming at strategic forward-looking fields such as sensors, quantum information, network communications, integrated circuits, key software, big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and new materials, we will give full play to the advantages of China's socialist system, the advantages of the new national system, and the advantages of the super-large-scale market, and improve the basic research and development capabilities of digital technologies. Guided by the integration and application of digital technology and various fields, promote cross-border innovation of industry enterprises, platform enterprises and digital technology service enterprises, optimize the mechanism for the rapid transformation of innovative achievements, and accelerate the engineering and industrialization of innovative technologies. Encourage the development of new innovation entities such as new R&D institutions and enterprise innovation consortiums, and create an innovation ecosystem with diversified participation, networked collaboration, and market-oriented operation. Support the development of open source communities, open source platforms, and open source projects with independent core technologies, promote the co-construction and sharing of innovation resources, and promote the open evolution of innovation models.
Shanghai: Explore the use of new technologies such as blockchain and privacy computing to strengthen the technical capabilities of public data security protection
On January 13, in order to thoroughly implement the strategic deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on the construction of digital China, fully implement the requirements of the municipal party committee and the municipal government on comprehensively promoting the digital transformation of Shanghai, strengthen the construction of digital government, and promote the digital transformation of governance, an action plan for promoting the digital transformation of governance and achieving high-performance governance was formulated. Optimize security system safeguards, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, implement data classification and hierarchical protection, information security level protection, and personal information protection systems, and complete security risk assessment, security responsibility implementation, security emergency response, and other relevant mechanisms. Strengthen the use of security technologies, explore the use of blockchain, privacy computing and other new technologies, and strengthen public data security protection technical capabilities.
Beijing Fengtai: Support the central bank's digital currency research institute to strengthen technical research and investment and establish a digital financial blockchain innovation and development alliance
On January 14, the Office of the People's Government of Fengtai District of Beijing issued a notice of the "Three-year Action Plan for the Innovative Development of the Digital Economy in Fengtai District of Beijing (2021-2023)", which pointed out that it will support the Digital Currency Research Institute of Chinese Bank to strengthen investment in technology research and development and promote the construction of pilot scenarios for the application of digital yuan in the whole region. Use blockchain and other technologies to enhance data sharing and business collaboration capabilities, initially form a digital economy cluster development trend around emerging fields such as blockchain, focus on cutting-edge digital technology fields such as digital twins and blockchain, rely on blockchain and other technologies to establish a security technology guarantee system, and support the establishment of a digital financial blockchain innovation and development alliance.
Domestic industry dynamics
Huashang Daily and Juntu Chain "Hi Meta Universe" jointly published the news photo work NFT
On January 10, Huashang Daily and Juntu Chain "Hi Yuan Universe" released a news digital collection with the theme of "Holding Hands with Your Favorite Xi'an", which selected eight unforgettable video moments in Xi'an in the past year, each limited to 10,000 copies, free to users and collectors. It is understood that this set of digital collections condenses many precious video scenes in Xi'an in 2021: 1. In the men's 100-meter final of the 14th Games, Su Bingtian won the first national gold medal. 2. At the end of the year, the new crown epidemic invaded Xi'an, and tens of thousands of staff and volunteers fought in the frontline of epidemic prevention. 3. The 5th Xi'an Marathon started before the National Games. 4.2021 Xi'an City Wall Large-scale Public Welfare Collective Wedding. 5. Ten years of hard work, benefiting 14 million people in Guanzhong, the Hanjiwei Water Tunnel is about to be completed. 6. The beautiful scenery of Xi'an landscape after the improvement of the treatment of three rivers and one mountain. 7. One of the world's largest underground space utilization projects, the Happy Forest Belt is open. 8. The China-Europe Express train is ready to depart from Xi'an International Port.
Disney's application for a technology patent for its theme park metaverse has been approved
January 10, recently, a Disney patent was approved, which will create personalized interactive attractions for theme park visitors, thereby promoting the use of non-head-mounted augmented reality (AR) in Disney theme parks. The technology works by tracking visitors' use of their phones, generating and projecting personalized 3D effects on physical spaces, walls and objects near the park. The entertainment giant received approval for a patent for "Virtual World Simulators in Real-World Venues" on December 28, 2021. It initially filed the application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in July 2020. The "metaverse" is largely imagined to exist on the internet, accessible through virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) devices. However, the technology proposed by Disney will bring the metaverse to the real world.
Xiangpiaopiao Milk Tea officially announced the release of the "Ideal Planet Pioneer" NFT digital collection
On January 11, Xiangpiaopiao launched the "Xiangpiaopiao Ideal Planet Pioneer" digital collection, Xiangpiaopiao with the No.85 Milk Tea Starry Sky Exploration Team as the protagonist, set up 8 different ideal planet scenes such as true fragrance code, happy take-off, anti-EMO, tea freedom and so on. Each planet corresponds to three different levels of digital collections of SSR, SR, and R. At the same time, Xiangpiaopiao also combines the popular blind box play, to a certain extent, stimulates the collection desire of young consumers: each raw coconut pineapple coconut milk tea "85 degree warm winter gift box", there is a "Xiangpiaopiao Ideal Planet Pioneer" invitation card, according to the card prompt, you can randomly obtain a digital collection, open up your own "ideal planet".
Tencent Public Welfare Joins Hands with Phantom Nuclear Platform to Release "Little Red Flower Digital Collection"
On January 13, Tencent Charity joined hands with Tencent Digital Collection Platform Magic Core to release the 2021 Public Welfare Review "Little Red Flower Digital Collection". This series of digital collections aims to record 2021 with digital technology, leaving an eternal imprint on six public welfare themes such as rural revitalization, nature conservation, and education and education assistance. The six themed digital collections will be open for collection on January 18, and users can complete tasks through the Tencent Charity Mini Program to collect small red flowers and use small red flowers to redeem digital collections.
Communication University of China Launches China's First "Virtual University" Open to meta-universe platform
On January 14, according to the official public account of the Communication University of China, the virtual Zhongchuan Campus created by the School of Animation and Digital Arts of the Communication University of China was officially unveiled on the Baidu Xiyuan Meta-Universe Platform, opening the experience to the public. Virtual Zhongchuan Campus is The first "virtual university" open to the meta-universe platform in China, users can experience the virtual Zhongchuan campus immersively in VR devices, and experiencers can also freely access the Xiyuan platform through VR, mobile terminal or PC terminal, and start a roaming journey of the future campus with virtual avatars.
Sotheby's will auction two NFT works, the Springfield Flower Kindergarten School Song and the Prince of Macedo Pineapple Oil
On January 14, sotheby's official website news, McDougal Sotheby's opened the auction today, this auction also includes works with the theme of the Spring Festival, including the spring by The Hand of McDoubt. The auction will also have two NFT works for auction, "Springfield Flower Kindergarten School Song" and "The Prince of WheatApple Oil", and the current price of the NFT is displayed as an estimate to be inquired.
Tencent Magic Core joined hands with Inhumans to release a limited winter digital collection
On January 14, Tencent Digital Collection Platform Magic Core and the popular comic book "Inhuman" released a winter-limited digital collection, which contains 6 digital pictures of comic characters, and collectors can choose to purchase the designated style of digital pictures directly, or purchase a digital blind box to randomly obtain the digital collection. In addition, "Inhuman" and Phantom Core jointly held the first Inhuman Ice and Snow Games, and participated in the free digital blind box and signed peripheral benefits. A total of 60 "Inhuman" digital blind boxes, 3 physical books signed by the author of "Inhuman" and 1 point of the author's handwriting will be drawn in this event, and each reward cannot be obtained repeatedly.
Baidu Li Shiyan: Let everyone achieve "digital human freedom" in two years
On January 14, in the fourth issue of the Baidu Technology Salon with the theme of digital people, "AI, I go!" At the event, Li Shiyan, head of Baidu Intelligent Cloud AI Human-Computer Interaction Lab, said, "Our goal in the past two years is to let everyone realize the freedom of digital people through the opening of Baidu Intelligent Cloud Xiling Platform. It is reported that in December 2021, at the Baidu create conference (Baidu AI Developer Conference), Baidu CTO Wang Haifeng officially released the "Baidu Intelligent Yunxiling Digital Human Platform" to build a platform-level product integrating digital human production, content creation and business configuration services. At present, the product has the rapid delivery capability of the standard platform, helping customers in different fields to quickly achieve agile needs, reduce costs and increase efficiency.
Yu Wenle announced that it will launch the ZOMBE series of NFTs
On January 14, Yu Wenle, a Hong Kong-based film and television actor and pop singer, posted a picture of Frankenstein on Twitter with the word "ZOMBIE", while the accompanying text said that "NFT is coming soon" Yu Wenle's Instagram avatar is CryptoPunks (cryptopunk) launched by Larva Labs, which released 10,000 completely different punk avatars through blockchain contracts and let users collect their own initial distribution.
China Mobile: Build a meta-universe version of the Ice and Snow Dream Team
On January 15, the fresh version of "Ice and Snow Boy" performed by Gu Ailing, the world champion of freestyle skiing of "China Mobile 5G Ice and Snow Promotion Ambassador", was first launched. China Mobile's 5G ice and snow digital intelligence talent Meet GU, which is based on Gu Ailing, also made a stunning appearance in "Ice and Snow Youth". At present, Meet GU has fully participated in the promotion of ice and snow sports, and China Mobile will also launch more ice and snow athletes to create a meta-universe version of the ice and snow dream team.
SAIC Roewe Releases First NFT Digital Artwork "Roewe Meta Universe"
On January 15, SAIC Roewe's official Weibo announced that its first NFT digital art work", "Roewe Yuan Universe", will be publicly auctioned at the national auction on January 23. This marks that SAIC Roewe has embarked on the pace of entering the "meta-universe" and becoming a pioneer brand in the "meta-universe" of the automotive circle layout. SAIC Roewe's entry into the meta-universe is bound to attract the collective attention of fashion, art, sports, beauty and other circles, break the dimensional barriers between the automobile circle and each circle layer, and form a collective resonance across multiple circles, thereby creating a greater brand volume.
iQIYI released the Dream VR all-in-one machine sprint meta-universe
On January 15, iQIYI Intelligent, a VR manufacturer under iQIYI, released the Dream VR all-in-one machine, aiming to promote the continuous upgrading of the meta-universe experience. On August 20, 2020, iQIYI applied for an invention patent entitled "Processor Performance Optimization Method, Device and VR Device in VR System", and the applicant at that time was Beijing iQIYI Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
Wondershare: "Virtual Digital Man" demo function provides 8 different styles of "avatar"
On January 15, Wondershare Technology said on the interactive platform that the "virtual digital person" demonstration function of the company's products provides 8 different styles of "virtual images", which are mainly used in teaching training, business demonstrations, knowledge sharing, game commentary and other scenarios, and the product will gradually launch more character images in the future, providing users with exclusive personalized 3D virtual image production and other features to meet the video production needs of C-end customers in different scenarios.
China Southern Airlines: Digital YUAN sub-wallet payment business has been launched
On January 15, the China Southern Airlines App has launched the "Digital Yuan" sub-wallet payment business on January 14 and generated the first one-way ticket transaction from Dalian to Wuhan, and relevant experts said that the "Digital Yuan" payment method of the China Southern Airlines App will help the "Digital Yuan" application scenario to further expand and land in the aviation industry. At present, China Southern Airlines also supports the digital wallet opening of all 9 operating institutions such as Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China and Bank of China
Foreign industry dynamics
Phanta Bear NFT trading volume exceeded 10,000 total trades exceeded $50 million
On January 9, according to the latest data, the total number of Phanta Bear NFT transactions has exceeded $50 million, which is $56,223,729 at the time of writing. In addition, the Phanta Bear NFT trading volume also exceeded 10,000, which is 10,978 at the time of writing. Phanta Bear NFT has received a number of celebrity blessings, including Mayday, Lin Junjie, Jay Chou and Chen Guanxi all showed the relevant NFTs on Instagram, so it has gained a lot of attention in a short period of time. According to previous disclosures, NFT platform Ezek posted on social media that Phanta Bear NFT will release the project roadmap on January 10.
Klaytn, a blockchain platform owned by South Korean tech giant Kakao, has signed five strategic partnerships
On January 10, Klaytn, a blockchain platform developed by South Korean tech giant Kakao, has signed five strategic partnerships to drive the company's global growth. Since August 2021, Klaytn has partnered with Japanese tech giant GMO Group, Asian NFT market East NFT, U.S. entertainment company Animal Concerts, fintech accelerator F10, and Indonesia-based investor Innovate Factory, the digital arm of Sanlin Group. David Shin, head of global adoption at Klaytn, said: "We are ready to ride the metaversal wave in 2022 and are forging more partnerships with leading game companies.
NBA superstar Stephen Curry buys LinksDAO NFT
On January 11, NBA superstar Stephen Curry has purchased two NFTs, "Leisure Membership" and "LinksDAO Global Membership" for 0.29 ETH ($892.13) and 1.12 ETH ($3,442.89), respectively. Or affected by this celebrity effect, the price of LinksDAO NFT series flooring has risen, and has now pushed up to 0.72 ETH (about $2,209.81). Stephen Curry himself is an NFT collector and avid golfer, and also serves as an executive producer on ABC's mini-golf tournament show Holey Moley. LinksDAO is a newly launched decentralized autonomous organization that aims to fund the creation of physical golf courses and clubs through the sale of NFTs, blockchain "contracts" related to digital or physical assets.
American clothing company GAP will launch a gamified NFT on Tezos
On January 12, U.S. clothing company GAP partnered with InterPop to launch a gamified NFT on Tezos, allowing customers to purchase a limited edition Gap hoody. Gap's NFT was designed by Brandon Sines, the artist behind Frank Ape. Customers can make purchases through the Gap NFT website, available from January 13 for 2 XTZ each (approximately $9 at press time) and sold until January 15. GAP will allow customers to gamify the experience by collecting different levels of Gap hoodie digital art, and participating users will be able to collect Brandon Sines' digital art and Gap x Frank Ape objects of Sines hoodies.
The virtual online world game Second Life announces its entry into the metaverse
January 13 – Philip Rosedale, founder of Linden Lab, the company behind the virtual online world game Second Life, announced that he will rejoin the project as a strategic advisor to guide the well-known game into the metaverse, and Linden Labs has also received investment from High Fidelity. Philip Rosedale said that in addition to exploring the possibility of adding VR technology to Second Life games, advanced avatar animation using face-tracking cameras may also be a possibility in the future, and then NFTs will also be included in the game business.
iBox Fifth Edition Teddy Bear 12,000 blind boxes are limited to go on sale soon
On January 14, iBox will officially launch the fifth term of the blind box teddy bear, divided into SSR, SR, N three levels of a total of 13 images, users draw different levels of teddy bear will get the corresponding rights. Roosevelt. Teddy Bear International Investment Co., Ltd. was established in 2007 and owns TEDDY THEME, TEDDY TONGHUA, TEDDY Theme Museum, Roosevelt Teddy Bear (RSV. TEDDY BEAR), Dracula (DRACULA) and many other internationally renowned IP. The iBox digital collection e-commerce platform has successfully released digital collections around celebrities, digital collections of movies, and digital collections of music.
A restaurant in New York plans to launch an NFT membership service
On January 14, a restaurant in New York revealed that its plan requires users to support NFTs in order to become members. Its founders said, "By leveraging NFTs, restaurants are able to create a loyal community of members for which we can provide a special experience." The NFT has created a new modern financial model that will enable restaurants to offer exceptional and sustainable products for years to come. However, the NFT-exclusive member restaurant is not expected to open until 2023.
American high-tech sports menswear brand ASRV launches its first NFT series
On January 15, the American high-tech sports menswear brand ASRV launched its first NFT collection as part of its new winter clothing collection. ASRV released 60 NFTs on OpenSea and gave them away to the top 60 customers who bought its special edition winter jacket, which cost $348, and the NFT is a 3D rendering of the same physical jacket, each with different colors and attributes. In addition, ASRV began looking for virtual land in The Sandbox virtual world.
Carpets given to Pope Francis by the UAE sold for $80,000 as an NFT
On January 15, Pontifex carpet woven by Afghan women was sold, and the proceeds of the sale will be used to help vulnerable families in Afghanistan. At the same time, the person who photographed the carpet NFT will receive a copy of the actual carpet. The carpet, which is about 5 square metres in size, was originally presented to Pope Francis by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, during his visit to the Vatican in September 2016.
Application cases
Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology: Layout of new tracks such as digital economy, meta-universe, green and low-carbon
On January 9, according to the WeChat public account of the "Shanghai Economic and Information Commission", the Shanghai Municipal Economic Informatization Work Party Committee and the Shanghai Municipal Economic Informatization Commission held a meeting to plan the industrial and informatization work in 2022. The meeting stressed that it is necessary to focus on the layout of the track, the strength of advantages, the introduction of enterprises, industrial growth and other problem solving problems, come up with pragmatic measures, formulate "one track and one plan", hold the "bull nose" of the super application scenario, and cultivate and expand new momentum for development.
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics: Promote digital technologies such as blockchain to empower all aspects of trading
On January 10, according to the "Beijing Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau to promote the construction of an international cultural relics and artworks trading center in the 14th Five-Year Plan Period", it will promote all aspects of digital technologies such as blockchain to empower all aspects of transactions and promote mobile digital payment methods. Aiming at international cutting-edge technologies such as blockchain, improving the system integration and application in scenarios such as cultural relics and artworks trading, strengthening the promotion and application of international standards such as "Metadata of Cultural Relics and Artwork Traceability System Based on Blockchain Technology", providing international standards with the "common language" of standardized solutions and data exchanges constructed by China, and establishing China's discourse power and leading role in the global cultural relics market. Relying on core technologies such as blockchain, we will focus on breaking through key common technological innovations such as verification and traceability of the uniqueness of cultural relics and intelligent identification and retrieval of cultural relics that are prohibited from trading.
China Insurance became the first digital RMB insurance application pilot in Beijing
On January 10, according to the Development and Reform Commission of Fengtai District of Beijing, Fengtai District issued the "Implementation of the 2021 National Economic and Social Development Plan and the 2022 National Economic and Social Development Plan (Draft)", which mentioned that China Insurance became the first digital RMB insurance application pilot in Beijing. In 2022, Lize Financial Business District will comprehensively do a good job in the legal digital currency pilot zone to create a digital currency technology and application ecosystem.
Meta-universe (Wuyishan) tourism starlink plan was officially released
On January 12, the Meta-Universe (Wuyishan) Tourism Starlink Program was officially released. The plan is a meta-universe digital ecological platform led by the Wuyishan Municipal Government of Nanping, Fujian Province, which will apply digital technologies such as blockchain, 5G, AR/VR, etc., to establish a basic platform for digital ID and trust depository transactions of Wuyishan digital people, create a virtual digital world of Wuyishan tourism resources, and realize the digital transformation of traditional tourist cities through the integration and innovation of cultural tourism in science and technology, digitization, fun and life.
Shanghai: Seize the new track and new kinetic energy, and continue to attract a number of major industrial projects in the field of meta-universe
On January 13, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology held a symposium on investment promotion, and Wu Jincheng, director of the Municipal Commission of Economic Informatization, pointed out that it is necessary to seize the new track and new kinetic energy, and continue to attract a number of major industrial projects in the fields of digital economy, green and low-carbon, meta-universe, and intelligent terminals. It is necessary to focus on the current, focus on the "heat" and ballast stone industries, and focus on the "luminous" and engine industries based on the long term. At the same time, it is necessary to firmly grasp the supply of resource elements such as planned land, housing for talents, and capital capital, and strive to achieve "five good and five not lacking."
The official website and blockchain browser of Zhixin Chain were officially launched
On January 14, the official website of Zhixin Chain and the blockchain browser were officially launched. According to the relevant introduction, the blockchain browser has the functions and uses of querying the user's magic core wallet assets and transaction records, finding the official address of the letter chain, and the NFT made by the yuanzi box (while querying the NFT sent by the user from the yuanzi box to the magic core, and querying the copyright certificate made by the user in the original library. Zhixin Chain Open Alliance Chain is a compliant, open and easy-to-use underlying blockchain platform, where enterprise users and individual developers can quickly call the packaged chain services, or write smart contracts and deploy them to serve all kinds of customers.
The "Regional Equity Market Blockchain Innovation Pilot" won the Central Bank's 2020 Fintech Development Award
On December 15, the central bank released the 2020 Fintech Development Award, "Regional Equity Market Blockchain Innovation Pilot" and other 163 award-winning projects, covering architecture transformation, basic research, new technology applications and other aspects. It is reported that the selection scope of the 2020 Fintech Development Award is expanded from a single banking institution to a financial industry institution such as banking, insurance, fund, securities, payment, etc., aiming to tap the latest achievements in the field of financial technology and reflect the scientific and technological innovation and application capabilities of industry institutions.
Hainan Provincial People's Hospital and The First Affiliated Hospital of Haiyi University launched the "National Blockchain Innovation Application Pilot" and large-scale scenario application
On December 15, according to the news of Nanhai Net, Hainan Provincial People's Hospital announced the launch of the "blockchain + health" national innovation application pilot construction, and the First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College also announced the construction of a "blockchain-based regional medical and health digital collaborative sharing platform", which has been selected as a pilot in the "national blockchain innovation application pilot" announced by 17 ministries and commissions such as the Central Cyberspace Administration, and is the only pilot in Hainan Province in this field.
Xiong'an New Area: The urban computing (supersurgical cloud) center completed the capping of the main structure ahead of schedule
On January 16, the Xiong'an Urban Computing (Supersurgical Cloud) Center Engineering Project completed the capping of the main structure ahead of schedule. Xiong'an Supercomputing Cloud Project is an important support for the construction of "Smart Xiong'an", as well as the "brain", "eye" and "core" of the digital twin city in Xiong'an New District, and an important carrier of the digital twin city operation service system in the new district, and the edge computing, supercomputing and cloud computing facilities it carries will provide network, computing and storage services for the big data, blockchain, Internet of Things, AI, VR/AR of the entire digital twin city. The project will realize the first large-span column-free IDC computer room in China, the first landscape-based hidden urban computing center in China, the first modular container computer room in China, the first gardened ecological hall in the world, and the ultra-low energy consumption in the non-computer room area.