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ChainCatcher reported live that HashKey Group Chairman Xiao Feng shared a keynote speech titled "Innovation of Economic Models for Intelligent Agents—The Fusion Revolution of AI Tokens, Blockchain Tokens, and Fully Homomorphic Encryption" at this year's 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival. He pointed out that the two major business characteristics of blockchain technology are trustlessness and permissionlessness, but public transparency leads to data exposure, making it difficult for compliant institutions like banks to directly go on-chain. With fully homomorphic encryption chips expected to be launched in the second half of this year, achieving performance of about 1000 transactions per second, privacy computing technology is about to reach commercial thresholds.He proposed that the fusion of AI Tokens, blockchain Tokens, zero-knowledge proofs, and fully homomorphic encryption technology is the ultimate form of the intelligent agent economy. He used hospitals as an example: medical data, after being fully homomorphically encrypted, becomes Tokens, and anyone can call the data for computation through the blockchain in a permissionless manner, but cannot access personal privacy information, thus turning hospitals into "Token factories." Individuals can also put their encrypted health check data on-chain, issuing demands to global insurance companies, which can calculate and provide personalized optimal insurance plans in an encrypted state using their actuarial models, eliminating the need for insurance brokers and intermediaries.He specifically corrected a common misunderstanding: AI Tokens are not the currency unit of the intelligent agent economy, but rather the means of production, encompassing everything from electricity, chip computing power, to large models, algorithms, and applications, depicting the production process of intelligent agents. The currency of the intelligent agent economy must be programmable, divisible, and capable of real-time settlement, because when AI Agents call APIs, they may only need a few cents each time, and the costs of existing banking payment systems cannot support such small payments. Digital currency is the "blood" of the intelligent agent economy, and a brand new financial service system designed for machines rather than humans will definitely emerge in the future.

According to market news, Xiaomi miclaw has officially passed the evaluation by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology's mobile intelligent assistant (Claw), becoming the first mobile intelligent agent in the country to pass this review.This evaluation was conducted based on the "General Framework for Intelligent Assistant Benchmark Testing," strictly assessing three major dimensions: basic capabilities, edge-side applications, and comprehensive capabilities. It is reported that Xiaomi miclaw relies on Xiaomi MiMo's self-developed large model, possessing four major capabilities: full ecological underlying support, deep memory, cross-domain interconnection, and continuous self-evolution, enabling it to connect mobile phones, PCs, cockpits, and AIoT devices to autonomously execute complex commands.

HashKey Group Chairman Xiao Feng previously stated in an exclusive interview with Hong Kong Wen Wei Po that the issuance of the first batch of stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong is an important step for the local digital asset market. He pointed out that this move marks a further acceleration of Hong Kong's process of tokenizing fiat currency and fills a critical gap in the clearing and payment infrastructure of the digital financial system.In addition to serving cross-border payments and trade settlements, Hong Kong stablecoins will also play a core role as a medium for digital asset transactions. Xiao Feng suggested that, in the long run, their greater value lies in supporting micro, cross-border, and programmable payments between AI entities, and creating synergies with scenarios involving real-world assets (RWA) and on-chain clearing, helping Hong Kong occupy a more critical position in the global evolution of digital assets and digital financial systems.He also stated that HashKey's trading platform will adhere to the principles of openness and compliance, supporting stablecoin issuers and related products that meet regulatory requirements, and jointly promoting the healthy development of the ecosystem. Currently, HashKey is actively engaging in substantive cooperation discussions with licensed stablecoin issuers and welcomes stablecoin institutions planning to issue in compliance in Hong Kong to establish partnerships with them.As a core participant in Hong Kong's digital asset market, HashKey will leverage its existing licensed compliance system, fiat channels, and industry resources to support the trading launch of compliant stablecoins, liquidity support, payment scenario expansion, and the implementation of related application scenarios, promoting the orderly development of the industry ecosystem.

The cryptocurrency data platform Nonce announced a strategic investment and deep incubation of the on-chain sports prediction platform S315, aiming to promote its realization from on-chain products to global capital docking in a full-chain landing.It is reported that S315 is positioned at the decentralized SportFi application layer and infrastructure, supporting users to make on-chain predictions and settlements for "Yes/No" binary contracts or specific match results for major global leagues such as football, basketball, and tennis.

According to Caixin, after being detained for more than two months, the UK has further imposed sanctions on a Southeast Asian fraud network, which includes Hu Xiaowei, who is closely associated with Chen Zhi, the founder of the Prince Group. The UK government refers to Hu Xiaowei as "Chen Zhi's long-term collaborator" in the Prince Group, with their association originating from the "Legend" private server, and later jointly establishing companies both domestically and internationally.The UK government website announced this sanction information on March 26, targeting multiple individuals and entities related to the Prince Group. Chen Zhi, 38, is the founder of the Prince Group, hailing from a fishing village in Fujian. He previously operated an internet café and worked as a network administrator, starting out by hacking and "robbing" the "Legend" private server. He moved to Southeast Asia over a decade ago and changed his nationality to Cambodian, quickly controlling a global telecom fraud network, earning millions daily in his duke position, with a net worth of several billion dollars. The Bitcoin seized by the US alone is valued at $15 billion. At the height of his power, Chen Zhi also expanded his operations in Singapore, the UK, and Taiwan, China. In early January 2026, he was stripped of his Cambodian nationality and extradited back to China for multiple crimes, including fraud, illegal business operations, and concealing criminal proceeds.

Nasdaq-listed company UTime Limited (stock code: WTO) announced the signing of a non-binding letter of intent to acquire 100% equity of Feixiaohao Technology Inc., the operator of "Feixiaohao," for up to $80 million. The transaction structure includes $64 million in stock consideration (common stock or convertible preferred stock) and $16 million in cash.

Huawei has launched the Xiaoyi Claw based on the HarmonyOS, which is currently in beta version. According to the introduction, Xiaoyi Claw can assist users with tasks such as document editing, writing PPTs, and automatically replying to emails, supporting multi-device collaboration and presetting various personalities.Previously, the Huawei Xiaoyi Open Platform indicated that it has added the OpenClaw mode.

Hangzhou Xiaoshan District issued the "Several Measures to Support the Development of OpenClaw & OPC-STC in Hangzhou Xiaoshan District (Draft for Comments)." It encourages the establishment of market-oriented and professional innovation platform carriers to set up "OpenClaw-like Intelligent Agent Service Areas," providing free deployment of OpenClaw-like intelligent agents and offering one-stop services such as technical guidance and market promotion. Certain subsidies will be granted to eligible innovation platform carriers.For eligible OPC-STC enterprises, a subsidy of 30% will be provided for the actual model invocation fees paid for using OpenClaw-like intelligent agents to call domestic multimodal large models for AIGC creation and production, with a maximum annual subsidy of 100,000 yuan per enterprise.

Solana has reached a partnership with Alibaba's Shanghai Hongqiao Ali Center to jointly establish the Solana Shanghai Builder Station. This site is supported by relevant government units in the Minhang District of Shanghai and is the first Builder Station set up by Solana in the Chinese-speaking market. It is also a co-creation space for developers centered around the international public chain ecosystem.The platform is positioned as a long-term infrastructure node for technological development, aiming to provide developers with technical co-creation, industry connections, and international links, while offering full-chain incubation support around Layer 1 underlying technology research, Web3 application development, and more.

The Hurun Research Institute today released the "2026 Hurun Quality Life Report for High Net Worth Individuals in China," which states: "The commonly used information platforms are Xiaohongshu and Douyin, the commonly used AIs are DeepSeek and Doubao, and the most followed financial bloggers are Wu Xiaobo Channel, Xiao Lin Says, and Ren Zeping."61% of the surveyed high net worth individuals frequently use Xiaohongshu for information, which is 13 percentage points higher than Douyin. 32% of high net worth individuals frequently watch WeChat Video Accounts, and 24% frequently watch Bilibili. The enthusiasm for Eastmoney and Zhihu exceeds 20%, while Tonghuashun and Wind Info receive 14% enthusiasm.By age group, over 70% of U25 individuals use Xiaohongshu and Douyin as their most common information platforms, while U40 and those over 45 prefer to use Video Accounts. The audience for professional investment software like Eastmoney, Wind Info, and Tonghuashun is mainly U35 and U40.The top three financial bloggers that high net worth individuals most frequently follow are Wu Xiaobo Channel (38%), Xiao Lin Says (23%), and Ren Zeping (17%).The most commonly used AI assistants among the surveyed high net worth individuals are DeepSeek and Doubao. By age group, U25 most frequently uses ChatGPT, while U30, U35, U40, and U45 predominantly use DeepSeek, and respondents over 45 most frequently use Doubao.

The second lecture of the "Huobi HTX New Year's First Lesson" series will officially start on January 27 (this Tuesday) from 7 PM to 8 PM.This course features a special guest speaker, Xiao Sa, a senior partner at Beijing Dacheng Law Firm and a seasoned legal expert in the field of crypto assets. The theme is "From 'Fear and Anxiety' to 'Absolute Control': Building an Unbreakable Wealth Moat."The core highlights of the course include two major modules: first, teaching the "Golden Self-Rescue Method" for crises, helping participants efficiently respond to asset freezes or theft through standardized processes; second, providing a loss relief roadmap, systematically explaining the full path of asset recovery from on-chain tracking to legal assistance.This course will be live-streamed on the Huobi APP, and the recorded content can later be found on Bilibili and Zhihu platforms by searching for "HTX Live" to watch the complete version, providing a comprehensive wealth risk control learning channel for crypto asset investors.

Cobo co-founder and CEO Shen Yu expressed on social media that it is not surprising that Manus founder Xiao Hong is a BTC holder. In 2013, he was one of the interns we recruited at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and we worked together on Yibite."In the past decade, from Bitcoin to AI Agent, the times have changed, and the boundaries of companies have become blurred: rather than 'hiring employees,' it is more about 'identifying vectors'—finding individuals with ideas, strong execution, and rapid growth acceleration, and establishing connections early."

According to @Lyangminn, Manus founder Xiao Hong is not only a BTC holder but also an early evangelist. In November 2013, shortly after entering university, Xiao Hong wrote a long popular science article on "The Other Dimension Software World": "What is Bitcoin? How to Use It? Download Bitcoin Wallet Client." At the end of the article, he left his Bitcoin address and received a total of 0.02231 BTC in tips over 11 years, which is currently worth 2000 USD.According to previous reports from ChainCatcher, which was acquired by Meta for billions, Manus founder Xiao Hong is a seasoned BTC holder.

Meta announced the acquisition of the Chinese AI star project Manus's company Butterfly Effect for billions of dollars.It is reported that the founder and CEO Xiao Hong's personal profile on the app has a "btc holder" label. Public information shows that he started buying BTC as early as 2013 and significantly increased his investments in BTC after the 2017 bull market, holding it long-term as a hedge against entrepreneurial risks and as a faith asset.