Community News:
1. Bitcoin rose 25.17% in the past week, the largest weekly increase since February 2021
According to a Twitter post by Bitcoin Magazine, BTC rose 25.17% in the past week, marking its largest weekly gain since February 2021.
2. Twitter's "Cashtags" feature adds 30 new token price displays including DOGE
Twitter's "Cashtags" (cryptocurrency price display) function has added 30 new token price displays including DOGE. It is reported that on December 21, Twitter announced that it would start displaying the latest prices of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. When searching for Bitcoin or BTC, Ethereum or ETH in the Twitter search box, the corresponding price chart will appear. (Cointelegraph)
3. CZ: Binance team has assisted Huobi team in freezing Harmony-related hacker accounts and recovered a total of 124 bitcoins
Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) posted on Twitter that the Binance team has monitored the transfer of funds from the Harmony hacker. The Harmony hacker had previously attempted to launder money through Binance, and Binance has frozen his account.
Industry News:
1. Binance Custody launches non-exchange settlement solution Binance Mirror
Binance Custody announced the official launch of Binance Mirror, its off-exchange settlement solution that enables institutions to access trading and investment products within the Binance exchange ecosystem without having to submit collateral directly on the exchange.
2. Game metaverse project Createra completes $10 million Series A financing, led by a16z
Game metaverse project Createra announced the completion of a $10 million Series A financing round, led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The funds are dedicated to building a metaverse platform centered on Generation Z. (News Direct)
Policies and Regulations:
1. Japan's National Tax Agency issued guidelines for taxing NFT transactions such as blockchain games, covering income tax, consumption tax, etc.
The National Tax Agency of Japan has released a general tax treatment document on NFT. In addition to listing cases where income tax is levied on NFT, the guide also publishes cases where consumption tax is levied. (CoinPost)