// The Hong Kong-headquartered Animoca Brands, as long-time Stockhead and Coinhead readers will very likely be aware, has become a behemoth investor and projects incubator in the Web3 space and is particularly focused on advancing digital property rights for blockchain gaming and the open metaverse https://stockhead.com.au/cryptocurrency/animoca-brands-is-building-a-strong-web3-push-into-middle-east-and-north-africa-after-teaming-with-manga-productions/ //

// Unity, one of the biggest companies in the gaming industry, has announced support for a number of new blockchain technologies in its engine. The options, which are developer-focused, will allow users to obtain real ownership of their in-game assets, as well as manage tokens and digital identity solutions that can be exported to the real world. https://news.bitcoin.com/unity-gaming-engine-launches-blockchain-and-web3-integration-options/ //

// AI 大幅提升工作效率不容置疑，但假如我們沒法改善 AI 年代的生產關係，很可能會出現史上最嚴重的寡頭壟斷，而地球上大部分人口，這次包括知識分子，都將淪為 AI 無產階級。 https://unwire.pro/2023/03/02/chatgpt-midjourney-humanity-become-ai-proletariat/columnist/ //

// Gate Group, the world-leading exchange, is committed to expanding its presence in the Hong Kong market by applying for a new crypto license which will allow them to launch Gate HK, a new platform designed for the Hong Kong market. Following on from Gate Group’s Hong Kong-based company, Hippo Financial Services Limited (Hippo FS), obtaining its Trust or Company Service Provider (TCSP) Licence last August. https://www.streetinsider.com/PRNewswire/Gate+Group+Confirmed+Applying+for+New+Crypto+License+in+Hong+Kong/21256990.html //

// Neal Stephenson, ostensibly the first to coin the term “metaverse,” issued his opinion about the future of the adoption of virtual worlds. The sci-fi writer and co-founder of Lamina1, a blockchain metaverse company, believes that building experiences that millions of people consider worth having in virtual worlds is quite difficult, hampering the adoption process of the tech. https://coinspectator.com/bitcoin-com/2023/02/28/metaverse-term-creator-neal-stephenson-not-bullish-about-massive-adoption-of-virtual-worlds/ //

// In October, Google announced it was launching a blockchain node engine for Ethereum ETH/USD developers. The company announced in November that is was launching a blockchain node engine for the Solana SOL/USD blockchain and becoming a validator for the network. Google said the blockchain node engine would make it “easy for anyone to launch a dedicated Solana node in the cloud.” https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/23/02/31048362/new-youtube-ceo-likes-nfts-how-it-could-push-alphabet-further-into-web3 //

// Gate Group said on Feb. 22 that it will apply for a crypto license in Hong Kong allowing it to launch “Gate HK.” The firm’s local company, Hippo Financial Services, gained a license in August 2022 to provide virtual asset custodial services. https://cointelegraph.com/news/gate-io-to-enter-hong-kong-following-city-s-6-4m-budget-allocation-to-web3 //

// The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) on Monday published draft rules for virtual asset trading platforms and sought public feedback. As part of the new licensing regime set to take effect in June, the SFC plans to require cryptocurrency exchanges to apply for licenses that would allow retail investors to trade certain large-capitalization tokens.

Just last month, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the city’s de facto central bank, said in a consultation document that it plans to introduce a mandatory licensing regime for stablecoin issuers as early as this year, and will not allow algorithmic stablecoins https://forkast.news/hong-kong-new-crypto-regulation-may-lure-web3-firms-back/ //

// 香港證監會表示，根據去年通過的《2022 年打擊洗錢及恐怖分子資金籌集(修訂)條例草案》，虛擬資產交易所將需要獲得證監會發牌後才可以在香港合法營運，今次新的諮詢將主要希望就應否准許持牌平台營運者向零售投資者提供服務；如准許的話，除了所建議一系列妥善的投資者保障措施外，還應實行哪些措施，收集市場意見。 https://unwire.pro/2023/02/22/hong-kong-crypto-regulation/blockchain/crytocurrency/ //