Hong Kong is seeking public comments on the implementation of CARF and amendments to tax reporting standards, aiming to combat cross-border tax evasion and promote international tax cooperation. The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury stated that both CARF and CRS are OECD initiatives, and many countries have already committed to adopting them in the coming years.

The enterprise AI status report released by OpenAI shows that there are over 800 million weekly active users, 1 million enterprises paying for AI products, and 7 million paid seats for ChatGPT workplace products. 75% of employees use AI to accomplish tasks they couldn't handle before, and AI is breaking traditional job boundaries.

Coinfound & ME jointly produce the Crypto Concept Stocks Weekly Report, reviewing noteworthy information from the past week in the segmented crypto concept stock market.
Article author, source: ME
\ From December 2 to 9, the crypto market experienced intense volatility, with a rapid drop followed by a rebound correction. BTC sharply pulled back to the $83,000–$86,000 range at the beginning of the week, then gradually recovered losses from December 3 to 7, climbing back above $90,000. ETH and other major assets rebounded in sync overall, but lacked individual trends.
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\ The world's largest enterprise Bitcoin holder, MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), announced the purchase of 10,624 BTC at an average price of $90,600 each, totaling $962.7 million, funded by $928.1 million in stock sales.
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The US NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose to 99.0 in November, driven by improved sales expectations, with six sub-indexes increasing. However, the Uncertainty Index also rose, the labor market remains challenging, and the job vacancy rate climbed to 33%. About 19% of business owners plan to add new employees, and inflation remains a major concern.

This forum marks a critical stage in the systematic evolution of the Web3 industry, discussing multi-dimensional topics such as asset security and technological innovation, emphasizing the importance of digital asset regulation, and proposing directions and opportunities for future industry development.

In November 2025, the UAE Central Bank officially implemented Federal Decree No. 6, for the first time bringing the entire chain of decentralized finance (DeFi), Web3 projects, stablecoin protocols, cross-chain bridges, and even middleware under the central bank's regulatory system. Violators face fines of up to 1 billion dirhams (approximately $272 million) or criminal penalties.
Article author, source: RWA Research Institute
The global Web3 community is facing the strictest regulatory storm in history! In November 2025, the UAE Central Bank officially implemented Federal Decree No. 6, for the first time bringing the entire chain of decentralized finance (DeFi), Web3 projects, stablecoin protocols, cross-chain bridges, and even middleware under the central bank's regulatory system. Violators face fines of up to 1 billion dirhams (approximately $272 million) or criminal penalties. This has been referred to within the industry as a "global milestone in digital asset regulation."

ME News, December 9 (UTC+8), according to Trend News monitoring, from the moment the LORB token was issued, the Leviathan Lobster Cult was officially established. Everything this lobster has done is just like Jesus, well, this religion basically just replaces Jesus with a giant lobster. But every time we buy a memecoin, we praise it, worship it, and promote it to our friends just like we’re following a religion, don’t we? Even the nonsensical Leviathan Lobster is like this—in fact, every time we buy a token, we are believing in the narrative and ideals it represents. Currently, the token's market cap is 400k, and the 24-hour trading volume has reached 1.4M. People are frantically spreading and hyping it in the community, just like a group of fanatics from a fringe religion—and in fact, that's pretty much the case. We are a bunch of diehard followers of niche meme cults.

Past data has proven that the "social-first strategy" is ultimately unsustainable, and Farcaster has consistently failed to find a sustainable growth mechanism for a Twitter-like social network.
Article author, source: zhou, ChainCatcher
Farcaster co-founder Dan Romero (dwr) recently announced that the platform will undergo a major strategic adjustment, officially abandoning the "social-first" path that has been adhered to for the past 4.5 years, and instead embracing a growth model driven by a "wallet-centric" approach.
Reportedly, Farcaster was initially positioned as a decentralized social network, allowing developers to build novel social networks. It is an open protocol that can support many clients, much like email. Users will always be able to freely move their social identity between applications, and developers will always be able to

Some netizens noticed that when searching for "recommended coin" on Google, a funny Dogecoin logo appeared for USDT. This image was quickly turned into a token, reaching a trading volume of $240,000 within 30 minutes, attracting 460 holders, and currently has a market cap of about $50,000.

ME News, on December 9 (UTC+8), according to Trend News monitoring, the official account of the U.S. Department of Education posted a viral video on X: a "Pinocchio long nose counter" was overlaid on an interview clip with teachers union president Randi Weingarten, implying that her comments on Trump's education reform were "lies." This is a long-standing point of contention between the Trump camp and the teachers union, and was seen as an official-level direct mockery, causing the discussion to escalate rapidly. As the video spread quickly, "Pinocchios" became a new internet meme, with a large number of long-nose emojis created online to further ridicule politicians. The discussion spread to the Solana chain, where users launched a token with the same name, PINOCCHIO. Within 24 hours, 19 projects with the same name appeared, and the mainstream consensus version's 24h trading volume

Recently, an HDR photo of Biden has gone viral on social media, earning the nickname "flashbang" for its bright effect. Users are sharing and creating similar images, producing stunning visual effects. As a result, this glaring content keeps appearing on social platforms, with its influence continuously expanding.

Crypto KOL @cb_doge recently released a viral meme featuring Elon Musk depicted as the Grim Reaper holding a scythe, aiming to use memes to eliminate bureaucracy. The image is related to the disbandment of the Government Efficiency Unit and EU fines, becoming an outlet for anti-bureaucracy sentiment. As a result, the $ELONREAPER token has also seen active trading.