Professor Xiao Geng, Chairman of the Hong Kong International Finance Association, Professor of the Advanced Finance Research Institute of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), and Director of the Policy and Practice Research Institute, stated that Hong Kong has always been a testing ground for cutting-edge financial innovation, with a good tradition of innovation, a good system for implementing experiments, and a good market foundation. Creating a stablecoin linked to the renminbi based on stablecoins, limited memory blockchains, and digital smart contracts can consolidate and enhance Hong Kong's status as an international financial center.

Cleveland Fed President Mester said on Monday that she believes the Fed's monetary policy is restrictive and that inflation will fall back towards the Fed's 2% target, but not quickly. Mester previously believed that the Fed could cut interest rates three times this year, but "based on the economic developments I currently see, I think this is no longer appropriate," she said. "Given the stagnation of first-quarter inflation progress and the rising inflation risk, frankly, the actual situation is stronger than I expected."

Ryan Sean Adams is going to take the perspective of long-term Ethereum bulls, not the obviously wrong dyed in the wool Ethereum is dead haters.

1. CryptoPunks Launches “Super Punk World” Digital Avatar Series

The NFT series "Pudgy Penguins" has recently announced a strategic partnership with South Korean retail and entertainment giant Lotte Group on the X platform to expand its market in South Korea and surrounding areas. More information will be announced in the future. According to CoinGecko data, the floor price of Pudgy Penguins is currently 11.8 ETH, with a 7-day increase of 3.1%.

Blue-chip NFT project CryptoPunks announced the launch of "Super Punk World" on X platform, which is the project's first release of 500 digital avatars inspired by the iconic CryptoPunks features and combined with Super Cool World attributes. It is reported that the series may launch auctions in the future, and more details about the collection and auction of this series will be announced soon.

The Drift Foundation stated on the X platform that the DRIFT token is a component of governance and a key element in empowering the community to shape the future. The governance mechanism is gradually improving, and more information will be announced soon.

A bipartisan group of four senators led by Chuck Schumer, the leader of the majority party in the United States, has proposed that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop artificial intelligence (AI) and establish safeguards around it.

On May 16th, cryptocurrency analysis company CryptoQuant stated in a report that despite a rebound in Bitcoin demand from the low point of the accumulation range, after two months of downward trend, Bitcoin demand is once again in "acceleration mode".

The Federal Reserve's Schmid said that the overall economy is still strong. Inflation is still too high, and the Federal Reserve has more work to do. Interest rates may remain high for a period of time, and I prefer to reduce the Federal Reserve's balance sheet as much as possible under the premise of compliance with the operating framework. The low interest rate environment may "not necessarily" return.