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On February 2nd, it was reported that on November 3rd, 2025, the Shenzhen Intermediate Peoples Court of Guangdong Province sentenced five members of the Bai family criminal gang—Bai Suocheng, Bai Yingcang, Yang Liqiang, Hu Xiaojiang, and Chen Guangyi—to death for crimes including intentional homicide, intentional injury, fraud, drug trafficking, drug manufacturing, kidnapping, and operating a casino, along with corresponding supplementary penalties. Following the first-instance verdict, Bai Suocheng died of illness, and the other defendants appealed. After a hearing, the Guangdong Provincial Higher Peoples Court ruled on December 24th, 2025, to reject the appeals and uphold the original verdict, submitting it to the Supreme Peoples Court for review in accordance with the law.On February 2nd, Guotou Silver LOF resumed trading and hit the daily limit down, with the premium narrowing to 43.8%. Previously, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange stated that some investors had engaged in abnormal trading behavior that affected the normal trading order of funds such as "Guotou Silver LOF," and self-regulatory measures such as suspending trading were taken against the relevant investors. This morning, several precious metal-themed LOFs weakened, with gold-themed LOFs and gold LOFs both falling by more than 7%, and Harvest Gold LOF falling by more than 6%.February 2nd - On Monday, a group of civilians, including former lawmakers, filed a new impeachment lawsuit against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, accusing her of misusing government funds and breaching public trust. According to parts of the complaint filed with the House of Representatives, Duterte, who has a long-standing feud with President Marcos, orchestrated "an unprecedented frenzy of secret spending without justification or control" and "disregarded Congresss oversight power" when asked to explain. Last year, an impeachment lawsuit against the vice president failed after the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional.On February 2nd, the Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission issued the "Guangdong Province 2026 Work Plan for Optimizing a Market-Oriented First-Class Business Environment." The notice proposes facilitating market access for new business models and fields. It implements a "non-prohibited is permitted" policy outside the negative list for market access, and further implements special measures to relax market access in Shenzhen, Hengqin, and Guangzhou Nansha. It optimizes the market access environment in the low-altitude airspace, establishes a collaborative management mechanism for low-altitude airspace between the military, civilian, and government, and improves the low-altitude infrastructure system, including general aviation airports and drone landing pads. It supports Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hengqin, and other regions in promoting road testing and demonstration applications of intelligent connected vehicles, and promotes cross-regional mutual recognition of road test results and licenses. It promotes the application of intelligent connected vehicles in scenarios such as unmanned delivery, scenic area shuttles, logistics transportation, and intelligent sanitation. It supports eligible regions in relaxing market access restrictions for pharmaceuticals and medical devices, and improves management standards for the research and development and application of various new drugs and medical device technologies.A Japanese government spokesperson said that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated that she hopes to build a strong economy capable of withstanding foreign exchange fluctuations.

US Fed Considering CBDC, But Not Decided To Pursue or Implement

Cory Russell

Apr 15, 2022 10:40

The Federal Reserve of the United States has said that it is exploring creating a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The central bank has not yet determined whether or not to pursue or deploy a digital dollar, according to the central bank.


The Fed, on the other hand, has already issued a CBDC report emphasizing the use of stablecoins like USD Coin and Tether; the statement on Thursday is the most important to date.

Fed Exploring CBDC “Benefits and Risks”

In a tweet today, the authority said that it is looking into the possible advantages and hazards of CBDCs.


It has also produced a series of CBDC FAQs, explaining why it is contemplating it now. Given technology improvements ushering in a rush of new private-sector financial goods and services, the Fed believes it is the "appropriate moment" to examine a digital dollar.


CBDCs, according to the bank, might provide a variety of advantages. A digital dollar, for example, might give consumers and businesses a simple, electronic version of central bank money, as well as a platform for entrepreneurs to develop new financial goods and services and promote quicker and cheaper payments.

Lawmakers Critical of Fed’s Progress

US legislators questioned Fed Chair Jerome Powell in January on the pace and status of the Fed's CBDC review, which was set to be released last summer.


Fed Governor Christopher Waller stated last month that he isn't sure that a CBDC is necessary for retail consumers in particular.


"Are we actually in need of it?" That is something I have yet to be persuaded of. It's not to say I couldn't be, but I've never seen that on a retail CBDC."


Tom Emmer, a Minnesota politician, sponsored a measure in January to restrict the Fed from exercising unilateral authority over the US CBDC. The lawmaker wants the central bank to be prohibited from issuing digital dollars to people directly.

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