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Web3 Payments: The Revolutionary Path for Consumers in Cross-Border Payments In recent years, consumers' cross-border payment habits have been undergoing profound changes. People are starting to try various payment methods but are still looking for better options. As a senior executive of a payment company said: "The changes in payment methods over the past 5 years have been greater than in the past 50 years." In today's world where blockchain technology and digital currency are continuously evolving, the changes in payment methods are actually a revolution in accounting methods - the blockchain, a publicly transparent global ledger. The way humans keep accounts has only changed three times in thousands of years, each time profoundly shaping the economic form and social structure, with each breakthrough reflecting the co-evolution of technology and civilization. - The single-entry bookkeeping of the Sumerian period allowed humanity to break through the limitations of oral communication for the first time, facilitating early trade and the formation of states; - Double-entry bookkeeping played a role in promoting the commercial revolution during the Renaissance, facilitating banking and multinational operations.

Web3 games are attracting a large number of users and entrepreneurs, with a market size reaching several billion dollars. ICC Camp, as an entrepreneurship accelerator, provides courses, resources, and funding support for Web3 game entrepreneurs. The first phase has selected 29 high-quality projects to assist in the development of the emerging ecosystem.

The World Liberty Financial project centers around the USD stablecoin and gathers resources from the Trump family. The project has now achieved a significant scale in the market and has collaborated with multiple institutions. However, it faces potential risks such as token centralization and interest transfer. The analysis of the WLFI governance token mechanism and valuation indicates that the project's future development is greatly influenced by external policies, requiring continuous follow-up.

The Rise of Prediction Markets: How Kalshi Allows You to Trade Real-World Events Directly Recently, everyone has been closely watching the developments of the Federal Reserve meetings, waiting for interest rate adjustments. Economic data, inflation figures, and Powell's wording all suggest that this moment is approaching. But how to translate this judgment into actual trading? The traditional approach is to buy bonds, expecting the bond prices to rise when interest rates fall; short the dollar, hoping the correlation remains stable; or heavily invest in interest-sensitive tech stocks, anticipating the market interprets news as expected. However, what if you could directly trade the Federal Reserve's decision outcomes? Instead of playing these indirect "derivative games", you can directly bet on "whether the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at the next meeting". If you guess correctly, you can earn 1 dollar for each contract. Similarly, in the sports betting field, you can directly bet on whether Coco Gauff can win the Australian Open championship, rather than buying stocks of related sports brands. In the entertainment industry,

On July 3, 2025, a forum focusing on Hong Kong's new policies was held in Causeway Bay. The event attracted numerous participants from the political, financial, and technology sectors to jointly explore the potential opportunities for the integration of TradFi and Decentralized Finance, while also following the development of digitalization of real-world assets. The event revolves around the latest digital asset policy framework implemented in Hong Kong, exploring how it paves the way for financial innovation while balancing compliance and technological development, enhancing Hong Kong's status as a global asset tokenization center. National Committee member and Chairman of the Hong Kong Legislative Council Web3 and Virtual Assets Development Working Group, Wu Jiezhuang, stated in his speech that the SAR government is accelerating the promotion of a new digital asset policy declaration, actively attracting international funds and innovative platforms by improving regulatory and financial technology infrastructure. He emphasized that "compliance as the foundation, innovation as the driving force" will be the core principle for Hong Kong's future development in Web3. During the roundtable forum, participants discussed stablecoins.