The Metropolitan Museum of Art has partnered with TRLab to launch a new blockchain game called 'Art Links', similar to the New York Times' 'Connections'. Players who can find connections between different artworks will receive Non-fungible Token badges as rewards and have a chance to win one of 500 prizes related to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, ranging from gift shop promotion codes to curator-led private museum tours. It is said that this is the first time the Metropolitan Museum of Art has ventured into blockchain and Non-fungible Token technology, aiming to deepen the audience's engagement with museum works. The relevant personnel are unwilling to disclose the details of future cryptocurrency-related projects, but hinted that the museum may try artificial intelligence tools or launch virtual reality experiences next year. (The Block)

UK Police Have Filed the First Charges for Illegal Operation of a Crypto ATM The first person in the UK has been charged for operating a crypto ATM, despite the ban imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in 2022. The police seized several crypto ATMs during a search warrant at an electronics shop in Kent. The individual has been charged with operating the machine without registration from the FCA and laundering £300,000 of criminal cash

Odaily Star News According to Pirate Nation, a blockchain game, on X, starting at 8 pm Eastern Time on June 30, the official will update and increase the price of Gems in the Pirate Nation Shop. Gems are now available and can be purchased in the store with PIRATE. This asset is non-transferable and must be used with the purchasing wallet.

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said on Tuesday that the UK's BRC Shop Price Index slowed to 0.6% year-on-year in May, the lowest level since the end of 2021, further indicating signs of improving economic prospects. Inflation in other categories also declined. The inflation rate for food prices in May slowed to 3.2% from 3.4% in April. Meanwhile, non-food prices saw deflation for the second consecutive month, with a rate of -0.8% in May compared to -0.6% in April. The signs of improving economic prospects will be welcomed by UK Prime Minister Sunak ahead of the general election on July 4. However, opinion polls show that his Conservative Party is expected to lose to the Labour Party after 14 years in power. Traders have been speculating that the easing of inflation will prompt the Bank of England to cut interest rates in June. However, last week's stronger-than-expected CPI release caused them to reduce their bets.

UK May BRC Shop Price Index y/y 0.6%, expected 1.00%, previous value 0.80%.

NetEase Cloud Music's all-in-one AI music creation tool, NetEase Tianyin, is now open to all users of NetEase Cloud Music. It is reported that NetEase Tianyin has AI-assisted functions for the entire process of music creation, including lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocals, and mixing, and it has a professional level of productivity in music creation. In addition, to celebrate the official launch of NetEase Tianyin platform, NetEase Cloud Music has launched a special "Magic Gift Shop" event. Users can enter the event page, choose the recipient of the gift, and obtain gift keywords. Then they can enter the keywords on Tianyin platform to generate an exclusive song.

PANews news on May 16, according to Sing Tao Daily, Hong Kong police recently arrested three local men, aged 31 to 34, in a suspected Crypto Assets fraud case. The incident occurred on April 12 when a 35-year-old man attempted to resell USD (USDT) worth about HK$1 million (HK coin) at a shop in Tsim Sha Tsui, but was defrauded. It is learnt that the arrested person had shown the victim a total of 3,000 pieces of 500 yuan bills and tricked him into transferring the USDT to a designated Crypto Assets Wallet, and then refused to pay the cash under various pretexts and fled the scene. The police found the banknotes, safes and money counters in the shop and continued to investigate the case in depth. Police remind the public to choose reputable trading platforms when trading Crypto Assets and carefully check banknotes to avoid scams.

Hong Kong police received a report from a 35-year-old man on April 12 that he failed to recover cash after reselling about HK$1 million worth of Virtual Money USDT at a shop in Tsim Sha Tsui, and was suspected of being defrauded. After investigation, the Technology and Wealth Crime Unit of Yau Tsim District launched a territory-wide operation in longest districts on May 13 and arrested three local men aged between 31 and 34 on suspicion of obtaining property by fraud. Police seized 3,000 coins, a safe and a money counter inside the shop. Investigation revealed that the arrested man showed the victim the money and demanded that he transfer the Virtual Money to a designated Wallet, and then refused to hand over the cash under different pretexts, resulting in a loss of about HK$1 million worth of Virtual Money to the victim. (Sing Tao Headlines)

"Gold Shop" VS "Gold Factory": Which link in the gold industry chain is more profitable?

Odaily Planet Daily News Scroll ecological project PenPad announced the completion of a new round of financing, with encryption investment institution Presto Labs participating, the specific amount has not been disclosed. As Scroll's native revenue aggregator & launchpad, PenPad has received strong support from Scroll and various ecological projects since its establishment, and PenPad will also become a long-term builder of the Scroll ecosystem. Previously, PenPad also revealed the latest product roadmap through tweets, planning the PenPad Staking function, Vaults asset management and value-added tools, and a Shop product that links virtual assets and RWA, and will be upgraded to become a Scroll head yield aggregator and longing asset auction platform.

Golden Ten Data on May 5, affected by the recent Fluctuation of international gold prices, during the May Day period, domestic gold prices were also not calm. Early in the morning of May 1, the retail price of long domestic gold stores big dump 15 yuan/gram, on May 2, the gold price of long gold stores rose pump 11 yuan/gram, on May 3, after the fall of 4 yuan/gram, on May 4, the retail price of long domestic gold stores has come to 707 yuan/gram. "I have been in the industry for 20 years, this year's May Day, is the weakest May Day holiday from the industry, three days before May Day, the lightest day only did 20,000 long yuan of business, before May Day at least 50,000 long. Ms. Wang, the manager of a gold store in Hangzhou's Wulin business district, said that the high price of gold is the reason why the business of gold shops is light during the holiday.

Odaily Planet Daily News Scroll native income aggregator and long asset auction platform, PenPad opened the launch of the first asset PDD, which is divided into three stages, namely Season 1, Season 2 and Season 3, which is currently in the Season 2 stage, that is, users can obtain PDD quota allocation through points through stake ETH and inviting teams. Currently, Season 2 ETH ETH stake surpassed 1,000 ETH, reaching 250% of the stake target. Penpad is the native project of the Scroll ecosystem, which builds on the original LaunchPad ecosystem and further introduces the PenPad Staking function, Vaults asset management and value-added tools, and the Shop product that links virtual assets with RWA. PenPad will be upgraded to become an innovative revenue aggregator and long asset auction platform leader the Scroll ecosystem.