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Movement and KAST Unlock Stablecoin Spending at 150M+ Merchants, with 4% Rewards. Leave a reply The People’s Chain meets mobile-first payments: Spend crypto anywhere, earn MOVE rewards SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Movement Network today announced its partnership with KAST, the mobile-first payment platform that makes spending crypto as easy as using any payment card anywhere in the world. This partnership marks a major milestone in Movement’s mission to build the People’s Chain: a blockchain designed to solve real problems for real people. Through this partnership, over half a million KAST users can earn $MOVE tokens with every transaction. All KAST card users can spend their crypto in everyday transactions at more than 150 million merchants that accept Visa around the world, all while earning 4% on their spend in $MOVE on top of existing KAST Points incentives. This partnership introduces the first dual-rewards structure of its kind: users earn both KAST Points and $MOVE tokens on every purchase and can claim their $MOVE rewards directly in the KAST app, making this the first spending rewards program in Move history. The timing is significant. Stablecoins have hit an inflection point in real-world usage, processing over $9 trillion in adjusted volume over the past year. That utility is now entering the mainstream fintech sector, with Visa reporting a fourfold increase in stablecoin-linked card spending in Q4. But most crypto cards still operate as one-way bridges, letting users spend crypto without giving them reasons to stay in the ecosystem. Movement x KAST changes that fundamentally, creating a true circular economy between everyday commerce and on-chain participation. KAST is purpose-built for the same audience Movement serves: people who want crypto to work in their daily lives. The platform is mobile-first and designed for seamless real-world payments using stablecoins. “Move is for money – that was always

Hong Kong to host 2026 INTERPOL General Assembly Leave a reply HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 5 January 2026 – Hong Kong is set to host the 94th INTERPOL General Assembly later this year, bringing global police chiefs from around the world to the city and highlighting Hong Kong’s strategic importance in global policing. It will be the first time for the General Assembly to be hosted in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the third time in China. “We take pride in recalling that China hosted the INTERPOL General Assembly in Beijing in 1995 and 2017, and this time, Hong Kong, China will be the host city for the 94th General Assembly in 2026,” said Vice Minister of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Xu Datong. The Vice Minister of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Xu Datong (second left, front row), accompanied by the Hong Kong SAR’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Chow Yat-ming (first left, front row), receives the INTERPOL flag at the closing ceremony during the 93rd INTERPOL General Assembly in Morocco last November, symbolising that the next General Assembly will be held in Hong Kong The General Assembly is the governing body of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), at which police chiefs and ministers of its 196 member states gather to discuss global security issues and foster collaboration. The HKSAR’s Commissioner of Police Mr Chow Yat-ming, said the selection of Hong Kong as the host city highlights China’s trust in both the HKSAR and the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF), and underscores Hong Kong’s strategic importance as an international “super connector” in global policing. “Having served at INTERPOL and visited Rome, Italy; New Delhi, India; Vienna, Austria; and Glasgow, United Kingdom for various General Assemblies, I never

Hong Kong to host 2026 INTERPOL General Assembly Leave a reply HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 5 January 2026 – Hong Kong is set to host the 94th INTERPOL General Assembly later this year, bringing global police chiefs from around the world to the city and highlighting Hong Kong’s strategic importance in global policing. It will be the first time for the General Assembly to be hosted in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the third time in China. “We take pride in recalling that China hosted the INTERPOL General Assembly in Beijing in 1995 and 2017, and this time, Hong Kong, China will be the host city for the 94th General Assembly in 2026,” said Vice Minister of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Xu Datong. The Vice Minister of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Xu Datong (second left, front row), accompanied by the Hong Kong SAR’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Chow Yat-ming (first left, front row), receives the INTERPOL flag at the closing ceremony during the 93rd INTERPOL General Assembly in Morocco last November, symbolising that the next General Assembly will be held in Hong Kong The General Assembly is the governing body of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), at which police chiefs and ministers of its 196 member states gather to discuss global security issues and foster collaboration. The HKSAR’s Commissioner of Police Mr Chow Yat-ming, said the selection of Hong Kong as the host city highlights China’s trust in both the HKSAR and the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF), and underscores Hong Kong’s strategic importance as an international “super connector” in global policing. “Having served at INTERPOL and visited Rome, Italy; New Delhi, India; Vienna, Austria; and Glasgow, United Kingdom for various General Assemblies, I never

Happy New Year for Hong Kong’s Tourism and Mega Events Economy Leave a reply HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 1 January 2026 – As Hong Kong welcomed the New Year in style on January 1, the city can look back on a pivotal past 12 months during which visitor numbers rebound sharply, driven, in large part, by the dawn of a new era for sports and entertainment events following the opening of the Kai Tak Sports Park (KTSP). And the positive momentum appears set to continue in 2026. As crowds gathered for the New Year Countdown, they were able to enjoy a new format experience, with this year’s main event taking place at the Chater Road pedestrian zone in Central, sitting next to the Winter Wonderland display, which transformed Statue Square Gardens into a magical Christmas Town complete with a magnificent 20-metre tree and charming decorations. Crowds gather for the New Year Countdown in Hong Kong A series of events including music performances and a light show were arranged by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) with the aim of conveying positive energy, care, and blessings of peace to both locals and visitors, and to welcome a hopeful new year together. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government had anticipated a large number of visitors during the festive season, which included a four-day long weekend over Christmas, while January 1 coincided with the start of a three-day long holiday on the Chinese Mainland. The Government said the number of non-Chinese Mainland visitors reached a post-Covid record every day during the Christmas holiday with around 50,000 visitors daily from December 25 to 27, accounting for around 33% of the total number of travellers during that period. This influx of festive visitors provided a further boost to Hong Kong’s tourism