JANUARY 2025 NEWSLETTER
Tokenized Assets & Digitized Securities Insights |
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR 2025! |
Morgan Stanley to Explore Crypto Offerings For Clients — CEO |
The financial services giant is also considering adding crypto to its trading platform, E-Trade, due to a change in regulatory climate. Read more |
Trump Issues Crypto Executive Order to Pave U.S. Digital Assets Path |
President Donald Trump has signed a long-awaited crypto order that sets a federal agenda meant to move U.S. digital assets businesses into friendly oversight. Read more |
Hong Kong Court Serves Tokenized Legal Notice to Illicit Tron Wallets |
Hong Kong is using tokenized legal notices to target anonymous crypto wallets containing stolen assets. Read more |
Indian Railways To Roll Out Polygon-Based NFT Tickets for Mahakumbh Mela |
Indian Railways is introducing nonfungible token (NFT) train tickets for the upcoming Mahakumbh Mela—a major religious gathering expected to attract over 450 million visitors. Read more |
TOKENIZED ASSETS & DIGITIZED SECURITIES (TADS) |
HK’s Tokenised Economy Fuels GBA’s Smart Finance Capabilities |
In the past, it would have been a fanciful notion for ordinary people to want to claim ownership of luxury homes or artworks worth hundreds of millions of dollars, but asset tokenisation makes their dreams come true. Read more |
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BlackRock CEO Wants SEC to ‘Rapidly Approve’ Tokenization of Bonds, Stocks: What It Means for Crypto |
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said he’s “a huge believer in crypto” and urged the SEC to “rapidly approve” asset tokenization. Is this a net positive for the crypto sector? Read more |
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BNB Chain Accelerates Web3 Intelligence With Its AI-first Vision for Developers |
With its AI-first vision, BNB Chain provides an ecosystem where AI and decentralized technologies can flourish together through grants and incubation programs. Read more |
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Sony’s L2 Blockchain Sonieum Goes Live Amid Community Backlash |
Sony’s Soneium mainnet launched, aiming to simplify Web3 with NFT-driven fan engagement, but it got off to a rocky start. Read more |
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Solana’s TVL Crosses $10B for First Time Since FTX Collapse After TRUMP Memecoin Launch |
The launch of Donald Trump’s official memecoin on Solana has not only boosted the cryptocurrency’s price and trading volume, but also perceived odds of a SOL ETF. Read more |
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Czech Republic Central Bank Explores Bitcoin as Reserve Asset |
Czech National Bank Governor Aleš Michl discusses Bitcoin as a reserve asset to diversify holdings, though no immediate plans are set. Gold remains a priority in the bank’s reserve strategy. Read more |
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UK Asset Manager Fasanara Capital is Latest to Launch Tokenized MMF |
Fasanara Capital is best known as an alternative asset manager (AUM $4.5bn) in the fintech lending sector. Read more |
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‘World’s First Downside Protected Bitcoin ETF’: Calamos Unveils a Safer Way to Play Crypto |
A major exchange-traded fund provider is trying to take the volatility out of bitcoin investing. Read more |
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OpenAI Says It May Store Deleted Operator Data For Up to 90 Days |
OpenAI says that it might store chats and associated screenshots from customers who use Operator, the company’s AI “agent” tool, for up to 90 days — even after a user manually deletes them. Read more |
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Telegram Introduces NFT-Enabled Collectible Gifts in Latest Update |
Telegram’s latest update introduces NFT-enabled collectible gifts, allowing users to trade and personalize items. Read more |
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CSpro Booth, Co-exhibiting With Cyberport, at Asian Finanical Forum on 13-14 January 2025 |
CSpro.io had a fantastic experience co-exhibiting with Cyberport Hong Kong at the Asian Financial Forum (AFF) on 13-14 January 2025 at the Fintech Showcase Area (Hall 5C) of HKCEC, providing a wonderful opportunity for us to connect with industry professionals and innovators! Read more |
Roundtable Panel 1: RWA: A Bridge to the Metaverse at the Forth Bay Area Metaverse Conference on 16 December 2024 |
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Roundtable Panel 1: RWA: A Bridge to the Metaverse (圆桌论坛（一）：RWA：与元宇宙的桥梁) at the Forth Bay Area Metaverse Conference on 16 December 2024. Read more |
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