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According to official news from Bitget, the platform announced an upgrade to its RWA strategy, further expanding its tokenized stock business from asset trading access to institutional-level liquidity infrastructure construction. This upgrade introduces the Super Match Engine, breaking through the traditional single model of direct connection to brokers, adopting an internal matching priority mechanism, and providing market makers with lower latency trade execution, clearer liquidity distribution, and more efficient capital utilization through exclusive quoting channels and layered depth market data. At the same time, Super Match supports differentiated order processing and market services to meet the diverse trading and operational needs of institutional traders.Previously, Bitget launched the rToken US stock transfer function on October 13, supporting over 3,000 US stocks and ETFs. Users can transfer eligible stock assets from traditional brokerage accounts to Bitget, and once the stocks are credited, they will be automatically converted into US stock spot rTokens based on the corresponding number of shares. On this basis, relying on the Super Match framework, the efficiency of US stock trading will be continuously enhanced.Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated that the next phase of tokenized asset development is crucial for bridging the asset and liquidity channels between traditional finance and the digital asset market. Bitget will continue to improve cross-market trading infrastructure, promote the application of rToken in scenarios such as spot trading, lending, margin, and asset management, enhance asset liquidity and capital efficiency, and deepen the strategic layout of the panoramic exchange (UEX).

Metaplanet founder and CEO Simon Gerovich announced that the transaction between Metaplanet and Super League Enterprise, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLE) has been formally approved at the company's shareholder meeting.This move marks a key step for Metaplanet in transforming from a Bitcoin treasury company to a global Bitcoin-native financial platform.It is reported that Metaplanet injected 2,100 Bitcoins and $2.5 million in cash into the NASDAQ-listed company Super League Enterprise (SLE), with a total value of approximately $134.6 million, in exchange for a controlling stake. In return, Metaplanet received approximately 44.86 million newly issued shares of common stock (at $3 per share), as well as preferred stock and warrants. After the transaction is completed, Metaplanet will hold about 95.7% of SLE's issued common stock, becoming its controlling shareholder.According to Gerovich, after the transaction is completed, Superplanet will serve as Metaplanet's Bitcoin treasury platform listed in the United States, which will enable it to directly access the U.S. capital markets and gain more agile and flexible financing capabilities. Strategically, combined with Metaplanet Securities established in Japan, this approval will provide the company with complementary platforms in the two most important capital markets globally (the U.S. and Japan).This will not only facilitate its international financing and capital allocation but also further advance its business expansion in areas such as Bitcoin treasury, financial services, financial products, and asset management. Gerovich stated that this is a new milestone on Metaplanet's long-term growth path, and the company will continue to update the public on the latest progress regarding the completion of this transaction.

On October 13, as the stock tokenization sector continues to heat up, Feixiaohao, relying on its background as a publicly listed company in the U.S., is collaborating with exchanges to promote stock tokenization services and build the Feixiaohao DAT ecosystem. From structural design, asset custody, on-chain issuance to trading circulation, Feixiaohao aims to bring traditional stocks into the Web3 world.On the user side, Feixiaohao AI makes analysis as simple as chatting. Users can ask questions in natural language and receive multi-dimensional interpretations of tokenized stocks regarding fundamentals, information, and market sentiment, making it easier to understand and participate in this emerging market.

SWI Group has raised 800 million euros (approximately 895 million dollars) from institutional investors to expand its artificial intelligence data center and computing power infrastructure layout in the United States and Europe.The company also plans to transform eligible old Bitcoin mining sites into artificial intelligence infrastructure and is actively seeking to reach cooperation agreements with hyperscale cloud service providers.

WEEX Exchange announced that the platform will appear as a platinum sponsor at TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026 from October 7 to 8, marking WEEX's third consecutive year participating in this top industry event. At the event, WEEX showcased its AI Trading features and set up interactive experiences such as the Trading MBTI trading personality test; during the live broadcast segment, they connected with the Dubai team to introduce the Trading House plan aimed at traders and content creators. In addition, WEEX collaborated with the Pudgy Penguins community to launch TOKEN2049 limited co-branded merchandise and participated in hosting the "Inside the Igloo" community event.

Citrini Research, which previously published the "AI End Report," has released a new article titled "Breaking The Wall," exploring the intersection of agentic AI with cryptocurrency and traditional finance, stating that blockchain may have finally found its application scenario. The article allegedly reveals Citrini Research's investment portfolio, and related screenshots are circulating.The weight distribution of the cryptocurrency portfolio is: Derive (DRV) 10%, Lighter (LIT) 10%, Ether.fi (ETHFI) 10%, Aave (AAVE) 9%, Ethena (ENA) 9%, Solana (SOL) 8%, Hyperliquid (HYPE) 7%, Aerodrome (AERO) 7%, LayerZero (ZRO) 5%, Chainlink (LINK) 5%, Backpack (BP) 5%, Maple (SYRUP) 5%, Uniswap (UNI) 4%, Pendle (PENDLE) 3%, Ondo (ONDO) 3%.The weight distribution of the cryptocurrency market portfolio is: Securitize (SECZ) 20%, Circle (CRCL) 18%, Coinbase (COIN) 18%, Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF (BHYP) 14%, Robinhood (HOOD) 14%, Bullish (BLSH) 7%, Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR) 5%, BlackRock (BLK) 2%, WisdomTree (WT) 2%.

Tokenization platform Securitize announced a memorandum of understanding with South Korean technology company LG CNS, and both parties will collaborate to develop tokenized assets and digital asset infrastructure for South Korean financial institutions, explore tokenized funds, stocks, and stablecoins, and seek relevant opportunities in the Asia-Pacific market. Following the announcement, Securitize (SECZ) saw its stock price rise nearly 8% to about $12.6 in early trading on Tuesday, before retreating. The company went public on the New York Stock Exchange in July this year after merging with special purpose acquisition company Cantor Equity Partners II.This collaboration comes as South Korea prepares new regulations for tokenized securities. The Financial Services Commission of South Korea proposed regulatory rules last week for the issuance and circulation of tokenized stocks, bonds, funds, and other securities, with the framework set to take effect in February 2027. On the same day, LG CNS also launched a blockchain infrastructure platform to help financial institutions such as banks support stablecoins and tokenized securities.Securitize has become a major player in the tokenized real-world asset market, which has grown to about $40 billion, with early growth primarily focused on interest-bearing assets such as U.S. Treasury bonds and private credit, while tokenized stocks are gradually emerging. According to RWA.xyz data, the market capitalization of tokenized stocks is approximately $3.2 billion, having increased by 10.6% in the past 30 days. Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo has stated that even with limited adoption, it could have a greater impact on the crypto market, and tokenized stocks are expected to drive the overall valuation of the crypto market to $5 trillion.

According to the official announcement from Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank will acquire all shares of Japan Digital Asset Trust Establishment Co., Ltd. (JADAT) held by Bitbank on October 1, 2026, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary.The Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group has identified the digital asset market as an important growth area, believing that highly reliable asset management and custody functions are highly compatible with its trust business. After becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary, JADAT will accelerate the procedures for management trust registration, striving to officially launch digital asset-related businesses as soon as possible.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, with the launch of the Arc mainnet, the tokens previously allocated by address 0xE73...60BF2 have gained substantial unrealized profits. This address had already cross-chained CRCL from the Robinhood Chain to the Arc network through Long on September 8, and subsequently purchased three tokens: LONG, Bitcoin, and USDC.Among them, it invested approximately $487.6 to buy LONG at a cost of about $0.0000136, currently realizing an unrealized profit of about $578,000, with a return rate of approximately 118,483%.

According to Taiwan's "Commercial Times" report on September 14, as the computing power of GPUs and ASICs continues to rise, traditional copper interconnects are gradually approaching the limits of power consumption and signal transmission. TSMC is accelerating its layout for co-packaged optics (CPO). The industry is optimistic that if CPO bandwidth continues to double every two years, it may form the "CPO Moore's Law" of the AI era. Industry analysis indicates that the upgrade of CPO bandwidth mainly has three paths: including increasing single-channel speed from 200G to over 400G, expanding the number of optical channels from 16 to 32, 64 or more, and introducing wavelength division multiplexing (WDM). By 2040, the theoretical value could reach about 128 times the current level, with long-term potential for development towards hundreds of T based on the current level of about 3.2T.TSMC's role in optical interconnects has extended from wafer foundry to system integration, gradually integrating computing, HBM memory, and high-speed I/O from 3DFabric, CoWoS, SoIC to silicon photonics and CPO. When high-speed electrical signals exceed 200G, signal attenuation increases after passing through longer copper paths such as ABF substrates, PCBs, and connectors, leading the industry to develop shorter copper paths and longer optical paths. In terms of packaging architecture, the optical engine is currently laid out on the substrate, and the next step is expected to place CPO in the intermediary layer, with future possibilities of using SoIC technology to achieve 3D vertical integration of photonic integrated circuits (PIC) and ASICs. Industry players indicate that CPO still needs to overcome challenges in packaging, optical coupling, and testing before mass production can be achieved.

The second episode of the Gate Stocks series is now online. Lucas Sum, the head of stock market development at Gate, shared insights on why cryptocurrency exchanges are starting to venture into the stock market and analyzed the differences between Gate and traditional brokers in terms of trading experience and asset allocation methods. Lucas Sum stated that more and more digital asset users are beginning to pay attention to stock opportunities from global companies such as NVIDIA, Apple, and Tencent. Gate integrates stocks and crypto assets into the same account, allowing users to manage different types of investment assets using the same USDT balance.In terms of trading experience, Gate Stocks supports fund transfers using USDT, enabling users to participate in stock trading without waiting for traditional bank fund settlements. In addition to regular trading hours for U.S. stocks (9:30 AM - 4:00 PM ET), it also supports pre-market and after-hours trading, with fractional shares supported down to 0.01 shares. Besides stocks and ETFs, Gate also covers investment opportunities such as stock perpetual contracts, tokenized assets, Pre-IPOs, and direct IPOs. Lucas Sum emphasized that Gate is not trying to replace traditional brokers but rather to expand the possibilities of investment platforms, bringing the global stock market directly to digital asset users.

According to CriptoNoticias, as the Central Bank of Brazil advances the authorization system for virtual asset service providers (PSAV), local cryptocurrency trading platforms are facing regulatory reshuffling. Digitra, Coinext, and Bitso have recently adjusted their business layouts in Brazil.Among them, Digitra has ceased trading services and decided not to apply for PSAV authorization, effectively exiting the Brazilian market; Coinext announced it would orderly close its cryptocurrency trading business due to not meeting the minimum capital requirement; Bitso has chosen to redirect its Brazilian individual retail customers to Mercado Bitcoin while retaining its institutional business line.According to the regulations of the Central Bank of Brazil, existing platforms wishing to continue operating in compliance in Brazil after the deadline at the end of October must submit their PSAV authorization applications before then. This round of adjustments may indicate that the largest cryptocurrency market in Latin America is accelerating into a deep phase of compliance reshuffling.

According to a report by the Korean News Agency, Matthew Dawson, co-founder of Ethereum Institutional, visited South Korea for the first time and held meetings with local major banks, securities companies, asset management firms, and exchanges to establish cooperative relationships. Dawson stated that South Korea has strong financial institutions and a developer community capable of fully utilizing blockchain infrastructure, and pointed out that the recent policy direction on token securities released by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) provides a good opportunity for cooperation.He anticipates that South Korean institutions, which currently start with private chains, will eventually upgrade to public blockchains, and emphasized that Ethereum, with its security, liquidity, and neutrality, is the ideal infrastructure for carrying core institutional assets. In terms of organizational expansion, Ethereum Institutional plans to introduce a head of Asia within 6 to 7 weeks and recruit technical, business, and consulting talent in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Japan.

Vassilis Tziokas from Matter Labs pointed out in a CoinDesk article that the U.S. Senate has postponed the Clarity Act until September. This market structure bill failed to complete the final vote before the August recess, meaning that regulatory rules for the digital asset market will take weeks to be implemented. Meanwhile, banks are not waiting for regulation; JPMorgan has processed over $30 trillion in transactions through the Kinexys platform and launched the deposit token JPMD, while Citigroup operates cross-border Treasury token services. A clearinghouse, in collaboration with 17 major financial institutions, plans to achieve on-chain tokenized deposit clearing by 2027.The article argues that the interoperability of interbank tokenized deposits does not come from messaging standards or token bridges, but is realized through clearing mechanisms: the sending bank redeems tokens, the receiving bank issues its own tokens, inter-institutional obligations are recorded and netted, and ultimately settled in central bank currency. The engineering challenge lies in simultaneously satisfying privacy, neutrality, and verifiability; each institution must operate its own ledger, prove transfers through cryptography without exposing underlying data, and anchor to a neutral settlement facility owned by no participants.The author notes that the Clarity Act will not directly regulate tokenized deposits, but it can clarify the boundaries of the digital asset market and improve the stablecoin framework established by the GENIUS Act. The Global Financial Markets Association's report in April 2026 lists unresolved gaps such as unified processing of cross-border tokenized deposits and guidelines for off-network transfers, which are regulatory unlocking points for interbank tokenized fund interoperability. In the face of regulatory uncertainty, banks rationally choose to isolate, and each month of delay rewards closed gardens.

Citi stated that it remains optimistic about the stock market performance and advises investors to consider increasing equity asset allocation if the market experiences a pullback before the U.S. midterm elections. It currently maintains an "overweight" view on U.S. stocks, believing that corporate earnings expectations are improving and the market liquidity environment is becoming more accommodative. Despite recent concerns related to artificial intelligence, there are no significant risk signals in the overall market.Citi continues to be optimistic about the U.S. stock market and believes that sector rotation may limit the market's downside potential. Historical data shows that the market often experiences a strong year-end performance following a weak phase before the U.S. midterm elections, suggesting that there may be opportunities to buy on dips currently.

The stablecoin infrastructure platform Interlace has officially established an office in Brazil and formed a local team to further advance its market layout in Latin America. Interlace will provide global payment and digital asset infrastructure support for businesses by connecting local financial institutions, cross-border trade platforms, digital asset ecosystems, and Web3 project parties.In addition, Interlace recently appeared at the Blockchain.RIO exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, engaging with practitioners in the financial, payment, and digital asset sectors in Brazil and Latin America. Interlace's Country Manager for Brazil, Guilherme Santos, was invited to participate in a panel discussion on topics such as digital assets, stablecoin payments, and financial infrastructure.It is reported that Interlace will participate in the Argentina Crecimiento LATAM Digital Assets Conference from August 20 to 21, where it will deliver a speech sharing global card issuance project practices and its market layout in Latin America.