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The globally leading cryptocurrency trading platform Gate has announced an upgrade to its VIP service system, optimizing the exclusive service structure and support mechanisms around the diverse needs of high-net-worth clients. This upgrade aims to build a more efficient and customer-centric interactive network, providing VIP clients with instant and convenient services through improved exclusive connection channels and response processes, thereby enhancing overall service collaboration efficiency.In terms of high-net-worth client operations, Gate is simultaneously deepening its VIP client operation strategy, strengthening tiered management and refined outreach mechanisms, focusing on improving the quality of client interactions and service outreach efficiency, and promoting the establishment of a more long-term and stable client relationship structure. Additionally, Gate has launched several exclusive features, including Gate Vault, VIP-exclusive wealth management, and private wealth management services, gradually forming a comprehensive service system that encompasses trading support, asset allocation, and security assurance.Against the backdrop of deepening industry competition, the platform's upgrade of tiered services and high-end client operation capabilities helps to solidify its core user base and enhance overall service resilience.

At the recent "Build and Scale in 2026" themed forum held in Hong Kong, Eric Chong, Deputy Director of the Chief Trade Research Department, delivered a speech on the topic "Connecting Finance and Web3: Building the Next Era of Investor Confidence." He stated that based on Chief Trade's 46 years of experience in financial services, there is a strong demand from high-net-worth investors for secure and compliant channels for cryptocurrency, which is the core driving force for traditional financial institutions to enter the Web3 space.Eric Chong pointed out that Hong Kong's comprehensive regulatory framework provides a safe environment for institutional participation in the crypto market, but investors are more concerned about how to engage in this emerging asset class through regulated and compliant means. To this end, Chief Trade will focus on three main directions: providing regulated crypto trading services, expanding the digital asset product line, and enhancing investor education.He believes that the advantages of traditional financial institutions in financial credibility, compliance frameworks, and ecological connections will help guide investors to enter the digital asset space steadily, while the integration of Web3 and traditional finance has become an irreversible structural trend.

The Hurun Research Institute today released the "2026 Hurun Quality Life Report for High Net Worth Individuals in China," which states: "The commonly used information platforms are Xiaohongshu and Douyin, the commonly used AIs are DeepSeek and Doubao, and the most followed financial bloggers are Wu Xiaobo Channel, Xiao Lin Says, and Ren Zeping."61% of the surveyed high net worth individuals frequently use Xiaohongshu for information, which is 13 percentage points higher than Douyin. 32% of high net worth individuals frequently watch WeChat Video Accounts, and 24% frequently watch Bilibili. The enthusiasm for Eastmoney and Zhihu exceeds 20%, while Tonghuashun and Wind Info receive 14% enthusiasm.By age group, over 70% of U25 individuals use Xiaohongshu and Douyin as their most common information platforms, while U40 and those over 45 prefer to use Video Accounts. The audience for professional investment software like Eastmoney, Wind Info, and Tonghuashun is mainly U35 and U40.The top three financial bloggers that high net worth individuals most frequently follow are Wu Xiaobo Channel (38%), Xiao Lin Says (23%), and Ren Zeping (17%).The most commonly used AI assistants among the surveyed high net worth individuals are DeepSeek and Doubao. By age group, U25 most frequently uses ChatGPT, while U30, U35, U40, and U45 predominantly use DeepSeek, and respondents over 45 most frequently use Doubao.

According to CoinDesk, Brighty co-founder Nikolay Denisenko stated that hundreds of high-net-worth investors have used cryptocurrency to purchase properties in Europe over the past year.The platform has facilitated over 100 transactions, primarily concentrated in the UK, France, Malta, Cyprus, and Andorra, with individual amounts ranging from $500,000 to $2.5 million. Previously, high-net-worth clients mostly used USDC issued by Circle, but now, to avoid exchange costs, an increasing number of clients are turning to euro-pegged stablecoins (such as EURC).

The "Hurun 2025 Report on Financial Investment Needs and Trends of China's High Net Worth Individuals" reveals that the proportion of various types of financial investments among domestic high net worth individuals is 2% for digital currencies, both in terms of the amount and in the overseas financial investment products allocated over the past three years. In the adjustment plans for financial investments over the next year, 25% of high net worth individuals plan to increase their investment in digital currencies, and the proportion of digital currencies among the overseas financial investment products they are considering for the next year is 6%.The report also points out that over 90% of high net worth individuals indicate they have a collecting habit. With the arrival of the AI era, the popularity of digital collectibles is gradually rising, making its first appearance in the top ten, accounting for 7%.

According to South Korean media ETNews, KB Financial Group released the "2025 Korea Wealth Report," which analyzes individuals with financial assets and real estate exceeding 1 billion won. The report shows that the number of high-net-worth individuals in South Korea is growing at an annual rate of 9.7%, increasing from 130,000 in 2011 to 476,000 in 2025. The total amount of their financial assets is also growing at an average annual rate of 7.2%, rising from 1,158 trillion won in 2011 to 3,066 trillion won in 2025, and has surpassed the 3,000 trillion won mark for the first time this year.In addition, the proportion of real estate assets in the asset portfolios of high-net-worth individuals in South Korea has decreased, while the share of physical assets such as gold and jewelry, as well as other assets like cryptocurrencies, has increased.

According to BeInCrypto, Sygnum's "2025 Asia-Pacific High Net Worth Individuals Report" shows that 87% of respondents have included digital assets in their investment portfolios; 49% of respondents have allocated more than 10% of their portfolios to cryptocurrencies, indicating that the median cryptocurrency investment proportion among high net worth individuals is between 10% and 20%. Additionally, 60% of respondents plan to increase their investment in cryptocurrencies.The report indicates that 80% of respondents are interested in purchasing ETFs other than Bitcoin and Ethereum, with more than half of the respondents interested in investing in Solana, followed by multi-asset cryptocurrency indices (48%) and XRP (41%). Notably, 70% of respondents stated that they would allocate or increase their allocation if staking rewards were included in the ETF structure.However, Sygnum observed that after experiencing recent market fluctuations, a considerable portion of investors remains cautious about the market, yet 57% of high net worth individuals and 61% of ultra-high net worth individuals hold an optimistic or strongly optimistic view of the long-term prospects of the cryptocurrency market.

According to Bloomberg, high-net-worth clients of PNC Financial Services Group Inc. can now trade Bitcoin directly through their investment accounts, achieving the initial goal set by the Pittsburgh-based bank when it announced its partnership with Coinbase Global Inc.This move is the latest example of traditional financial institutions offering digital asset trading services on their own platforms—an area still largely dominated by cryptocurrency exchanges like Coinbase. Brett Tejpaul, co-head of Coinbase's institutional business, stated that through the partnership with PNC, Coinbase provides brokerage services and technology integration, enabling clients to trade Bitcoin in any amount.

Binance announced on Wednesday the launch of a new VIP service aimed at the ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) market, named Binance Prestige. Binance Prestige provides high-level, specialized digital asset management services for family offices, private funds, and other asset allocators.This new service, designed specifically for ultra-high-net-worth clients, complements Binance Wealth, which was launched a year ago and primarily targets advisors and wealth managers for high-net-worth clients. According to a survey by Avaloq, over half of wealth management professionals believe that digital assets play a key role in client interactions, up from 44% last year.Currently, Binance offers special accounts for VIP users, where investors must hold over $500,000 in tradable funds and a certain amount of BNB tokens on the trading platform to apply. VIP Holder accounts are divided into four tiers, with tier four being the highest net worth level. Binance Prestige does not set a hard asset threshold, but the service mainly targets investors with assets around $10 million, which is roughly equivalent to the funding level required to open a private banking account.

ChainCatcher news, according to Caixin, Amy Lo, co-head of Asia Wealth Management at UBS Group, stated that UBS's high-net-worth clients are increasingly withdrawing from dollar assets and turning to gold, cryptocurrencies, and Chinese assets. "Gold is very popular right now," Lo said in an interview with Yvonne Man at the Bloomberg New Voices event held in Hong Kong on Tuesday.She pointed out that the tense trade relations between China and the U.S. have prompted investors to start diversifying their previously "quite U.S.-centric" asset allocations; in addition to seeking other currency assets, investors are also directing more funds into cryptocurrencies, commodities, and alternative assets. "Volatility will definitely continue," Lo added.

ChainCatcher news, according to Globenewswire, a survey conducted by the cryptocurrency asset management company Grayscale and Harris Poll shows that over a quarter (26%) of high-net-worth Americans with $1 million or more in investable assets currently hold cryptocurrency, and nearly two-fifths (38%) expect to include cryptocurrency in their portfolios in the future.Data indicates that since the approval of spot cryptocurrency ETPs early last year, high-net-worth investors have become more attentive to economic conditions and more confident in cryptocurrency investments.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the Central Bank of Russia has proposed to launch a 3-year pilot program for cryptocurrency trading, which is only available to high-net-worth investors who meet specific asset or income thresholds.According to the proposal, investors who hold at least $11.5 million or have an annual income of $5 million can participate in the pilot.The pilot still requires government approval, and if passed, it could become an important step for Russia in promoting the development of the cryptocurrency market.

ChainCatcher news, Michael Sonnenfeldt, founder and chairman of the high-net-worth investor network Tiger 21, stated that Tiger 21 holds approximately $6 billion in digital currencies.In an interview, Michael Sonnenfeldt said, "Our digital currency assets account for about 1% to 3% of our $200 billion in assets, so that's about $6 billion. The digital currency space is still very exciting. We have some members who have fully embraced it. It has become an alternative to gold."Sonnenfeldt also stated, "Gold is for traditionalists, while Bitcoin is a bit more of a new era, but they generally play the same role. They are seen as stores of value."

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the crypto lending platform Nexo announced a minimum account usage threshold of $5,000 starting from February 21, 2025, to focus on serving high-net-worth clients. This initiative is part of its 2025 growth strategy and recent rebranding efforts.Nexo stated that the platform will be dedicated to supporting long-term holders and wealth creators through high-end customized services and wealth management solutions.

According to ChainCatcher news and the official announcement, Binance will launch Binance Wealth, aimed at supporting wealth managers and their high-net-worth clients interested in expanding their cryptocurrency asset investment portfolio. It primarily caters to the needs of wealth managers, further connecting traditional markets and the crypto market, encouraging both institutional and private wealth to increasingly engage in the cryptocurrency asset space.

ChainCatcher news, the number of ultra-high-net-worth accounts in South Korea that have invested over 1 billion won (approximately 749,000 USD) has reached more than 3,400, with an average investment amount of 9.45 billion won (7.08 million USD) per account.According to data obtained by South Korean Democratic Party lawmaker Ahn Doo-Je from the Financial Supervisory Service, among the 7.7 million virtual asset accounts opened by the two major virtual asset exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, accounts with assets exceeding 100 million won account for only 1%, but their investment scale represents 70% of the total amount.Among these high-value accounts that have invested over 1 billion won, the average investment amount reaches 9.45 billion won. These high-value investors account for only 0.04% of all accounts but hold 47% of the total investment amount in the virtual asset market, indicating that the cryptocurrency market is more concentrated than the stock market.Among these high-value accounts with over 1 billion won, investors in their 40s make up the largest proportion, while those in their 50s have the largest average holding size, averaging 14.8 billion won.