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Most people just hold BTC and hope it grows. But what if it could earn passive income — from assets like real estate, or bonds? 🏠📈 When Bitcoin is connected & interchangeable with Real World Assets, yield comes from something tangible. Your BTC will be able to do more... https://t.co/itBJZyX02d

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Apex Group Announces Acquisition of Majority Stake in Enterprise Tokenization Solutions Provider Tokeny

Apex Group Acquires Majority Stake in Tokeny to Propel the Trend of Real-World Asset Tokenization

Coinbase to Launch Tokenized Money Market Fund with Apex Group Partnership

APEX GROUP provides blockchain digital ledger services for HAMILTON LANE Fund.

Figment and Apex Group will launch ETH and Solana staking ETPs on the Swiss SIX Exchange.

Figment and Apex Group to Launch Ethereum and Solana Staking ETPs on Swiss SIX Exchange

FIGMENT and APEX Group Launch Ethereum and Solana Staking ETP

At the heart of every successful business is not just products, but people. As Tokeny officially becomes part of @ApexGlobalGroup, it’s not just our technology that has been integrated into Apex’s systems, our team has also become part of the Apex family. https://t.co/q9gJee5AtL

Tokenization is changing the way asset management works. Join us at @IMpowerplatform in Monaco from June 23 to 25 to explore why tokenized funds are gaining momentum and how @ApexGlobalGroup and Tokeny can help you accelerate your journey. https://t.co/ubOUlqQI9u https://t.co/0e6UU0EG8w

Apex Group acquires majority stake in Tokeny to integrate RWA tokenization into its $3T+ financial infrastructure — a clear nod to blockchain's role in the future of capital markets. This isn’t just alignment — it’s acceleration. #Tokenization #RWA #Blockchain #TradFi

This Week's Economic News and Altcoin Activity Schedule Overview

Tokenized credit. Tokenized stocks. Tokenized funds. In the past 48 hours: – A traditional credit fund moved on-chain. @ApolloGlobal – Regulated exchanges rolled out tokenized equities. @krakenfx – Institutions are making infrastructure bets on tokenization rails. @ApexGroupLtd The real question: who’s building for the next decade, not just the next press release?

📌SEC Chair Signals Potential Easing of Retail Access to Private Funds📌Circle Seeks $5B+ Bids from Coinbase and Ripple📌Robinhood Proposes Tokenization Framework to SEC📌Apex Group Acquires Majority Stake in Tokeny📌GENIUS Act Advances in Senate, Final Vote Expected Soon https://t.co/QXDAAwCGZd

Crypto Venture Capital Weekly Report May 19-25, 2025: Overview of Project Financing and Industry Developments

Tune in to this episode of the Security Token Show where this week @KyleSonlin and guest contributors @TokenFuel from MPact Capital and @YoAdrian305 from InvestReady cover the industry leading headlines and market movements, including how tokenized stocks are becoming more relevant, enhanced yield strategies with tokenization, and more RWA news! Company of the Week - Kyle: @krakenfx The Market Movements 1. @RobinhoodApp's SEC Submission and RWA Exchange 2. @krakenfx and @BackedFi to Launch 50+ xStocks on @solana 3. @MPact_Capital Launches RIA for Tokenized RWAs, Targeting Impact Investing 4. @apolloglobal's ACRED to Expand Leverage Loop to Solana via @KaminoFinance & @SteakhouseFi 5. @jpmorgan, @BankofAmerica, @Citi, and @WellsFargo Considering Joint Stablecoin 6. @ApexGlobalGroup to Acquire @TokenySolutions 7. @GetInvestReady and Accreditoken Partner with @TrustNFT for Onchain Identity The Token Debrief 1. @vaneck_us Launching Blockchain-Asset Venture Fund on @avax 2. @SocieteGenerale Building USD Stablecoin on Ethereum 3. @HSBC Launching Tokenized Deposits with @Ant_Intl 4. @BNPParibas Asset Management Natively Tokenizes Money Market Fund on Allfunds 5. @bounce_bit Delivers Double-Digit Yield Using BUIDL as Collateral 6. @IxsFinance “BTC Real Yield” Enables BTC Collateralization, Unlocked Capital Invested into RWAs 7. @QFCAuthority to Prioritize Real Estate Tokenization 8. Hong Kong Passes Stablecoin Bill, Issuers to Attain License From @hkmagovhk 9. City of Lugano Issued 4th Bond (CHF 100 Million) on @SDX_global 10. Dubai @Land_Department Brings Tokenized Land Deeds to XRP Ledger 11. @BlackMantaCap and @SBI_DAH offer Tokenized Note on UBS MMF (USMO), Available on @tradeon21x 12. Amber Premium Allows Credit Card Access to @UBS Tokenized Funds 13. @ClearpoolFin and @Brickken Partner with over $300M of Tokenized Assets 14. @inside_r3 Integrates with @solana ⏰ TABLE OF CONTENTS ⏰ 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Welcome 1:52 Market Movements 43:02 Token Debrief 54:49 Companies of The Week STM Predicts $30-50T in RWAs by 2030: https://t.co/CkjgBYSjO7 More https://t.co/AP5Y77IrgE Reports: https://t.co/Wa6zbjbl8k Join the RWA Foundation and Read the Whitepaper: https://t.co/JU71r142B3

Enterprise blockchain tokenization platform @TokenySolutions has been acquired by @ApexGlobalGroup https://t.co/69zx33Mlem https://t.co/BLKPeWekIp

🚀We are thrilled to announce that @ApexGlobalGroup has acquired a majority stake in Tokeny!https://t.co/gO4E279O4m https://t.co/NfO6a1SJXP

Wu reported that financial services provider Apex Group announced the acquisition of a majority stake in enterprise-level tokenization solutions provider Tokeny, with plans to achieve 100% ownership within three years. The two parties had previously established a strategic partnership in December 2023. Apex stated that this move aims to promote the widespread adoption of tokenization in institutional finance and to integrate Tokeny's technology and team into its digital infrastructure to enhance asset management and distribution efficiency. https://t.co/1rn0GxNWTy

🔥 Biteye AI Daily, May 20 Today's sector market cap: $10.47B -1.24% Token prices fluctuate narrowly; sector projects continue to innovate and collaborate. 📈 Top 10 24h Coingecko Trading Volume: Token Trading Volume Market Cap Price Fluctuation 1- $KAITO $312.9M $455.1M $1.89 +2.2% 2- $VIRTUAL $271.0M $1.3B $1.92 -1.6% 3- $TAO $167.7M $3.6B $412.43 -1.1% 4- $PROMPT $95.7M $59.2M $0.26 -4.4% 5- $GOAT $94.7M $160.1M $0.16 -3.4% 6- $AI16Z $91.6M $308.6M $0.28 -3.3% 7- $AIXBT $75.4M $171.5M $0.18 +1.0% 8- $ALCH $45.0M $134.9M $0.16 +0.1% 9- $BANANAS31 $38.5M $57.6M $0.01 +4.3% 10- $TUT $37.9M $22.9M $0.03 -2.3% ⭐️ Key Information - Amber Group @ambergroup_io (NASDAQ: AMBR) announces the appointment of AI Agent MIA @mwa_ia as its AgentFi ambassador, participating in earnings calls, speaking at investor and community events, and being paid in full with its token $MIA. Review: As a NASDAQ-listed company, Amber is entrusting an AI Agent settled with native tokens with important tasks, which not only introduces Crypto AI Agents to the public eye but also leaves us with plenty of room for imagination – can it continue the myth of MicroStrategy's coin-stock binding? - The second round of @gaib_ai's AID Alpha pre-deposit event will open at 22:00 Beijing time today, totaling $15.00M, and you can enjoy 7.5x Spice rewards. AID Alpha is GAIB's early deposit event for synthetic dollar AID, rewarding early users who contribute to the growth of AID. The deposited funds will initially be invested in treasury bills and gradually allocated to early GPU financing transactions, generating compound real returns from treasury bills and computing power during this stage. Deposit link: https://t.co/UBvv2ePMJi Review: The first round of AID Alpha, totaling $5.00M, was quickly filled last week. Those who missed it can seize the opportunity this time. - Sentient Chat @sentient_chat announces the introduction of a batch of on-chain AI Agents, including: Astro247: An astrology Agent from @Mira_Network. QuillCheck: A crypto analysis Agent from @QuillAI_Network. Pond Base Wallet Summary: A wallet analysis Agent from @PondGNN. @ChiefRaiin: A spiritual guidance Agent from @Raiinmakerapp. Review: Sentient Chat is building and aggregating on-chain chat consultation AI Agents. - BitMind @BitMindAI's MCP Oracle Server is officially launched, providing a unified access point for decentralized AI on multiple Bittensor subnets, accessing real-time data from subnets including Masa @getmasafi, Apex @MacrocosmosAI, and others. Review: The various subnets of the Bittensor ecosystem will further communicate and interconnect through MCP. Bitmind recently released version V3, providing faster and more reliable inference services, which can be continuously followed. 📊 Data source: @cryptohunt_ai, Cookie DAO, Coingecko 💡Risk warning: The above is for information sharing only and does not constitute investment advice.

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