ChainCatcher news, the Hong Kong Customs held the 34th World Customs Organization Asia-Pacific Regional Contact Meeting. The Customs Commissioner, He Peishan, stated that the Asia-Pacific members have once again established the regional development strategy for the next two years. Participants jointly explored the innovative concept of using blockchain technology to establish a certification platform to promote regional development, and the meeting conducted in-depth discussions on reviewing regional policies.

ChainCatcher news, digital asset trading software provider Talos Trading Inc. is preparing to double its workforce in the Asia-Pacific region over the next 12 months.The New York-based cryptocurrency unicorn, backed by A16z, has identified Asia as its primary market, benefiting from its strong cryptocurrency foundation and regulatory clarity in jurisdictions such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan.The Asia region currently contributes the majority of Talos's revenue. It is reported that Talos completed a $40 million Series A funding round in 2021, led by a16z, with participation from PayPal Ventures and Fidelity Investments.

ChainCatcher news, the world's first AI-driven comprehensive financial derivatives service platform EraAI today announced the official launch of its membership system. To align with EraAI's global strategy in the Asia-Pacific region and to gather initial traffic, achieving the market share target for the DePIN track in the Asia-Pacific region by June 2025, EraAI provides efficient, secure, and intelligent multi-domain AI technology solutions and hardware device solutions for enterprises and users within Asia.In addition, EraAI also announced a strategic partnership with D3X, with both parties working together to promote innovation in AI technology and jointly explore the Asian AI market. EraAI will leverage its advanced technology in the AI field and D3X's global resources and experience to not only optimize investment management and trading strategies but also achieve overall profitability, real-time decision-making, and automated trading, which is expected to significantly enhance the operational efficiency and innovation capabilities of enterprises in the region.EraAI's Asia-Pacific strategy will achieve a perfect combination of European and American technology with Asian traffic. Era's entry into the market will also provide blockchain and DePIN enthusiasts in the Asia-Pacific region with new services and more optimization options, laying a solid foundation for future market expansion and user growth.

ChainCatcher message, ChainCatcher, in collaboration with the crypto media Blocktempo, has launched a survey on the research methods of crypto venture capital in the Asia-Pacific region.As the crypto industry enters a new development cycle, understanding the changes in venture capital research methods and standards helps to reduce information gaps, identify quality projects for the next cycle, and promote the effective allocation of market resources.Click the link to participate in this survey. The results will be published on over 10 authoritative media platforms, and completing the questionnaire takes only 10-15 minutes. Participants will have the chance to receive 100 Plus version APIs (3 months of usage) provided by RootData, available on a first-come, first-served basis.

ChainCatcher news, KPMG released the "Fintech Trends" report yesterday, which shows that in the first half of the year, the Asia-Pacific region recorded a total of 438 fintech transactions, raising $3.8 billion. The Asia-Pacific region places greater emphasis on the development and launch of virtual currencies and tokenized real-world assets.Major financial hubs such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan are committed to balancing innovation and regulation, continuing to explore and approve activities that integrate traditional finance with decentralized finance while protecting investors' rights. The Hong Kong government is actively developing cryptocurrency regulations to support cryptocurrency trading and other related activities.In the first half of 2024, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority launched the second phase of the e-HKD pilot program and is attracting cryptocurrency companies through various initiatives to enhance Hong Kong's financial ecosystem, promoting the city to become an international virtual asset center.

ChainCatcher news, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas posted on social media that VanEck's debut of a Bitcoin spot ETF on the Australian Securities Exchange this week could help bring $1 billion in assets under management for Australia's digital asset ETFs (equivalent to $72 billion in the U.S.). With an expected $1 billion scale in Hong Kong and $1 billion scale in South Korea, the potential assets under management in the Asia-Pacific region could reach $3 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, based on the "2024 Cryptocurrency Crime Report" released by Chainalysis, law enforcement agencies in the Asia-Pacific region are struggling to cope with the increase in cryptocurrency-related crimes, including drug trafficking, cybercrime, and intellectual property crimes. While illegal activities are surging, there is also a speculative shortage of legal resources, affecting the region's ability to actively respond to and manage the threats posed by cryptocurrency crime.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the TON Foundation has partnered with HashKey Group to add fiat deposit and withdrawal channels for Telegram wallet users. Both parties stated that their partnership will also support the exploration of early projects in the TON ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, Born Ready, a Web3-focused venture capital fund initiated by the co-founder of Futureverse, will collaborate with Catalyze Research to launch a $10 million Catalyze Futureverse Ecosystem Fund.The fund aims to invest in new enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region within the fields of Web3, the metaverse, artificial intelligence, and content. Selected companies will collaborate within the Futureverse ecosystem, including the blockchain platform The Root Network.

ChainCatcher news, a key player in the blockchain finance sector, Ondo Finance has announced its entry into the Asia-Pacific region by opening its first office in the area.The company is known for providing tokenized securities and is formulating strategic plans to capitalize on the growing interest in digital assets in the Asia-Pacific region.It is reported that Ondo Finance's expansion plans come as the global tokenized securities market holds nearly 40% market share, with the region's vast wealth and diverse investor base providing a mature market for Ondo's products. Additionally, the company has appointed Ashwin Khosa as Vice President of Business Development to lead its expansion efforts in the Asia-Pacific region.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the tokenized securities issuance platform Ondo Finance has announced the opening of its first office in the Asia-Pacific region. The company claims to hold nearly 40% of the global tokenized securities market share and currently offers three tokenized products—OUSG, OMMF, and USDY—that allow investment in U.S. assets such as U.S. Treasury bonds and money market funds.Ondo has appointed Ashwin Khosa, who previously worked at Tether and Bitfinex, as the Vice President of Business Development for the Asia-Pacific region. Ondo did not specify the location of its office in the Asia-Pacific region in its statement.

ChainCatcher news, Messari announced the establishment of a new entity in Singapore, which will strategically expand into Asia. In addition, Messari stated that this expansion will enable Messari to help Asian businesses, compliance teams, builders, and investors seamlessly and actively participate in the digital asset economy.

ChainCatcher news, the main venue of the Istanbul Binance Blockchain Week held a discussion themed "Unlocking the Value of Stablecoin Innovation in the Asia-Pacific Region." Several guests analyzed the prospects and existing issues of stablecoin trading in the Asia-Pacific region and affirmed the transformative potential of stablecoins in the future landscape of crypto finance.As a diamond sponsor of this Istanbul Binance Blockchain Week, TUSD was invited to participate and received widespread attention and welcome from attending crypto users. Currently, TUSD ranks as the fourth largest stablecoin, with a circulation exceeding 3.3 billion USD, and is listed on more than 100 exchanges and various DeFi platforms globally, having been natively deployed on Ethereum, BNB Chain, TRON, and Avalanche.

ChainCatcher news, the TON Foundation announced a collaboration with Chainbase and Tencent Cloud to promote blockchain development in the Asia-Pacific region. Tencent Cloud and the TON Foundation are committed to supporting web applications and bots built within Telegram. Additionally, projects built on TON, upon approval, will receive dedicated cloud credits and product discounts through the Tencent Cloud Startup Program.It is reported that Chainbase will provide the first data indexing product on TON, which developers can use for free to query and analyze TON data. Furthermore, Chainbase's enterprise node deployment service will offer low-latency and reliable blockchain connectivity for Web3 projects and developers on TON.

ChainCatcher News, the U.S. compliant cryptocurrency trading company Legend Trading announced a partnership with Circle to launch USDC rapid trading and settlement services in the Asia-Pacific and Latin America regions, aimed at facilitating local institutional users in acquiring and using USDC.Legend Trading stated that its trading settlement system is integrated with the underlying banking network, ensuring seamless and rapid automatic conversion between USDC and fiat currency.