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According to Odaily, real world asset (RWA) tokenization platform Libeara has announced the completion of a new funding round. AlloyX Ventures, the venture capital arm of NASDAQ-listed SOLOWIN HOLDINGS, participated in the investment. The specific investment amount has not been disclosed for now, and the new funds will be used to advance the development of compliant digital infrastructure.

Odaily reported that Animoca Brands announced on the X platform that the joint venture Cheong Kong FinTech, co-founded by Standard Chartered Bank, HKT, and Animoca Brands, will progressively launch the regulated Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin HKDAP (HKD At Par) starting from the second quarter of this year. Evan Auyang, President of the group, stated that a properly governed Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin is crucial for financial infrastructure.

Golden Ten Data reported on April 10 that Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett stated investors should flock to the commodities market in the coming years, as this asset class will benefit from global geopolitical and macroeconomic turbulence. The Middle East war and the artificial intelligence race have raised concerns about supply chains. Governments around the world are working to curb the impact of soaring energy and other natural resource prices on industries and consumers, and are striving to secure supplies of key minerals such as rare earths, which are crucial for manufacturing and technology. For the remainder of this decade, as investors seek to hedge against risks, inflation, and a weakening US dollar, equities will be replaced by commodities as the biggest winners of the “buy anything but bonds” trade. Excessive fiscal expansion means that in the coming years, a bear market rally is "more likely to be seen in government bonds than a bull market."