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- 02:12Nasdaq executive: Tokenized stock plan is being actively advanced, with SEC approval listed as the top priorityChainCatcher reported that Matt Savarese, Head of Digital Asset Strategy at Nasdaq, stated that the exchange has made obtaining SEC approval for its tokenized stock proposal a top priority and will "accelerate the process as much as possible." The proposal aims to allow investors to trade tokenized assets based on publicly listed company shares on the Nasdaq platform. Savarese emphasized that Nasdaq is not attempting to "disrupt the existing system," but rather hopes to promote tokenized assets into the mainstream in a "responsible, investor-oriented" manner under the SEC regulatory framework. He stated that the proposal will continue to be refined based on public feedback and regulatory issues. The report pointed out that tokenized stocks have become one of the key topics of discussion in the crypto industry this year. In September, Galaxy Digital announced that it had become the first Nasdaq-listed company to tokenize its equity on major blockchains. In addition, many industry participants remain cautious about the incremental value that tokenized stocks may bring to the crypto ecosystem, believing that if tokenized assets mainly operate on various Layer 2 networks, the value flowing back to Ethereum and the broader crypto market may be limited.
- 02:12Data: Hyperliquid platform whales currently hold $4.293 billions in positions, with a long-short ratio of 0.9According to ChainCatcher, citing Coinglass data, whales on the Hyperliquid platform currently hold positions totaling $4.293 billions, with long positions at $2.035 billions, accounting for 47.41% of the total, and short positions at $2.258 billions, accounting for 52.59%. The profit and loss for long positions is -$123 millions, while the profit and loss for short positions is $251 millions. Among them, whale address 0x9eec..ab has taken a 15x leveraged full position long on ETH at a price of $3,201.03, with an unrealized profit and loss of -$10.3209 millions.
- 02:04Nasdaq Head of Crypto Business Pledges to "Accelerate" Stock Tokenization ProcessJinse Finance reported that, according to the head of Nasdaq's crypto business, the Nasdaq Stock Exchange in the United States is prioritizing obtaining approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its proposal to provide tokenized versions of listed stocks. In an interview on Thursday, when asked whether the SEC might approve the proposal this year, Matt Savarese, Head of Digital Asset Strategy at Nasdaq, stated: "We are moving this forward as quickly as possible." Savarese said, "I think we first need to carefully evaluate public feedback and then respond to the SEC's questions one by one." He added, "We hope to collaborate with the SEC as soon as possible."