According to BlockBeats, on August 14, Matrixport announced the signing of a memorandum of cooperation with the Financial Research Institute of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, officially establishing a strategic partnership. The two parties will jointly conduct cutting-edge financial research based on real-world issues related to digital assets and RWA tokenization, and promote the sustainable development of the fintech ecosystem in Hong Kong and internationally.
The collaboration between Matrixport and the Financial Research Institute of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is an important attempt at cross-disciplinary industry-academia research and development, potentially establishing a new industry benchmark for the RWA tokenization track and injecting new momentum into the continuous innovation and development of Hong Kong as a financial center.
It is reported that the two will use XAUm (the physical gold token launched by Matrixdock) as the basis for research, jointly conducting specialized studies on the application mechanisms, user behavior, and channel strategies of gold tokenization products in the global market; at the same time, they will analyze the relationship between on-chain financial systems and traditional financial systems in depth based on on-chain asset flow data, transaction structures, and on-chain lending behaviors; leveraging the technical resources of the Financial Research Institute of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology to carry out intelligent monitoring, market dynamics tracking, and risk modeling, providing tool-based support for RWA investment and entry.