Singapore, August 14, 2025 - Matrixport, a global leading one-stop crypto financial services platform, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Financial Research Institute of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, officially establishing a strategic partnership. Both parties will conduct cutting-edge financial research based on real-world issues surrounding digital assets and RWA tokenization, and promote the sustainable development of the fintech ecosystem in Hong Kong and internationally.
Matrixport and the Financial Research Institute of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will launch research based on XAUm (physical gold token) introduced by Matrixdock (Matrixport's leading RWA tokenization platform) to jointly explore the application mechanisms, user behavior, channel strategies, and other aspects of gold tokenization products in the global market. By actively exploring the role of gold-related RWA products in asset allocation, macro hedging, and financial stability, they aim to provide academic support and practical insights for the integration and innovation of digital assets and traditional financial markets.
At the same time, both parties will actively conduct on-chain RWA data analysis and visualization research. They will deeply analyze the relationship between on-chain financial systems and traditional financial systems based on on-chain asset flow data, transaction structures, and on-chain lending behaviors. Leveraging the technical advantages of the Financial Research Institute of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, this collaboration will focus on research into intelligent monitoring systems, optimization of market dynamics tracking models, and innovation in risk modeling frameworks, helping institutional investors more efficiently grasp the operational patterns and risk management strategies of the digital asset market.
Matrixport CEO John Ge stated, "RWA tokenization, as a new exploration connecting traditional finance and Web3, fundamentally addresses the two major pain points of asset transparency and liquidity through technology. In the context of Hong Kong actively building a compliant fintech ecosystem, the collaboration between Matrixport and the Financial Research Institute of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology not only represents a strong alliance of experience and technology but also symbolizes the joint efforts of industry, academia, and research to lay a solid foundation for the future of fintech in Hong Kong. This cooperation aims to set a new industry benchmark for the entire RWA sector through complementary advantages and inject new momentum into the continuous innovative development of Hong Kong as a financial center."
Dr. Tang Bo, Director of the Financial Research Institute of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, remarked, "Asset tokenization is redefining the operational methods of traditional financial markets. This collaboration will leverage the academic strengths of the Financial Research Institute of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Matrixport's industry practices in the digital asset field to deeply explore how blockchain technology can enhance asset liquidity, transparency, and accessibility. Through in-depth collaboration between industry, academia, and research, we hope to provide research outcomes that combine academic rigor with practical guidance for the development of the RWA market, contributing to the establishment of a more open and inclusive digital financial ecosystem."
Matrixport is an early participant in the RWA tokenization sector, having launched the U.S. Treasury bond token STBT through its leading RWA tokenization platform Matrixdock, and is set to launch the gold token XAUm by the end of 2024. Currently, XAUm's on-chain adoption rate ranks among the top three in the gold token field. As the research collaboration between Matrixport and the Financial Research Institute of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology deepens, the gold token XAUm, which serves as the foundation for this research, may become an industry paradigm for gold tokenization products, setting a benchmark for precious metal tokenization standards.
About Matrixport
Matrixport, established in 2019, is a global leading and Asia's largest one-stop crypto financial services platform, dedicated to creating a super account for users that integrates functions such as crypto asset trading, investment, lending, custody, RWA, and research. Matrixport's asset management and custody volume reaches $6 billion, providing diverse crypto financial solutions for global users, helping them maximize capital utilization and achieve continuous asset appreciation.
Matrixport holds a Hong Kong trust company license & money lender license, a U.S. money service license, and a Swiss FINMA asset management license, and is a FCA-compliant authorized representative company in the UK and a member of the Swiss FINMA SRO - VFQ. Its subsidiary Fly Wing has obtained a major payment institution license in Singapore. Matrixport has been recognized by CB Insights as one of the "50 Most Promising Blockchain and Crypto Companies in the World" and has been included in the Hurun "2024 Global Unicorn List" and the 2025 Singapore Fintech Unicorn List.
Matrixdock is the RWA tokenization platform under the Matrixport group, which launched the short-term U.S. Treasury bond token product (STBT) in Asia and will introduce the gold token (XAUm) anchored to 99.99% pure LBMA physical gold in 2024. Matrixdock aims to become a gateway for users to enter the high-quality RWA investment market, focusing on building a trustworthy, secure, and compliant RWA ecosystem.
About the Financial Research Institute of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Financial Research Institute of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology aims to address significant social and economic issues by integrating and utilizing knowledge and resources from different disciplines and departments across various universities.
We collaborate closely with academic researchers, industry practitioners, and policymakers from Hong Kong, mainland China, and Europe and the United States in finance, economics, and other fields to establish an interdisciplinary international platform to achieve the following goals: (1) promote communication and cooperation among multiple stakeholders in academia, industry, and government; (2) advance cutting-edge research that can address significant real-world problems; (3) provide information support for scientific decision-making by practitioners and policymakers. In response to the important challenges and development opportunities currently facing Hong Kong, the institute has established four major interdisciplinary research areas: (1) technological innovation; (2) environment and social responsibility; (3) wealth management; (4) macro finance and geopolitical economy.
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