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Odaily News In a recent interview on Cointelegraph's program Chain Reaction, Lucas Sum, Head of Stock Market Development at Gate, stated that crypto and stocks are quietly converging and increasingly becoming part of the same macro trade. He pointed out that the correlation between the crypto market and the Nasdaq index is currently higher than the five-year average, with the correlation coefficient once exceeding 0.8. Market sentiment is generally cautious at present, with more funds staying in low-risk assets such as stablecoins, as investors await clearer catalysts.Lucas Sum believes that the core narrative of the next market cycle may no longer be "crypto vs. Wall Street," but rather traditional financial assets accelerating their entry into the digital financial system through on-chain infrastructure. The scale of RWA has grown from approximately $12 billion a year ago to over $30 billion, while the scale of tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds has also reached approximately $15 billion, indicating that on-chain financial infrastructure continues to expand. Meanwhile, macro liquidity, real yields, and regulatory clarity remain key factors influencing the performance of risk assets. Against this backdrop, investors' focus is shifting from single-asset allocation to coordinated allocation across multiple asset classes. Lucas Sum noted that Gate is continuously expanding its stock business, currently covering U.S., Hong Kong, and Korean stock markets, with plans to extend further into more global markets to provide the necessary infrastructure for multi-asset investment.
Odaily News - The Korea Digital Convergence Industry Association has released the "Expected Revisions to Sub-regulations of the Tokenized Securities System and Detailed Guidelines" document, which primarily clarifies the scope of "pooling" for similar underlying assets, OTC trading limits for retail investors, access conditions for OTC exchanges handling non-standardized securities, the roadmap for tokenization of standardized securities (STO), and requirements for issuer account management institutions.The document mentions that separate annual limits are expected to be set for retail investors trading tokenized securities over-the-counter. In addition, licensing standards for OTC trading venues will be established, along with the inclusion of multiple asset valuation standards and profit distribution methods.It is reported that the detailed regulatory rules will still need to go through legislative, public notice, and regulatory review procedures before being finalized. The new regulations are expected to promote the gradual expansion of tokenization from non-standardized securities such as investment contract securities and income-bearing securities to standardized securities including stocks and bonds, while further improving investor protection and market infrastructure development. (EToday)