Hong Kong stock companies accelerate their entry into the Web3 market!

On January 22nd, Hong Kong stock company China Smart Technology (01796. HK) announced a strategic cooperation with Popcorn Technology in the United States to jointly build blockchain infrastructure and expand global digital finance business, marking the official transformation of traditional industrial companies into a full ecosystem of "AI+metaverse+digital finance" and adding support to the Web3 layout boom in Hong Kong stock market.

This cooperation precisely fits the trend of the integration of Web3 and digital finance. According to the announcement, the joint venture company will use blockchain as the core base to build a secure and efficient distributed infrastructure, and simultaneously expand cross-border digital finance, digital asset compliance operation and other businesses based on the advantages of both parties. Popcorn Technology has mature technologies and overseas experience in the fields of blockchain and metaverse, while China's Smart Technology has industrial foundations and capital resources. The complementarity between the two is expected to accelerate the commercialization of Web3 technology.

This transformation is not an isolated case, but a microcosm of the collective layout of Web3 by Hong Kong stock companies. Recently, companies such as GCL New Energy have taken the lead in crossing boundaries, exploring the integration of new energy assets with Web3, and opening up new financing paths through RWA tokenization. Behind it is the urgent need for digital transformation of listed companies and recognition of the commercial value of Web3. With the maturity of technologies such as AI and blockchain, the growth bottleneck of traditional industries has become prominent, and the digital ecosystem built by Web3 provides a new path for them to break through.

Industry trends show that the integration of "AI+Metaverse+Digital Finance" is the core development direction of Web3. Digital finance relies on blockchain and AI to reshape service models and upgrade towards intelligence and globalization. China Smart Technology integrates its technology and service capabilities to create a full chain ecosystem, which is expected to build differentiated advantages in competition.

However, Hong Kong stock companies still face multiple challenges in their layout of Web3. On the one hand, blockchain infrastructure requires long-term technological investment, and digital finance businesses also need to cope with cross-border regulatory differences; On the other hand, the regulation of virtual assets, RWA and other fields is not yet fully clear, which brings uncertainty to compliant operations. For China Smart Technology, balancing innovation and compliance, and achieving synergy between old and new businesses are the key to successful transformation.

It is worth mentioning that Hong Kong is improving the regulatory and development environment for Web3, providing favorable conditions for Hong Kong stock companies. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission continues to optimize the regulatory framework for virtual assets, clarify compliance boundaries, and attract a large number of Web3 companies and capital to settle in. Hong Kong stock companies can seize the opportunity by leveraging their capital platform and cross-border resource advantages, while reducing compliance risks through the regulatory environment in Hong Kong.