TradFi

TradFi is the foundation of the modern financial system, encompassing regulated financial services such as banking, credit, savings, and foreign exchange. As a counterpart to crypto finance (DeFi and CeFi), TradFi is built around centralized institutions and emphasizes compliance, security, and stability, while facing growing challenges from new financial models in terms of efficiency and openness.

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What Is an ESG Stock: ESG Investing Explained
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What Is an ESG Stock: ESG Investing Explained

An ESG stock is a stock analyzed using environmental, social and governance factors alongside traditional financial measures. ESG analysis examines how issues such as carbon emissions, labor practices, data privacy, board oversight and business ethics could affect a company’s risks, opportunities and long-term performance, which is why investors use it to spot risks and opportunities that standard financial metrics can miss.
2026-09-23 10:10:13
What Is Gstock (GSTOCKBSC)? BSC Stock-Meme Explained
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What Is Gstock (GSTOCKBSC)? BSC Stock-Meme Explained

Gstock (GSTOCKBSC) is a community meme token on BNB Chain, launched through the genius.fun launchpad and trading on Gate under the ticker GSTOCKBSC. Gstock pairs meme-coin culture with a stock-market narrative, without representing equity or ownership in any public company.
2026-09-23 08:20:56
How to Launch a Stock-Meme Token on Genius.fun
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How to Launch a Stock-Meme Token on Genius.fun

To launch a token on genius.fun, a creator connects a BNB Chain wallet, pays a 0.002 BNB launch fee, picks a quote asset such as BNB, USDT, or a tokenized stock, sets the fee destination, and lets the token trade on a bonding curve until it reaches 15 BNB and graduates to PancakeSwap.
2026-09-23 08:20:14
Supermicro Stock (SMCI): AI Infrastructure, Liquid Cooling, and Growth Drivers
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Supermicro Stock (SMCI): AI Infrastructure, Liquid Cooling, and Growth Drivers

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), commonly known as Supermicro, is an application-optimized IT infrastructure company serving enterprise, cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), storage, and 5G/edge computing markets. Its product portfolio includes servers, AI systems, storage, networking, software, and support services, with the company increasingly positioning itself as a provider of complete rack-scale and data center infrastructure rather than standalone server hardware.
2026-09-22 10:21:00
Yen Carry Trade Explained: How It Moves Global Markets
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Yen Carry Trade Explained: How It Moves Global Markets

For decades, Japan had some of the lowest interest rates in the developed world. That's one of many reasons that made the Japanese yen an attractive funding currency.
2026-09-21 10:51:40
How Fund ETF Flows Turn Into Market Signals for Crypto and TradFi
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How Fund ETF Flows Turn Into Market Signals for Crypto and TradFi

ETF flows show how much money is moving into or out of exchange-traded funds over a given period. For traders, that provides information that prices alone cannot.
2026-09-21 07:30:16
BONER vs HIMS Stock Token vs Hims & Hers Shares: What Is the Difference?
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BONER vs HIMS Stock Token vs Hims & Hers Shares: What Is the Difference?

BONER is a community meme token on Robinhood Chain, the HIMS Stock Token is a Robinhood-issued tokenized debt security tracking Hims & Hers Health, and HIMS shares are actual NYSE-listed company equity. BONER suits no ownership purpose at all, the HIMS Stock Token suits onchain economic exposure, and only HIMS shares carry full shareholder rights such as voting and dividends as cash.
2026-09-20 10:50:13
What Is Boner Coin (BONER)? The Robinhood Chain Meme Coin Paired With HIMS Stock Tokens
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What Is Boner Coin (BONER)? The Robinhood Chain Meme Coin Paired With HIMS Stock Tokens

Boner Coin (BONER) is an independent community meme token deployed on Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum-compatible Layer 2 focused on real-world assets. Its main liquidity pool is paired with the HIMS Stock Token, a tokenized security tracking Hims & Hers Health (NYSE: HIMS). BONER is not issued or endorsed by Robinhood or Hims & Hers, and holding BONER does not represent ownership of Hims & Hers shares.
2026-09-20 10:30:14
How to Buy and Sell KIMI on the Gate PreIPO Secondary Market
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How to Buy and Sell KIMI on the Gate PreIPO Secondary Market

Buying and selling KIMI on the Gate PreIPO secondary market follows one chain: enter Pre-IPOs from Earn, open the PreIPO secondary market, search KIMI, read the live order book and fundamentals, pick a batch and submit with the risk notice ticked, then track fills under My Orders and the PreIPO Account.
2026-09-20 09:00:14
What Is the Gate PreIPO Secondary Market? Mechanics & Fees
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What Is the Gate PreIPO Secondary Market? Mechanics & Fees

The Gate PreIPO secondary market is a secondary market launched by Gate on September 17, 2026, providing secondary trading and liquidity for Pre-IPOs asset certificates with 24/7 supply-and-demand pricing. Its debut project is Moonshot AI (KIMI) under the KIMI/USDT pair, with fees of 0.5% for Makers and 1.5% for Takers, and settlement may be affected by ROFR and underlying asset factors.
2026-09-20 07:50:15
What Are Tokenized Stock Redemption Rights? Robinhood Stock Tokens' In-Kind Redemption and Voting Plan
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What Are Tokenized Stock Redemption Rights? Robinhood Stock Tokens' In-Kind Redemption and Voting Plan

Tokenized stock redemption rights are the contractual right of tokenized stock holders to exchange tokens for the underlying real shares (in-kind redemption) or for cash at market value (cash redemption). Robinhood Stock Tokens, offered to European users, are currently cash-settled tokenized debt instruments; on September 14, 2026, Robinhood announced plans to add 1:1 in-kind redemption and shareholder voting.
2026-09-20 07:40:14
How Does Edel Build a Tokenized Stock Market? Exploring Runway, Vaults, and Markets
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How Does Edel Build a Tokenized Stock Market? Exploring Runway, Vaults, and Markets

Edel is expanding from tokenized stock lending infrastructure into Runway, Vaults, and Markets, spanning on-chain financing, structured strategies, and Canton-native Perpetual Futures to create a composable RWA market ecosystem.
2026-09-18 11:20:11
What Is Edel (EDEL)? Tokenized Stocks, On-Chain Lending, and RWA Infrastructure
Beginner

What Is Edel (EDEL)? Tokenized Stocks, On-Chain Lending, and RWA Infrastructure

Edel (EDEL) is an on-chain financial infrastructure project serving the tokenized equities market, spanning stock lending, asset issuance, market trading, and structured strategies while connecting Base and Canton Network.
2026-09-18 11:10:11
Traditional Finance Accelerates Into Web3, New Financial Infrastructure Is Taking Shape
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Traditional Finance Accelerates Into Web3, New Financial Infrastructure Is Taking Shape

The relationship between traditional finance and Web3 is moving beyond asset trading toward integrated infrastructure. This article examines how the two financial systems are creating new connections through tokenization, stablecoins, custody, settlement, and liquidity.
2026-09-14 10:30:47
Web3 Reshapes Financial Infrastructure: Companies Worthy Of Long-Term Attention
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Web3 Reshapes Financial Infrastructure: Companies Worthy Of Long-Term Attention

Web3's impact on traditional finance is expanding beyond digital asset trading into trading, custody, payments, settlement, and asset management. This article provides a long-term framework for analyzing which traditional financial capabilities may unlock new growth opportunities through on-chain adoption.
2026-09-14 10:30:11
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