one of the largest banks in the APAC region, China Merchants Bank International (CMB), has announced the deployment of their Money Market Fund onto @plumenetwork while most RWA teams have focused solely on the U.S. market, our team has been pushing on a global scale -- across the U.S., APAC, and UAE. This partnership demonstrates the power of building a unified and cohesive ecosystem for RWAfi and institutional-grade products across all geographies, with much more to come. we're actively working with some of the largest asset managers and enterprises in the region, supporting their tokenization gtm strategies. as part of these efforts, we’ve even launched our Global RWA Bridge Program ( leveraging the regulatory framework of the HKMA and compliance guidelines from the SFC, we’ve jointly built the first institutional-grade RWA bridge program -- enabling a compliant interaction channel between traditional finance and blockchain ecosystems. overall, the demand we've witnessed in the APAC region is significant and cannot be overlooked. our APAC team holds a unique advantage, thanks to our deep ties with the U.S. and firsthand experience with frameworks that have proven effective for large institutions there. we’ve been working relentlessly with policymakers and innovators in Hong Kong to ensure that assets can be distributed in a compliant, secure, and scalable manner on our chain. rwa/acc