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According to the official announcement, the Bitget Trading Bot now supports smart holdings for US stock tokens (rTokens). It has also simultaneously launched multiple recommended portfolios, including the US Stock Top 10 Giants Mag 10, Serenity Holdings, Musk Concept, and more, enabling users to copy holdings with one click and automatically manage positions. Users can navigate to "Trading Bot" and select "Smart Holdings", choose a desired portfolio from the recommendations, enter the investment amount, and establish the position. Alternatively, they can create manually by configuring supported stock rTokens and cryptocurrencies, setting target allocations and rebalancing conditions for each asset, and completing the creation. App users can upgrade to the latest version to experience this feature. It is reported that rTokens, identified by the letter "r" plus the stock ticker (e.g., Nvidia as rNVDA), are issued by Reality, a licensed RWA protocol under Bitget. They connect directly to global liquidity pools such as Nasdaq and NYSE through cooperation with the compliant broker Alpaca. Features include: underlying assets reserved 1:1 and custodied by licensed institutions, stock dividends distributed 1:1 in token form, support for synchronized mapping of corporate actions (stock splits, etc.), and holdings can serve as joint margin for Unified Accounts and USDT-margined contracts, allowing users to flexibly manage funds while holding global stock assets.
According to Cointelegraph, Tempo—a payment-focused Layer-1 public blockchain backed by Stripe and Paradigm—recently launched its new “Zones” feature, enabling enterprises to conduct stablecoin transactions within permissioned environments while maintaining interoperability with public-chain liquidity. This functionality is primarily targeted at use cases such as payroll distribution, fund management, and B2B settlements. However, the feature has drawn criticism from industry observers due to its operator-centric design. Each Zone is controlled by a single operator who can view all transaction data and has the authority to suspend users’ transfer or withdrawal privileges in accordance with compliance requirements. Critics argue that this introduces a trust assumption akin to that of centralized exchanges, thereby deviating from blockchain’s core trustless principle.