THE 3RD ANNUAL TADS AWARDS NOW OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS WITH NEW NFT AWARD CATEGORY

The nomination deadline for the “NFT Innovations” awards is 30 August 2022and the award ceremony for this category will be held during “NFT-Metaverse Expo 2022” from 23–25 September 2022 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The nomination deadline for the award categories “Best of Class TADS” and “Eco-System Excellence” is 30 September 2022and the related award ceremony will be held during “Hong Kong FinTech Week” from 31st of October – 4 November 2022. As a non-profit event, there is no cost to both nominees and nominees at any stage of the TADS Awards and they are free to withdraw at any time. Information submitted during the application process will be kept confidential.

The TADS Awards are co-organized by the Asia Pacific Digital Economy Institute, Coinstreet Partners and DAS (Digital Asset Series) Seminars. It has received strong support from strategic partners including (alphabetically):- Accenture, Association of Family Offices i AsiaCrypto Valley Association, Deloitte Hong Kong, DLA Piper, FinTech Association of Hong KongHong Kong Cyberport, IBM, InvestHK, Microsoft Hong Kong, Morningstar, Somerley Capital, The Tokenizer and West Park Capital, among many others, plus the support of its global ambassadors from over sixteen countries.

Samson LeeChairman of the TADS Awards Organizing Committee, and Founder and CEO of Coinstreet commented: “As we enter our third year of running the TADS Awards with the addition of the ‘NFT Innovations’ award category, we are very pleased to present a total of fifteen main awards along with an additional twelve rising-star awards that celebrate and reward outstanding companies in the area of ​​Tokenized Assets and Digitized Securities.”

One of the supporting organizations, King LeungHead of Fintech at InvestHK, said “NFT plays an instrumental role, far beyond its current forms, in the wider context of the Web3 revolution that will have a profound impact on the world. At InvestHK, we also strongly believe that our international environment , positioning as a global international financial center, and being the second largest art auction market in the world, gives us a tremendous competitive advantage to become a leading global player in this NFT revolution.I salute the founders of the TADS Awards for their mission and passion, and I looking forward to more collaboration to promote the NFT ecosystem and drive forward Hong Kong to become a global NFT leader.”

Peter Yansaid CEO of Hong Kong Cyberport, “As home to the largest FinTech community in Hong Kong, Cyberport shares the same vision of facilitating digital asset development and financial innovation with the TADS Awards. We are delighted to support the awards for the third consecutive year and see the inclusion of the ‘NFT Innovations’ award category to recognize outstanding industry players in the emerging and vibrant market. We wish the TADS Awards every success.”

“I am delighted to be part of the TADS Awards 2022 organizing committee. This is an exciting time for the tokenized assets and digitized securities sector as it continues to grow and gain momentum. I am delighted to see the addition of the ‘NFT Innovations’ award category and see forward to evaluating the nominations. At DLA Piper we have advised on some very innovative projects in this area and I am delighted that businesses and individuals have this opportunity to receive the industry recognition they deserve,” said Ms. Kristi SwartzPartner, DLA Piper.

Barry ChanPartner, Financial Services Sector, IBM Consulting said: “This is my third year supporting the TADS Awards. We observed the industry grow in maturity and drive continuous innovation. I look forward to seeing new cutting-edge thinking and wider adoption in the financial services industry. “

About Yarvin, managing partner of Cointelligence Fund, said: “Cointelligence Fund is a strong supporter of Metaverse. I am honored to join the organizing committee of TADS Awards 2022. The new ‘NFT Innovations’ award category and its five awards are something we wholeheartedly support and celebrate. It will be a pleasure to reward the hard work and innovations that have taken place in the NFT community.”

Kim Makco-organizer of NFT-Metaverse Expo 2022 commented, “It is our honor to have the TADS Awards participate in our Expo and we truly believe it can help promote Hong Kong as a well-developed Web 3.0 market.”

Neil Tanchairman of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong commented, “The TADS Awards are based on best practice and represent a benchmark for global tokenized assets and digital securities sectors. The adoption of blockchain, digital assets and tokenization is a competitive advantage for us. Hong Kong must maintain its leadership position as a global financial center – TADS Awards retain Hong Kong at the forefront of innovation as a global fintech hub.”

Tony ChanCo-chairman of the NFT Association of Hong Kong (NFTAHK) added, “NFTAHK is the first registered non-profit organization in Hong Kong specializing in NFT, it is our honor to partner with the TADS Awards to offer five new ‘NFT Innovations’ awards in 2022 to recognize outstanding companies in the NFT space.”

The TADS Awards 2022 will select a total of fifteen winners from three award categories (five awards for each category), along with a special Rising Star Award for each category created to encourage start-ups and recognize innovative proof-of-concept projects in TADS industries.

1) “BEST IN CLASS TADScategory is for issuers of various types of tokenized assets and digitized securities including –

• Equity-Backed Token
• Asset-backed token
• Tokenized debt token
• Revenue backed token
• Impact / ESG Token
• TADS Rising Star

2) “THE ECO SYSTEM EXCELLENTcategory is for service providers and vertical solution providers along the TADS value chain, including –

• KYC / Compliance solution
• Token Issuance Solution
• Digital Custodian solution
• Broker and liquidity solution
• Asset Management & DeFi Solutions
• Ecosystem Rising Star

3) “NFT INNOVATIONScategory is for issuers of various types of NFTs, incl

• Digital Art NFT (new)
• Content/IP NFT (new)
• Impact/ESG NFT (new)
• Phygital NFT (new)
• Metaverse NFT (New)
• NFT Rising Star (New)

Some of the past TADS award winners include (alphabetically): Archax, Bitt, Covario, CurrencyWorks, DigiShares, InvestaX, IX Fintech, Kansong Art Museum, Publish, Ledger, Securitize, Prime Trust, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank and Tokeny Solutions. A full list of previous TADS awards can be found at

About TADS Awards

First launched in 2020, the Tokenized Assets & Digital Securities Awards (“TADS Awards”) are the world’s first annual international awards for the Tokenized Assets & Digital Securities sector. Held annually, the TADS Awards aim to promote the growth of Web3 industries by bringing together leaders and experts from around the world’s financial technology and financial services sectors to establish best practices and performance standards by recognizing and honoring individuals and companies for their outstanding achievements and contributions in TADS sectors. For more information, please visit – www.tadsawards.org

About the Asia Pacific Digital Economy Institute

The Asia Pacific Digital Economy Institute (APDEI) aims to create a center of excellence, leadership and partnership to incubate new thinking and innovation in practice; promote thought leadership; generate new growth opportunities; improve the competitiveness and productivity of the business; and cultivate talent to accelerate the digital economy. For more information, please visit – https://apdei.org/

About Coinstreet

Founded in 2017, Coinstreet is an award-winning decentralized investment banking group, an advanced private wealth financial services firm, and a professional consulting firm in the Digital Asset and FinTech sectors, providing a business ecosystem for the new era of digital economy. Coinstreet focuses on five key business segments: (1) Asset Tokenization & Digitized Securities Consultancy, (2) Digital Asset Management & Private Banking, (3) Digital Asset Global Distribution Coordination, (4) TADS Issuance, Trading & Management Platform, and ( 5 ) DeFi, NFT and DLT solutions. For more information, please visit www.coinstreet.partners

About DAS seminars

The Digital Asset Series (DAS) is a series of educational seminars delivered by academic researchers, regulators, lawyers, fintech industry leaders and practitioners. These seminars are aimed at facilitating mass adoption of digital assets, through a better understanding of the ever-expanding sphere of digital assets and the fintech space and its current landscape. DAS Seminars 2022 is organized by six non-profit organizations in the digital asset space, including (alphabetically) Asia Pacific Digital Economy Institute (“APDEI”), Asia Security Token Alliance (“ASTA”), Hong Kong Blockchain Association (“HKBA”), Hong Kong Digital Finance Association (“HKDFA”), Society of Registered Financial Planners (“HKRFP”) and NFT Association of Hong Kong (“NFTAHK”). For more information, please visit www.digitalassetseries.com

SOURCE Coinstreet Partners