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According to Jinse Finance, on April 3, the Barcelona, Spain-based RWA tokenization platform Brickken announced the completion of a €3 million Pre-A funding round, with Dedagroup and GRX participating as investors. The new funds will be used to strengthen the compliance of its RWA tokenization infrastructure, support the tokenization of assets such as equities, debt, bonds, funds, real estate, and commodities, and to expand into the EU and UAE markets.

Golden Ten Data reported on April 3 that Barclays Bank economists indicated in a report that the Bank of Japan might raise interest rates this month. The factors they listed include the hawkish tone reflected in the March meeting minutes of the Bank of Japan and the weakening of the yen. However, more than two weeks have passed since the March meeting, and the risk of prolonged Middle East conflict appears to have increased. Therefore, it is possible that more Bank of Japan policy board members may shift towards the view that Japan’s economic recession could worsen. The economists added that the decision on whether to raise rates at the April 27-28 meeting may remain uncertain until the "last moment."

Golden Ten Data April 3 — According to sources in South Korea, Apple is acquiring all available mobile DRAM chips on the market at exceptionally high prices, even at the expense of some operating profits, in order to prevent competitors from obtaining sufficient memory chips.