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Foresight News reports that the decentralized all-asset trading platform Vanta has completed a multi-million dollar seed round of financing, led by the TradFi platform Vantage and supported by Orderly Co-Founder and several strategic investors.Currently, Vanta has launched Smart Trading and AI trading assistance features. In addition, Vanta’s public beta officially started on June 24. Users who participate in trading and related activities during the beta period can earn double Vanta points rewards.Vanta was founded by the core management team from former exchanges and Bitget, aiming to build an on-chain trading platform covering all asset classes including crypto assets, stocks, commodities, indices, and forex.

Odaily reports that Bitget has launched spot trading for 7 stocks, including rSCHD (US Dividend Stocks ETF), rYUM (Yum Brands), rASST (Strive), and rDHI (Horton Homes), covering popular sectors such as finance and consumer. It is reported that rTokens, identified by the letter "r" plus the stock code (for example, NVIDIA is rNVDA), are issued by Reality, Bitget's licensed RWA protocol. They connect directly to global liquidity pools on Nasdaq, NYSE, etc., through a partnership with compliant broker Alpaca. Features include 1:1 underlying asset reserves held by a licensed custodian, 1:1 distribution of stock dividends in token form, synchronized mapping of corporate actions (such as stock splits and consolidations), and the ability to use holdings as unified account or USDT-margined contract collateral. This allows users to flexibly manage funds while holding global stock assets.

Glonghui, June 24th – Berenberg analyst Michael Christodoulou has initiated research coverage on the UK’s three major domestic banks, assigning “Buy” ratings to Barclays and NatWest, and a “Hold” rating to Lloyds Bank. The analyst noted that although these bank stocks are trading at a discount, their earnings visibility offers a structural advantage.