3rd Annual Tads Awards Now Open for Nominations with New NFT Award Category

Samson Lee, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of TADS Awards, and Founder and CEO of Coinstreet, commented, “As we enter the third year of running TADS Awards with the addition of “NFT Innovations” award category, we are very delighted to present a total of fifteen main awards along with another twelve rising-star awards that celebrate and reward outstanding companies in the Tokenized Assets and Digitized Securities space.”

He added, “One of the supporting organizations, King Leung, Head of Fintech at InvestHK, said “NFT plays an instrumental role, far beyond its current forms, in the broader context of the Web3 revolution that will have a profound impact on the world. At InvestHK, we are also a strong believer that our international environment, positioning as a global international financial centre, and being the 2nd largest art auction market in the world, gives us an enormous competitive advantage to become a leading global player in this NFT revolution. I salute the founders of TADS Awards for their mission and passion, and I look forward to more collaboration to foster the NFT ecosystem and propel Hong Kong to become a global NFT leader.”

Barry Chan, Partner, Financial Services Sector, IBM Consulting, said, “This is my third year supporting TADS Awards. We observed the industry growing in maturity and driving continuous innovation. I’m looking forward to seeing new breakthrough thinking and broader adoption in the financial services industry.”

Kim Mak, Co-organizer of NFT-Metaverse Expo 2022, mentioned, “It’s our honor to have 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 Tan, Chairman of FinTech Association of Hong Kong, commented, “TADS Awards are based on best practices and represent a measurement standard for the 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 keep Hong Kong at the forefront of innovation as a Global Fintech Center.”

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-up companies, and recognize innovative proof-of-concept projects in TADS industries.

1. "BEST OF CLASS TADS" category is for issuers of different types of Tokenized Assets & Digitized Securities, including -

• Equity-Backed Token

• Asset-Backed Token

• Tokenized Debt Token

• Income-Backed Token

• Impact / ESG Token

• TADS Rising Star

2. "ECO-SYSTEM EXCELLENCE" category is for service providers and vertical solution providers along the TADS value chain, including -

• KYC / Custodian Solution

• Tokenization & Brokerage Solution

• Trading & Liquidity Solution

• DeFi & Asset Management Solution

• NFT Platform & Marketplace

• Ecosystem Rising Star

3. "NFT INNOVATIONS" category is for issuers of different types of NFTs, including-

• 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 winners of past TADS Awards 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.