RMS Titanic Inc, the company responsible for preserving and showcasing the sunken ship, is collaborating with Artifact Labs and Venture Smart Financial Holdings, a Hong Kong-based asset management firm, to turn the physical artifacts from the tragic voyage of 1912 into non-fungible token (NFT) assets through Web3.
The goal of the project is to bring the RMS Titanic and its physical artifacts to the public on a global scale, the South China Morning Post reported. Artifact Labs intends to create NFTs of 5,500 artifacts already retrieved from the wreck and any future artifacts.
It will also introduce the Titanic DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) so that members can participate in future projects.
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At this point, it is unclear which blockchain the project will use or the pricing strategy for the NFTs. This collaboration between RMS Titanic, owned by Premier Acquisition Holdings, and two Hong Kong-based firms, is significant as Hong Kong intends to become a regional hub for virtual assets.
The launch of the Titanic DAO will provide a platform for members to engage in future initiatives.
Recently, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong announced that retail investors would be allowed to purchase virtual assets with significant market capitalization, including Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ether (CRYPTO: ETH), on authorized platforms.
These new regulations will take effect in June.
The new regulations cover various types of virtual assets, not just cryptocurrencies, and it aims to help Hong Kong become a more prominent player in Web3.
The push for virtual assets has been a significant focus in Hong Kong since the collapse of FTX, which was once the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange.
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RMS泰坦尼克号公司,负责保存和展示沉船的公司正在与文物实验室和创投智能金融控股公司,一家总部位于香港的资产管理公司,通过Web3将1912年悲惨航程中的实物转化为不可替代的代币(NFT)资产。
据《南方中国晨报》报道,该项目的目标是将泰坦尼克号及其实物在全球范围内带给公众。文物实验室打算创建5500件已经从残骸中找回的文物和任何未来文物的NFT。
它还将引入泰坦尼克岛(分散自治组织),以便成员可以参与未来的项目。
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目前,尚不清楚该项目将使用哪种区块链,也不清楚NFT的定价策略。泰坦尼克号和泰坦尼克号之间的合作Premier Acquisition Holdings和两家总部位于香港的公司的合作意义重大,因为香港打算成为虚拟资产的地区中心。
泰坦尼克岛的推出将为成员提供一个平台,让他们参与未来的倡议。
最近,香港证券及期货事务监察委员会(证监会)宣布,将允许散户投资者购买市值较大的虚拟资产,包括比特币(密码:BTC)和乙醚(CRYPTO:ETH),在授权平台上。
这些新规定将于6月生效。
新规定涵盖了各种类型的虚拟资产,而不仅仅是加密货币,它的目的是帮助香港成为Web3中更突出的参与者。
自曾是全球第二大加密货币交易所的FTX倒闭以来,推动虚拟资产的努力一直是香港的一个重要焦点。
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