China Financial Leasing to Raise $11M for Crypto and AI Investment Platform

China Financial Leasing Group is set to raise HK$86.7 million ($11.1 million) through a strategic share placement aimed at launching a digital asset investment platform focused on cryptocurrency and artificial ￰1￱ Takeaways: China Financial Leasing Group will raise $11.1 million through a share placement to fund a new Crypto-AI investment ￰2￱ platform will target a wide range of digital asset sectors including DeFi, RWA, stablecoins, and ￰3￱ move aligns with Hong Kong’s push to become a global crypto hub, sending the company’s stock up 25%. In a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Sunday , the firm said it will issue 69.38 million new shares to Innoval Capital at HK$1.25 per ￰4￱ subscription represents 20% of the firm’s current share capital and 16.7% of its expanded base ￰5￱ Financial Leasing to Fund Crypto-AI Investment Platform with New Capital Raise According to the filing, the capital will fund the creation of a Crypto-AI investment platform that will back a wide array of digital asset ￰6￱ include investments in exchanges, stablecoins, Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), real-world assets (RWA), NFTs, DeFi, and decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN).

Innoval Capital is a British Virgin Islands-based firm founded by Moore Xin Jin, the CEO of ￰7￱ is a seasoned player in the digital finance space, leading Antalpha Platform Holding Company (ANTA), which manages over $1.6 billion in ￰8￱ Financial Leasing says the move aligns with the Hong Kong government’s June 2024 policy push to position the city as a global crypto ￰9￱ firm plans to evolve into an “innovative digital asset investment holding group” by leveraging both blockchain and artificial ￰10￱ Financial Leasing Group will raise HK$86.72M via a share placement to Innoval Capital at HK$1.25 per ￰11￱ proceeds will go toward investments in Web3 and AI firms, with the rest for general operations. ￰0￱ — Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) October 6, 2025 Shares of the company surged by 25% in Hong Kong trading on Monday afternoon following the ￰12￱ of 2:00 ￰13￱ time, the company’s market capitalization stood at approximately HK$555 million ($71.3 million), according to Yahoo Finance ￰14￱ proposed raise and shift toward digital assets signals a growing appetite among Hong Kong-listed firms to capitalize on the city’s regulatory support for Web3 ￰15￱ Urges Brokerages to Halt RWA Tokenization in Hong Kong Last month, China’s securities regulator informally instructed several major brokerages to pause real-world asset (RWA) tokenization efforts in Hong Kong, citing concerns over risk management and speculation, according to Reuters ￰16￱ China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has not issued a public directive but is reportedly scrutinizing whether these offerings are backed by sustainable business ￰17￱ guidance comes at a time when Hong Kong is actively positioning itself as Asia’s digital asset hub, launching tokenized bond programs, stablecoin frameworks, and welcoming dozens of virtual asset ￰18￱ high-profile launches by GF Securities and China Merchants Bank International illustrate the region’s momentum, despite mainland China’s cautious ￰19￱ Kong regulators continue to advance RWA tokenization policies through the FSTB and ￰20￱ interest remains strong, with 77 firms applying for licenses and stocks like Guotai Junan International and Fosun International seeing massive gains linked to crypto expansion.