ABC, BANK OF CHINA, CITIC BANK and Others Launch 'Token Loan' Products
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.ABC, Bank of China, CITIC Bank, and Bank of Guangzhou have launched 'Token Loan' products in Shanghai and Guangzhou. This initiative marks the transition of the token economy from concept to financial infrastructure, positioning token consumption as a key benchmark for AI-era industrial intelligence investment. The move has drawn widespread industry attention, with expectations that more banks will follow suit.
Recently, ABC (01288.HK) 0.000 (0.000%) Short selling $124.34M; Ratio 31.103% officially launched its "Token Loan" product in Shanghai, whereas BANK OF CHINA (03988.HK) -0.020 (-0.377%) Short selling $68.84M; Ratio 13.274% , CITIC BANK (00998.HK) -0.010 (-0.134%) Short selling $5.58M; Ratio 15.586% and BANK OF GUANGZHOU rolled out "Token Loan" products majorly in Guangzhou, drawing widespread industry attention.
Just as electricity consumption was a key indicator in the industrial era and traffic metrics defined the internet era, token consumption is becoming an important benchmark for measuring the scale of industrial intelligence investment in the AI era.
The launch of "Token Loan" products marks the formal transition of the token economy from a conceptual narrative into the financial infrastructure layer, with more banks likely to follow with similar initiatives going forward.
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