Strategic Partnerships create a comprehensive digital asset infrastructure that fills traditional financial and blockchain innovations
August 25, 2025 – Jucoin, a leading service-led cryptocurrency exchange, today announced a landmark $500 million joint venture agreement with Connexa Sports Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: YYAI), establishing Airwa, the next generation cryptocurrency exchange specialized in actual asset tokenization.
The partnership combines Jucoin’s proven digital asset platform with over 50 million global users and Connexa’s traditional financial expertise with open market qualifications to create a comprehensive infrastructure for institutional and retail RWA transactions.
$500 million infrastructure investment
Under a joint venture agreement, each company commits $250 million Establish the operating foundation for Airwa. A substantial capital commitment enables comprehensive development across three core businesses verticals.
Advanced replacement operations: An institutional grade trading platform with deep liquidity pool, cross-chain technology, and multi-asset support such as NFT, defi tokens, derivatives.
Enterprise Digital Asset Management: A bank-level security framework with institutional-grade risk control specifically designed for tokenized real-world assets.
Integrated Fiat Service: Seamless Fiat to Crypto conversion capabilities that serve cross-border payment infrastructure, payment services and global markets.
“This partnership represents a fundamental change in the way traditional assets access the benefits of blockchain technology,” says Jucoin CEO Sammi Li. “By combining digital asset expertise with Connexa’s traditional financial capabilities, we create an infrastructure that is useful for both institutional investors and retail participants.”
Addressing $46 trillion RWA opportunities
Real-world asset tokenization enables partial ownership of physical assets such as real estate, government bonds, goods, and art through blockchain technology. Industry forecasts show that tokenized asset markets could reach $10-16 trillion by 2030, with optimistic estimates approaching $46 trillion as institutional adoption accelerates.
Rather than adapting existing cryptocurrency trading systems, Airwa deals with current market restrictions through specialized infrastructure designed for tokenized assets. The platform provides familiar compliance frameworks to regulated agencies, while providing the benefits of efficiency and transparency of blockchain technology.
A comprehensive digital finance ecosystem
Partnerships cover multiple strategic initiatives, far beyond exchange operations.
USDR Stablecoin launch: Joint development of a new Asia-centric stubcoin with infrastructure spanning cross-border payments, Defi application development, and multi-blockchain deployments across Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain and Tron Network.
Traditional financial integration: Collaborative development of cryptocurrency index funds, blockchain-themed ETFs, enhanced fund management system, and integrated Fiat-Crypto payment channels.
AI-led financial technology: Joint R&D initiative Optimize market trend analysis, build intelligent trading algorithms, provide personalized user experiences, and promote smart contract auditing with AI-assisted compliance monitoring.
Digital Securities Innovation: A digital securities issuance system designed to bridge the comprehensive asset tokenization capabilities and traditional decentralized financial systems.
The collaboration leverages Jucoin’s comprehensive ecosystem, including the Juchain blockchain infrastructure, to create an integrated user experience across multiple digital asset categories.
Market leadership through strategic alignment
Connexa brings traditional financial expertise through NASDAQ listings and the SEC compliance framework, providing institutional reliability essential for mainstream RWA adoption. Jucoin contributes to an established cryptocurrency exchange business, blockchain infrastructure and a global user base with over 50 million participants in over 30 countries.
Development timeline and regulatory framework
Development of Airwa is expected to progress through 2025, with early platform features expected to begin by the end of the year. The joint venture will prioritize regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions to ensure that system participation requirements are met while maintaining the capabilities of technological innovation.
The companies will maintain ongoing engagement with regulators, ensuring that Airwa operations are consistent with the evolving digital asset framework across the Asia-Pacific and North American markets.
About Jucoin
Founded in 2013, Jucoin has evolved into the world’s first service-driven crypto ecosystem, serving over 50 million users in over 30 countries. Following the strategic transformation in 2024, Jucoin operates a comprehensive digital asset ecosystem that includes exchange services, Juchain blockchain infrastructure and Juone smartphone hardware. The platform prioritizes user success by seamlessly integrating centralized security and decentralized opportunities.
