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SUIC iDrink Announce Distribution and Installation of its First Batch of iDrink Smart IoT Vending Machines in Malaysia and other locations in the ASEAN markets

NEW YORK and Taipei, Nov. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NEWMEDIAWIRE – SUIC iDrink is set to initiate distribution and installation of its iDrink Smart IoT Vending Machines in the ASEAN markets of Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, Cambodia, and Myanmar, supported by its head office in Selangor, Malaysia and adopting its iCloud cloud solutions and data center services.
SUIC iDrink gains from its strong distribution network across Southeast Asia and Pacific as SUIC iDrink focus on technology innovation and product differentiation further securing its position.
iDrink SUIC Malaysia Sdn Bhd. is importing its first unit of iDrink Smart IoT beverage vending machine this month of November 2019, and estimated to install a total 500 units in Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Malacca, Ipoh, Penang by 2020, targeting Chinese and Indian high-end consumers in hotels, supermarkets, recreational clubs, KTV’s, apartments and condominiums, lounges, banquet halls, supermarkets, cafes, restaurants, public transportation stations (airports, bus and train stations), etc. More machines will also be installed in the coming months of year 2020 in Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, Cambodia, and Myanmar. Its marketing services include sales, promotion, and marketing, shipment and installation, collection of data on installed bases for trends analyses, and support and maintenance of the iDrink packages.
iDrink SUIC Malaysia Sdn Bhd. brings together multiple operations across the ASEAN through its launch in Malaysian market this November 2019, to better serve customers and industry partners. As part of this launch, SUIC iDrink unveils its Malaysian headquarters as its platform for cooperation and innovation that will develop up-to-date solutions to optimize marketing and sales efficiencies for building its business segments. SUIC iDrink believes that Malaysia hub will enable it to enter new markets, attract new customer segments, monetize data while cutting operating costs and earning profits from direct product sales.
About iDrink SUIC Malaysia Sdn Bhd. iDrink SUIC Malaysia Sdn Bhd. is the long-term joint venture company between SUIC and iDrink Taiwan registered in Malaysia and located in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. It will accelerate development and distribution of iDrink Smart IoT Vending Machines in the ASEAN emerging markets and will serve markets in Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Viet Nam, supported by the newly-implemented single market, the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) of the ASEAN Vision 2020 initiative. In line with the continued economic growth in Southeast Asia, this joint venture will elevate the beverage experience for the region’s 650 million consumers and will expand marketing in the AEC for the iDrink Smart IoT beverage vending packages. Its base network will expand sales of iDrink systems, develop business partnerships with companies in the region, and manage iDrink business on its iCloud platform. To learn more, please visit www.idrink.com.tw
About iDrink Technology Co. Ltd.
iDrink Technology Co. Ltd., Taiwan (“iDrink”) designs the iDrink Smart Vending Machine, for the global trillions-dollar beverage industry, utilizing cloud platform services that consolidate consumption data from beverage manufacturers and consumers alike, and uploads the data to its Blockchain-enabled iDrink Smart Vending Machine. iDrink Smart Vending Machine is a beverage vending machine and a cryptocurrency mining machine, as well as a O2O digital currency ATM terminal. iDrink Smart Vending Machine manages real-time inventory information, track fleet of beverage suppliers, offer a myriad of data about its consumers’ habits and spending through a seamless cryptocurrency payment system, using business intelligence and analytics solutions with Internet of Things (IoT), Bluetooth and RFID tags.
iDrink Smart Vending Machine is the world’s first ever beverage E-commerce and social exchange platform, a smart IoT vending machine first ever of its kind! iDrink will construct a O2O ecosystem by making available the iDrink tokens and coins to users worldwide. Thus, connecting its blockchain technology with the IoT through Bluetooth on smartphones and other devices. To learn more, please visit www.idrink.com.tw
About Sino United Worldwide Consolidated Company The Sino United Worldwide Consolidated Company provides Venture Financing and Blockchain services to five sectors including: “Logistics & Trade”, “Vehicle & Transportation”, “Finance & Coin”, and “Medical & Healthcare”, and a new addition, “Fintech.” The addition of the Fintech sector to SUIC’s Blockchain services includes a comprehensive update in which SUIC will build up its own internal capabilities by actively starting a Blockchain training program, developing a 3rd generation Smart Contract Blockchain under the SUIC brand, and using these capabilities to offer a comprehensive ICO consultancy. Shareholders of SUIC will be exposed to the diverse application of blockchain services in various parts of the economy. Additionally, existing and potential customers can benefit from this company’s diversified portfolio of technologies and consulting services in the four sectors. As one of the first publicly traded technology companies, SUIC serves as an innovative leader by integrating these five sectors. To learn more, please visit www.sinounitedco.com.
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Blocks & Headlines: Today in Blockchain – April 29, 2025 | Deloitte, TRON DAO, Miden, JPMorgan, Nuvve

The blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem is evolving at breakneck speed, with tokenization, Layer 2 innovations, institutional partnerships, and emerging venture plays dominating today’s headlines. In this op-ed–style briefing—April 29, 2025—we unpack five major stories that signal where Web3, DeFi, and NFTs are headed:
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Deloitte’s $4 trillion tokenized real estate forecast
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TRON DAO’s support for emerging talent at Harvard Blockchain Conference
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Miden’s $25 million raise to scale a zero-knowledge blockchain
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JPMorgan and Nacha’s blockchain-enabled ACH validation
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Nuvve’s new subsidiary for cryptocurrency and blockchain ventures
Each section delivers concise news coverage, incisive analysis, and opinion-driven insights into the strategic and technological implications. Throughout, we weave in essential keywords—blockchain, cryptocurrency, Web3, DeFi, NFTs—to ensure SEO optimization and relevance for digital audiences.
1. Deloitte Predicts $4 Trillion Tokenized Real-Estate Market by 2035
Summary:
In a landmark report released April 28, consulting giant Deloitte projects that the tokenized real-estate market could swell to $4 trillion by 2035. The forecast hinges on rapid adoption of security tokens that fractionalize property ownership, enabling global investors to trade real-estate assets 24/7 on blockchain platforms. Deloitte identifies five key enablers: regulatory clarity, standardized token protocols, interoperability layers, institutional-grade custody services, and liquid secondary markets. Adoption drivers include enhanced liquidity, democratized access for retail investors, and lower transaction costs via smart contracts.
Analysis & Opinion:
Tokenization stands at the confluence of DeFi and traditional finance, promising to unlock trillions in illiquid assets. Yet realizing a $4 trillion market requires overcoming persistent hurdles: cross-border regulatory alignment, KYC/AML compliance on decentralized platforms, and robust digital-asset custodianship. Real-estate incumbents should prioritize pilot programs in regulated jurisdictions—such as Switzerland’s FINMA sandbox—to build trust and test token standards like ERC-3643 or the upcoming ISO TC 307 specifications. Meanwhile, DeFi protocols must integrate real-world asset oracles with high-assurance data feeds to prevent valuation discrepancies. As major asset managers—BlackRock, Fidelity—eye tokenization pilots, blockchain platforms offering modular compliance and seamless fiat on-ramps will emerge as market leaders.
Source: Bitcoin.com News
2. TRON DAO Empowers Emerging Talent at Harvard Blockchain Conference 2025
Summary:
TRON DAO reaffirmed its commitment to education and Web3 innovation by sponsoring the Harvard Blockchain Conference 2025 on April 26–27. The foundation underwrote travel grants, speaker honoraria, and hackathon prizes to support students and researchers exploring DeFi, NFT interoperability, and decentralized governance. TRON representatives—including CTO Michael Kong—led deep-dive sessions on TRON’s latest EVM-compatible upgrades, zero-fee transactions, and cross-chain bridges powered by the Sun Network. Award winners gained access to the TRON Accelerator program, offering mentorship, developer grants, and potential seed funding.
Analysis & Opinion:
Educational sponsorship is a strategic play for protocols seeking long-term developer mindshare. By investing in Harvard’s brightest, TRON DAO not only promotes its Layer 1 ecosystem but also fosters innovations that could address TRON’s scalability, security, and decentralization trade-offs. However, high-profile academically oriented conferences risk echo-chamber effects unless participation spans beyond marquee institutions. TRON would benefit from parallel outreach to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and community colleges to diversify its developer pipeline. In the battle for EVM-compatible supremacy, protocols that nurture broad, inclusive communities will secure resilience and real-world network effects.
Source: Bitcoin.com News
3. Miden Raises $25 Million to Scale a ZK Blockchain Post-Polygon Spin-out
Summary:
Miden, the zero-knowledge (ZK) proof–based Layer 2 protocol spun out of Polygon in late 2024, has secured a $25 million Series A led by a16z Crypto and Electric Capital. The round also saw participation from Placeholder, Pantera, and Circle Ventures. Miden’s core innovation lies in its bespoke STARK-based prover that enables trustless off-chain transaction batching and on-chain proof verification. Unlike SNARK-focused rollups, Miden eschews trusted setups and prioritizes transparency while targeting throughputs of 4,000+ TPS. The funds will scale Miden’s developer ecosystem, strengthen its modular data availability layer, and accelerate mainnet launch slated for Q4 2025.
Analysis & Opinion:
The ZK-rollup wars are intensifying as projects differentiate on security assumptions, throughput, and developer experience. Miden’s STARK-centric architecture addresses growing community concerns over SNARK trusted setups and prover centralization. However, achieving 4,000 TPS in production demands optimizations at both protocol and EVM-compatibility layers. Miden must also articulate clear interoperability roadmaps with Ethereum, Cosmos, and the OP Stack to attract DApp teams wary of liquidity fragmentation. The $25 million war chest affords aggressive grant programs and bug bounties—critical to securing audit-hardened code—but community trust will hinge on transparent security reports and gradual mainnet roll-out through incentivized testnets.
Source: Cointelegraph
4. JPMorgan Partners with Nacha for Blockchain-Backed ACH Account Validation
Summary:
In a first for the traditional banking sector, JPMorgan Chase announced on April 27 a strategic alliance with Nacha, the U.S. ACH network operator, to pilot a blockchain-enabled account validation service. Utilizing a private permissioned ledger based on Hyperledger Fabric, the initiative aims to streamline ACH origination by verifying account ownership in real time, thereby reducing failed transactions and fraud. Pilot participants—including fintechs, regional banks, and corporate treasuries—can request instant validation tokens on ledgers, with JPMorgan acting as the initial node operator and Nacha providing rule governance. The project targets a 50% reduction in ACH settlement delays and a projected $300 million annual saving in transaction costs.
Analysis & Opinion:
Legacy payment rails face mounting pressure from DeFi protocols offering near-instant, low-fee transfers. JPMorgan’s move to integrate blockchain into ACH validation is a pre-emptive strike to modernize the Automated Clearing House network from within. Success will depend on achieving network effects—convincing enough U.S. financial institutions to run nodes and accept blockchain-issued trust tokens. Clear regulatory guidance from the Federal Reserve and CFPB on ledger governance will be essential. Should this pilot prove scalable, it could catalyze broader on-chain rails for corporate payments, payroll, and supply-chain finance, bridging Web2 and Web3 infrastructures.
Source: Ledger Insights
5. Nuvve Launches New Subsidiary to Capitalize on Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Opportunities
Summary:
Electric-vehicle charging network operator Nuvve has formed Nuvve Blockchain Ventures—a dedicated subsidiary focused on integrating cryptocurrency, distributed-energy resources (DERs), and tokenization into grid services. Announced April 28 via Business Wire, the new entity will explore utility partnerships for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) settlement in stablecoins, energy-asset tokenization for peer-to-peer trading, and use of NFTs to represent renewable-energy credits (RECs). Nuvve Blockchain Ventures has already secured MoUs with three major U.S. utilities and plans a Q3 pilot using a Polygon-based sidechain for meter-to-meter settlement.
Analysis & Opinion:
Nuvve’s leap into blockchain underscores the cross-industry potential of tokenization and DeFi primitives. By transacting energy services in stablecoins, Nuvve can reduce cross-border FX risk for EV fleets and unlock micro-grid autonomy. However, real-world energy markets demand high-availability, low-latency settlement—areas where existing Layer 1s and busy sidechains may falter. The choice of Polygon sidechain offers low fees and Ethereum security but may require roll-up bridges to settle larger energy-credit batches on Ethereum mainnet. Regulatory clarity on energy tokens as securities or commodities will also shape adoption. If Nuvve succeeds, utilities could adopt blockchain for everything from demand-response auctions to carbon-credit trading, accelerating the energy-Web3 nexus.
Source: Business Wire
Key Trends & Takeaways
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Mass Tokenization Looms: Deloitte’s $4 trillion forecast cements tokenized real estate as a flagship use case for security tokens—but success depends on regulatory harmonization and liquid secondary markets.
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Developer & Community Investment: TRON DAO’s Harvard sponsorship—and Miden’s sizable Series A—highlight how ecosystems compete for developer mindshare and project credibility through grants and educational outreach.
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ZK-Rollup Differentiation: The STARK-based approach of Miden contrasts with SNARK-dependent rollups, reflecting a market that prizes transparency and security assumptions in scaling Ethereum.
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Institutional Blockchain Adoption: JPMorgan and Nacha’s ACH pilot exemplifies how incumbent financial networks are cautiously integrating ledger technology to modernize legacy rails.
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Cross-Sector Tokenization: Nuvve’s energy-sector plunge illustrates the growing appetite for tokenized assets—from real estate to renewable credits—signaling Web3’s expansion into critical infrastructure.
Conclusion
Today’s headlines reveal a blockchain industry at full throttle: tokenization is broadening beyond finance into real-world assets; zero-knowledge solutions vie for Layer 2 dominance; consortiums of banks pilot private ledgers; and even EV-charging networks are exploring on-chain settlements. As DeFi, NFTs, and Web3 architectures mature, the winners will be platforms that balance regulatory compliance, technological robustness, and community engagement. Stay tuned to Blocks & Headlines for tomorrow’s deep dive into the innovations redefining decentralized networks.
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