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Future FinTech Appoints Professor Yu Xiong from the University of Surrey as Chief Blockchain Advisor to Maximize Success as it Enters New Blockchain Businesses
NEW YORK, July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Future FinTech Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FTFT), (hereinafter referred to as "Future FinTech", "FTFT" or the "Company"), a
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[{"type":"text","content":"NEW YORK, July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Future FinTech Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FTFT), (hereinafter referred to as \"Future FinTech\", \"FTFT\" or the \"Company\"), a comprehensive financial and digital technology service provider, announced today the appointment of Professor Yu Xiong as its Chief Blockchain Advisor. This appointment aims to provide strategic guidance and technical support for the Company's entering the stablecoins and real-world asset (RWA) businesses.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nProfessor Yu Xiong is the Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement at the University of Surrey and a globally renowned expert in the blockchain field. He is also the Founding Director of the Surrey Blockchain and Metaverse Applications Research Institute. In the blockchain sector, Professor Xiong has served as the Chair of the Advisory Committee for the UK Parliament's All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Metaverse and Web 3.0, as well as a co-Founder of the Endless Protocol Foundation (www.endless.link).\nProfessor Xiong's research has been funded by numerous prestigious institutions including the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Research England Foundation, the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the British Academy, the British Council, the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, the Satellite Applications Catapult, and many other private and public organizations. Professor Xiong has held positions as a Fellow at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (2016 – 2023), a Senior Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Technology and Management Development (2023 – present), a Visiting Professor of Computer Science at the University of York, and a Visiting Professor at Durham University Business School. \nIn terms of innovation and commercialization, Professor Xiong has extensive experience in operations and management. During his time at Newcastle University Business School, he facilitated an £8 million investment to establish the Newcastle Tsinghua Science Park, which has created a significant impact on ecosystem innovation in northern England. In addition, Professor Xiong has contributed to the growth of over 40 companies in the UK, and served as a core team member and Vice President of Fotor, one of the world's leading generative AI platforms with 600 million users.\nIn ...