Trident Announces Strategic Investment in Web 3.0 E-Commerce Firm Tongxin Innovation Limited

SINGAPORE, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd (“Trident” or the “Company,” NASDAQ: TDTH), a Singapore-based catalyst for digital transformation and Web 3.0 activation, today announced it has entered into a definitive sales and purchase agreement (the “SPA”) to acquire a 30% equity stake in Tongxin Innovation Limited (“Tongxin”), operator of the innovative ToMe Web 3.0 e-commerce platform on Telegram. The proposed transaction, valued at approximately US$3 million, will be completed through the issuance of Trident’s ADSs in the form of Class B ordinary shares of Trident to Tongxin’s shareholders, and implies a total valuation of approximately US$10 million for Tongxin. The strategic investment represents a significant expansion of Trident's Web 3.0 ecosystem and demonstrates the company's commitment to pioneering blockchain-enabled e-commerce solutions.

According to Tongxin, Tongxin’s ToMe is a pioneering Web 3.0 e-commerce application built on Telegram, a global messaging platform with over one billion users. The platform addresses traditional e-commerce pain points through its 4F value proposition: Fair, Fast, Friendly, and Free, representing its emphasis on digital property rights, stablecoin settlement, a community-based ecosystem, and a commitment to free trade, respectively. Tongxin has established strategic partnerships including leading decentralized blockchain ecosystem projects on Ton, whose combined user base of over 10 million maintains active communities in Dubai, Singapore, and Hong Kong, and has reached preliminary agreements with leading real-world asset (“RWA”) companies operating AI-powered shopping malls in Southeast Asia. The leadership team brings extensive experience from eBay, Paypal, Tencent and JD.com, positioning the company to build a global online and offline micro-business ecosystem.