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Ant Group Says NFTs Are Not Cryptocurrencies After Digital Artwork Sells Out
Ant Group highlighted the differences between NFTs and cryptocurrency after its successful sales of digital art.
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Jun 23, 2021 at 10:31 p.m. UTC
Jun 23, 2021
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Global Shipping Giant Cosco to Trial Alibaba's Ant Blockchain
Ant Financial claims its enterprise blockchain can handle a billion transaction a day and save costs in global shipping.
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Jul 8, 2020 at 9:34 a.m. UTC
Jul 8, 2020
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Unlike Libra, Digital Yuan Will Not Need Currency Reserves to Support Value: PBOC Official
PBOC wants to distinguish its own digital currency from rival private initiatives.
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Dec 23, 2019 at 5:22 p.m. UTC
Dec 23, 2019
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Alibaba Patents Would Secure, Accelerate Its Consortium Blockchain
Chinese internet giant Alibaba Group has won two U.S. patents designed to make its blockchain network safer and faster.
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Dec 20, 2019 at 7:19 p.m. UTC
Dec 20, 2019
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Alibaba’s Ant Financial Starts Pre-Launch Testing of Business Blockchain
The fintech arm of Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group said it expects the blockchain to go live in around three months.
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Nov 12, 2019 at 10:36 a.m. UTC
Nov 12, 2019
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China's Biggest Payment Firms Have No Plans to Follow Facebook into Crypto
WeChat parent Tencent and Alibaba's payments arm Ant Financial have no plans to follow Facebook into crypto.
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Wolfie Zhao
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Jun 19, 2019 at 5:05 p.m. UTC
Jun 19, 2019
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Alibaba's Ant Financial Backs $10 Million Round for Blockchain Privacy Startup
Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial has participated in a $10 million funding round for blockchain privacy startup QEDIT and is using the firm's tech.
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Ian Allison
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May 7, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
May 7, 2019
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Ant Financial Is Launching a Blockchain App to Tackle Food Fraud
Alibaba payments affiliate Ant Financial is poised to launch a blockchain platform next month, alongside an application that tracks rice shipments.
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Wolfie Zhao
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Aug 28, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 28, 2018
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Alibaba Affiliate to Boost Blockchain Development After $14 Billion Raise
Alibaba's Ant Financial has raised $14 billion in a new funding, part of which will be used to continue its development of blockchain technology.
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Wolfie Zhao
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Jun 8, 2018 at 5:30 a.m. UTC
Jun 8, 2018
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