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Alibaba Files for a Blockchain Transaction System in Brazil
11.3.2020
Alibaba Group has registered a new patent in Brazil to establish a transaction system based on blockchain
Alibaba Launches Blockchain-powered Initiative Amid Coronavirus Fears
17.2.2020
A number of Alibaba subsidiaries have begun offering solutions that operators hope will help companies trying to do business while the nation battles the coronavirus – including blockchain-powered online "contactless bidding” features.
Per media outlet Crypto Watch, Chinese financial media outlets...
Millennials Prefer Bitcoin to Alibaba, Netflix Stock as GBTC Hits $10K
29.1.2020
GBTC has beaten the likes of Microsoft and Alibaba in terms of equity holdings at Charles Schwab
Blockchain Developer Ant Financial Ranks Fifth Largest Private Firm in China
10.1.2020
Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial has been ranked the fifth most valuable private firm in China
Unlike Libra, Digital Yuan Will Not Need Currency Reserves To Support Value: PBOC Official
23.12.2019
PBOC wants to distinguish its own digital currency from rival private initiatives
Alibaba Patents Would Secure, Accelerate Its Consortium Blockchain
20.12.2019
Chinese internet giant Alibaba Group has won two U.S. patents designed to make its blockchain network safer and faster
Alibaba’s Ant Financial to Buy Large Stake in Vietnamese e-wallet Firm eMonkey
20.12.2019
Ant Financial, the fintech arm of e-commerce firm Alibaba, has acquired a significant stake in Vietnamese eWallet service provider eMonkey. Ant Financial has not acquired a controlling stake in eMonkey but will provide technical support to it. The deal with eMonkey is Ant Financial’s eighth...
ICBC Reinforces Partnership With Alibaba and Ant Financial
17.12.2019
China’s one of the largest banks, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), has declared that it would further enhance its association with Alibaba Group and Ant Financial. ICBC will use Alibaba Group’s long-standing experience on electronic payment settlement to enhance its services....
China’s Inflation Hits a Record 4.5% as Beijing Prepares to Test Digital Yuan
12.12.2019
China has been confronted with multiple economic and financial problems this year amidst an ongoing trade war with the United States. Authorities in Beijing have been trying to overcome the challenges with administrative measures in what has become a market economy over the years. Inflation of...
Goldman Sachs Predicts 31% Rise in Alibaba’s Hong Kong Stock
6.12.2019
After having missed out on underwriting the Alibaba Group Holding’s Hong Kong share sale, Goldman Sachs has now predicted that Alibaba shares could go up by as much as 31% in next year. Analysts at Goldman Sachs have started coverage of the Alibaba stock and also gave it a buy rating. Alibaba...
Alibaba Filmmaking Arm to Distribute New Movie Rights via Tokens: Report
22.11.2019
Alibaba’s filmmaking arm Alibaba Pictures signed an agreement with SingularDTV to tokenize the distribution rights of its new movie
China’s Zhejiang Processes $6M via DLT Medical Billing Platform
18.11.2019
China’s Zhejiang province processed about $6 million through its blockchain medical billing system using Ant Financial’s blockchain tech
Bitcoin Rewards App Lolli Responds to Alibaba’s Denial of Partnership
18.11.2019
BTC rewards shopping app Lolli says Alibaba broke contract following Singles’ Day marketing blitz that got too much attention
Alibaba Denies ‘Partnership’ With Lolli, Highlighting Crypto Industry Pitfalls
15.11.2019
What really constitutes a "partnership" at the intersection of e-commerce and crypto?
Alibaba Subsidiary Ant Financial Tests Its Enterprise Blockchain
12.11.2019
Alibaba’s financial technology subsidiary started testing its enterprise blockchain
Alibaba Partners With Lolli to Offer 5% Bitcoin Rewards on Shopping
12.11.2019
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has recently partnered with New York-based retail startup Lolli, to offer buyers from Alibaba with rewards cashback in the form of Bitcoin. As the holiday season around the corner, the blockchain-based retail start-up is aiming at breaking into the mainstream at...
Alibaba’s Ant Financial Starts Pre-Launch Testing of Consortium Blockchain
12.11.2019
The fintech arm of Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group said it expects the blockchain to go live in around three months
Alibaba Partners with Lolli to Allow US Shoppers Earn ‘Free Bitcoin’
11.11.2019
Alibaba shoppers earn 5% back in Bitcoin while shopping online
Alibaba Offers Bitcoin Rewards Through Lolli Shopping App for ‘Singles Day’
11.11.2019
Lolli will offer Alibaba customers bitcoin back on their purchases with a new partnership
Alipay Denounces Bitcoin OTC Trading: Regulatory ‘Gray Area’ in China
19.10.2019
Despite the 2017 crypto trading ban, high-volume Bitcoin exchange is still possible in China via OTC desks run by major exchange platforms