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Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) said on Tuesday that Joseph Tsai, one of its founders, will step into the role of Chairman come September. "The Hash" panel discusses what the leadership shuffle could mean after Tsai first announced his interest in the Web3 space in December 2021 with a short tweet: “I like Crypto.”

By CoinDesk Staff

Jun 20, 2023 at 6:19 p.m. UTC

Jun 20, 2023

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Alibaba's New Chairman Will Be Crypto-Friendly Joseph Tsai

Joe Tsai, one of Alibaba’s founders, has been an active Web3 investor and once tweeted “I like Crypto.”

By Sam Reynolds

Jun 20, 2023 at 6:14 a.m. UTC

Jun 20, 2023

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Alibaba Says ‘Open Sesame’ to Web3

The Chinese tech giant is releasing a metaverse launchpad. Plus, Sports Illustrated announces an NFT ticketing platform.

By Rosie Perper

May 5, 2023 at 4:10 p.m. UTC

May 5, 2023

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Alibaba Cloud Builds Metaverse Launchpad on Avalanche

Named Cloudverse, the launchpad is designed to provide an end-to-end platform for companies to customize and maintain their metaverse spaces.

By Jamie Crawley

May 4, 2023 at 3:27 p.m. UTC

May 4, 2023

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Sui Blockchain Developer Signs Deal With Alibaba Cloud

The cloud tech giant will provide node services and validator infrastructure for testnet developers.

By Brandy Betz

Mar 7, 2023 at 9:56 p.m. UTC

Mar 7, 2023

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Alibaba Invests in AR; Ronin Network Hacked

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Alibaba Invests in AR; Ronin Network Hacked

Alibaba leads funding round for AR glasses maker Nreal. Hong Kong’s HKEx to trial digital assets trading in “Diamond” pilot. Axie Infinity blockchain Ronin suffers $600M exploit. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

By CoinDesk Staff

Mar 30, 2022 at 4:09 p.m. UTC

Mar 30, 2022

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SCMP Spinning Off NFT Business Into New Firm ‘Artifact Labs’

The newspaper has found a brisk business in selling NFTs of its historical front pages, clearing $127,000 in its last auction.

By Sam Reynolds

Mar 16, 2022 at 6:06 a.m. UTC

Mar 16, 2022

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Bitcoin

Crypto Losses Not Protected in China; India’s Bitcoin Premium

Chinese court reiterates stance that the law cannot cover crypto losses. Chinese tech giant Alibaba offers NFTs as blockchain game rewards. Indian investors hungry for bitcoin despite premium. These stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

By CoinDesk Staff

Feb 23, 2022 at 4:11 p.m. UTC

Feb 23, 2022

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Alibaba and Canaan’s AI team up; AI makes NFT

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Alibaba and Canaan’s AI team up; AI makes NFT

Korean university to issue NFT graduation certificates. Alibaba and Canaan team up on AI. Auction data to make Valentine’s NFT bloom. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

By CoinDesk Staff

Feb 14, 2022 at 4:18 p.m. UTC

Feb 14, 2022