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China's Ant Group to Work With Malaysian Investment Bank Kenanga on Crypto 'SuperApp'

Malaysia's largest independent investment bank will introduce an app that includes crypto trading and portfolio management.

By Oliver Knight

Aug 24, 2022 at 11:11 a.m. UTC

Aug 24, 2022

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Ant Group, Tencent, JD.com Sign NFT ‘Self-Regulation’ Convention

Chinese tech giants are likely working to appease regulators.

By Eliza Gkritsi

Nov 1, 2021 at 7:06 p.m. UTC

Nov 1, 2021

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Chinese Tech Giants Ant Group, Tencent, JD.com Sign NFT ‘Self-Regulation’ Convention

Major Chinese tech giants Ant Group Tencent and JD com signed a self regulation convention on NF Ts with state organizations Sunday Some suggest they are likely working to appease regulators amid an ongoing crypto crackdown in the country The Hash squad discusses the latest attempts by Chinese firms to distance their products from the [...]

By CoinDesk Staff

Nov 1, 2021 at 6:47 p.m. UTC

Nov 1, 2021

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Binance.US Hires Former Ant Group Exec to Succeed Ex-CEO Brian Brooks

Binance.US, the American arm of the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance, has hired Brian Shroder as president following last month’s sudden departure of CEO Brian Brooks. Shroder was formerly a strategist and business development executive at Ant Group, an affiliate company of Chinese internet giant Alibaba.

By CoinDesk Staff

Sep 9, 2021 at 6:20 p.m. UTC

Sep 9, 2021

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Alipay Adds Cooldown Feature on NFTs to Curb Speculation

China's second-most popular payments app doesn't want users to engage in speculation with NFTs.

By Eliza Gkritsi

Aug 11, 2021 at 11:26 a.m. UTC

Aug 11, 2021

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PBoC Says It Will Keep High Pressure on Crypto Trading

China's central bank holds that crypto trading brings financial risk to the economy, and said it will continue a crackdown on the industry.

By Eliza Gkritsi

Aug 2, 2021 at 3:51 a.m. UTC

Aug 2, 2021

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China Releases First Carbon Offset on Ant Group Blockchain: Report

Tianjin, known for its heavy industry and oil refineries, issued China's first blockchain-based carbon offset, as the country builds up its national carbon trading platform.

By Eliza Gkritsi

Jul 19, 2021 at 4:50 a.m. UTC

Jul 19, 2021

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Ant Group Confirms It Is Helping China With the Digital Yuan

Jack Ma’s Ant Group confirmed that it has been working on the digital yuan project with China’s central bank since at least last year, providing the People’s Bank of China access to its database technology and payment tools. Nik De breaks it down.

By CoinDesk Staff

Apr 27, 2021 at 2:22 p.m. UTC

Apr 27, 2021

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Ant Group Shares Exclusive Database Tech to Grow China’s E-Yuan

Internet giant Ant Group, which owns mobile payment leader Alipay, says it will offer technical support to help China roll out its digital currency. JD.com, a leader in China’s e-commerce space, reveals that it’s started paying some employees with the DCEP.

By CoinDesk Staff

Apr 26, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. UTC

Apr 26, 2021