Business 28 August 2019

Alibaba, 7 others to receive first batch of China’s digital currency

Reports indicate not only which companies will receive the currency first, but many details about the currency as well.

Business 16 August 2019

Alibaba wants to put domain name management on the blockchain

Alibaba thinks that the blockchain is the perfect spot for logging domain name registrations and has filed for a patent (in pdf) with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Tech 27 May 2019

Alibaba to integrate blockchain with its intellectual property system

Alibaba is adding to China’s intellectual property regime by creating their own blockchain system.

Business 8 May 2019

Alibaba’s investment arm invests in blockchain privacy startup QEDIT

Alibaba has made a big investment in privacy focused blockchain startup QEDIT in an effort to better safeguard their data.

Tech 8 March 2019

Alibaba to use blockchain technology to protect supply chain

Alibaba announced on Wednesday that they would be working on their own blockchain solution to closely monitor their supply chains, a move that has been necessitated as the company has moved beyond its own borders.

Business 10 July 2018

Ant Financial poised to adopt blockchain for business operations

Ant Financial is seriously exploring the possibilities of using blockchain technology not just as value-added services but more B2C use cases and hopes to expand to cross-border payment services globally.

Business 26 June 2018

AliPayHK blockchain remittance service targets Philippine consumers

AlipayHK service will be integrated with GCash, a mobile payment service located in the Philippines, using the blockchain.

Business 13 June 2018

Alibaba’s Ant Financial picks up $14B for blockchain development

Ant Financial has received “definitive agreements” for $14 billion in investments, which it will use to increase its technological and blockchain innovation

Business 3 May 2018

Sorry Alibaba, Alibabacoin is here to stay

Judge J. Paul Oetken has thrown out the lawsuit filed by Chinese retail giant Alibaba against cryptocurrency Alibabacoin.

Business 12 April 2018

Chinese e-Commerce giant Alibaba sues Alibabacoin

Two Alibabas are at war: Chinese e-Commerce giant Alibaba.com is suing Dubai-based Alibabacoin Foundation, which launched and raised over $3.5 million through an ICO.

Business 12 April 2018

Alibaba-owned Taobao outlaws ICOs, cryptocurrency

Online shopping platform Taobao has prohibited stores from promoting ICOs, cryptocurrencies, and other related goods and services.