The third version of Neo blockchain protocol promises faster speeds and lower gas fees, as well as oracles and distributed file storage.
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China probes Tencent for unfair competition: report
Tencent, China’s largest social media and gaming company, might be the next tech behemoth to be targeted in widespread antitrust scrutiny.
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Pinduoduo founder steps down, Taobao on WeChat: Retailheads
Colin Huang, the Pinduoduo founder, stepped down as chairman. Alibaba is said to be planning to launch Taobao Deals on WeChat as a mini program.
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JD.com to invest $800 million in online grocer Dada Nexus
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com said it will invest $800 million in on-demand delivery company Dada Nexus as it pushes further into logistics.
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Digital yuan for business, Filecoin double spend: Blockheads
China is gearing up the digital yuan for business clients, authorities draw attention to Bitcoin-enabled money laundering.
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CHINA VOICES | Tech in the crosshairs on CCTV consumer rights day
A focus on tech in an annual consumer rights broadcast underlines changing attitudes to privacy and other hot-button tech issues in China.
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China Tech Investor: Chinese Antritrust Exceptionalism, with Angela Huyue Zhang
Recorded live on Clubhouse, Elliott chats with University of Hong Kong professor Angela Zhang about her new book “Chinese Antitrust Exceptionalism.”
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BEYOND Expo in Macao postponed to August 26–28, 2021
The BEYOND International Technology Innovation Expo in Macao will take place August 26-28, 2021. It has been postponed from its original June date.
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EXCLUSIVE | Chinese state banks accepting applications for enterprise e-CNY accounts
The Bank of China in Beijing and China Construction Bank in Suzhou have started offering enterprise e-CNY accounts, two bank employees told TechNode.
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Pinduoduo founder steps down as chairman as users surpass Alibaba
Pinduoduo founder Colin Huang will devote himself to food and life sciences, areas that overlap with the firm’s new business focus.