The NFT exhibition at UCCA Lab in Beijing was complete with Beeple artworks, claw machines, a VR that wasn’t working, and an artist who believes he is an alien.
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Xiaomi invests $1.5 billion in fully owned EV business
The world’s fourth-biggest phone maker Xiaomi now pledges to develop high-quality EVs with a ‘best-in-class’ connected device ecosystem.
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BSN architect Red Date to bring R3’s Corda enterprise blockchain to China
The firm behind the BSN has acquired the rights to R3’s financial services enterprise blockchain as Chinese banks look to blockchain adoption.
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H&M faces Xinjiang backlash, Alibaba bets on grocery delivery: Retailheads
H&M was wiped from Chinese e-commerce sites and service apps. Alibaba and DST Global led a $750 million round in community-based grocery app Nice Tuan.
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Digital yuan bonanza, State Grid blockchain: Blockheads
The rollout of the digital yuan is accelerating, and the first B2B transaction using the digital currency took place in Dalian.
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State Grid to deploy Wanglu Tech’s blockchain and smart contracts
The world’s largest utility provider is testing the use of blockchain to integrate data silos while preserving consumer privacy.
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INSIGHTS | Automakers scramble for chips
China’s car market was bouncing back from the pandemic until a shortage of auto chips crippled production. What’s going on?
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Social commerce app Xiaohongshu hires CFO ahead of likely IPO: report
Xiaohongshu, the $6 billion firm backed by Alibaba and Tencent, could join an increasing list of Chinese tech firms heading to the public markets.
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China’s big tech vows big carbon cuts with little detail
Ant Financial, JD Logistics most ambitious carbon cutters amid wave of new environmental plans from China’s tech giants.
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World’s first ‘major’ NFT exhibition to open Friday: producer Q&A
The world’s first major crypto art exhibition is due to open today at UCCA Lab in Beijing. TechNode talks to one of its producers Wang Qinwen about NFTs in China.