Ant Group accelerates its Blockchain layout, with over 8 billion dollars in "energy tokenization" on-chain.

Ant Group, founded by Jack Ma, is promoting the tokenization of 60 billion RMB, equivalent to approximately 8.4 billion USD, of new energy through its subsidiary "Ant Digital Technologies" and listing it on its own blockchain, AntChain. Currently, the power generation data of 15 million new energy devices, including wind power and solar energy, has been put on-chain, and corresponding tokens will be issued in the future. This method has already facilitated part of the financing.

Ant Group actively explores RWA applications

According to a report by Bloomberg, Ant Digital Technology has assisted three new energy projects in raising approximately 300 million yuan (, equivalent to about 42 million dollars ), through AntChain, and is considering listing tokens on overseas DEX to increase liquidity, but still needs regulatory approval. At the same time, the company launched its own public chain, Pharos Network, and has entered into a strategic partnership with Hong Kong Yunfeng Financial to explore RWA applications.

Yunfeng Financial was co-founded by Jack Ma and Yunfeng Fund Chairman Yu Feng, with Jack Ma indirectly holding about 11.15% of the shares through the Yunfeng Fund, making him a major shareholder. In recent years, the group has been actively laying out Web3 and digital assets, in addition to promoting RWA, it has also purchased Ethereum (ETH) in the open market as corporate reserves, committed to connecting traditional and digital finance through blockchain technology.

( Jack Ma indirectly holds ETH! Hong Kong stock Yunfeng Financial includes ETH as a strategic reserve asset, planning to expand to BTC and SOL ).

The financing case of Ant Digital Technology Energy tokenization

Ant Digital Technology has demonstrated considerable achievements in energy tokenization. In August 2023, the company assisted Longshine Technology Group in putting over 9,000 charging stations on the blockchain and successfully raised 100 million RMB from overseas banks, equivalent to approximately 14 million USD.

In December of the same year, assisted GCL Energy Technology ( in putting photovoltaic assets on the Blockchain, further raising 200 million RMB ) from overseas investors, approximately equivalent to 28 million USD (.

Ant International seizes the cross-border payment market, with a net profit of 650 million USD in Q1.

Blockchain and tokenization currently account for only a small portion of Ant Digital Technology's revenue, with the main income still coming from enterprise-level privacy and security technologies. Another overseas division, Ant International )Ant International(, focuses on cross-border payment and is simultaneously applying for a stablecoin license in Hong Kong.

As of Q1 this year, Ant Group recorded a net profit of 650 million USD, and its platform "Alipay" remains one of the most popular digital financial platforms in China.

Not only are they aggressively targeting tokenization applications, but they are also actively laying out stablecoins.

In terms of stablecoins, Ant International ) Ant International ( has publicly stated that it will apply for a local stablecoin issuance license in accordance with the new regulations in Hong Kong.

The stablecoin regulatory framework in Hong Kong officially came into effect on August 1 of this year. The Monetary Authority expects to issue the first batch of licenses in early 2026, and the number of licenses will be limited. Currently, the market focus is on the design schemes of stablecoins pegged to the Hong Kong dollar and the US dollar. For Ant, this helps extend the original cross-border payment landscape into the Blockchain financial sector under a compliant framework.

)Ant Group plans to apply for stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong and Singapore, aiming at the Asian financial hub (.

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