蚂蚁集团将旗下两个区块链部门的注册资本扩大至 5 亿美元

全球最大移动支付平台支付宝背后的中国巨头蚂蚁集团已将其两家区块链子公司的注册资本扩大至36亿元人民币。

Chinese conglomerate Ant Group, best known for Alipay, the world’s largest mobile payment platform, has increased the registered capital of its two blockchain subsidiaries to 3.6 billion yuan.

以全球最大移动支付平台支付宝而闻名的中国企业集团蚂蚁集团已将其两家区块链子公司的注册资本增至36亿元人民币。

The development was first reported by Chinese ‘crypto’ news outlet ODaily, but the company has since confirmed it to other media platforms.

这一进展首先由中国“加密”新闻媒体 ODaily 报道，但该公司此后已向其他媒体平台证实了这一点。

Ant Blockchain Technology (Shanghai) Co. has amended its registration documents with Chinese authorities to show that its registered capital now stands at 1.5 billion yuan ($206.5 million), up from its previous 100 million yuan.

蚂蚁区块链技术（上海）有限公司已向中国当局修改了其注册文件，显示其注册资本现为 15 亿元人民币（2.065 亿美元），高于之前的 1 亿元人民币。

Ant Group says the move is part of its efforts to respond to business needs.

蚂蚁集团表示，此举是其响应业务需求努力的一部分。

“Due to the needs of business development, the board of directors of Ant Digital Technologies has approved an increase in the registered capital of Ant Blockchain Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd,” a spokesperson for the Hangzhou-based giant said.

“由于业务发展需要，蚂蚁数字科技董事会已批准增加蚂蚁区块链科技（上海）有限公司的注册资本，”这家总部位于杭州的巨头发言人表示。

Earlier in the week, Ant Chain (Shanghai) Digital Technology Co, another blockchain subsidiary, revised its registered capital upwards from 100 million yuan to 2.1 billion yuan ($289 million).

本周早些时候，另一家区块链子公司蚂蚁链（上海）数字科技有限公司将其注册资本从 1 亿元人民币上调至 21 亿元人民币（2.89 亿美元）。

AntChain was launched in 2020 to house the company’s blockchain developments. At the launch, Ant Group said the new outfit would “contribute to the acceleration of blockchain-enabled industry transformations,” including creating “tangible value” for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

AntChain 于 2020 年推出，以容纳该公司的区块链开发。在发布会上，蚂蚁集团表示，新公司将“有助于加速区块链行业转型”，包括为中小企业创造“有形价值”。

At launch, AntChain signed a deal with global computing giants HP (NASDAQ: HPQ), Lenovo (NASDAQ: LNVGF), Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) to offer affordable IT leasing services via its blockchain channels.

推出时，AntChain 与全球计算巨头惠普（纳斯达克股票代码：HPQ）、联想（纳斯达克股票代码：LNVGF）、戴尔（纳斯达克股票代码：DELL）和英特尔（纳斯达克股票代码：INTC）签署了一项协议，通过其区块链渠道提供价格实惠的 IT 租赁服务。

Last year, it launched a privacy-focused computing platform for the AI and machine learning industry. It partnered with Intel for hardware support and relied on security technology such as blockchain’s distributed key management.

去年，它为人工智能和机器学习行业推出了一个注重隐私的计算平台。它与英特尔合作提供硬件支持，并依赖区块链的分布式密钥管理等安全技术。

Ant Group’s blockchain endeavors have extended into the development of digital currencies. A recent white paper by JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) revealed that the Chinese firm has been at the heart of the distribution of its JPM Coin.

蚂蚁集团的区块链努力已延伸至数字货币的开发。摩根大通（纽约证券交易所股票代码：JPM）最近发布的一份白皮书显示，这家中国公司一直是其 JPM Coin 分销的核心。

Ant Group has processed billions of dollars in JPM Coin, leading to benefits such as reduced funding costs and liquidity risks. The firm’s blockchain platform enabled real-time synchronization of balances for enhanced data consistency, JPMorgan said.

蚂蚁集团已处理了数十亿美元的 JPM Coin，带来了降低融资成本和流动性风险等好处。摩根大通表示，该公司的区块链平台可以实时同步余额，以增强数据一致性。

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