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Ant Group filed for “ANTCOIN” trademark in Hong Kong in June, covering stablecoins, digital wallets, and online payments.

Application follows recent crypto initiatives including USDC payment pilots and energy asset tokenization platform.

Move seen as brand protection strategy despite Beijing ordering tech firms to suspend stablecoin work in October.

Ant Group, China’s largest internet finance company, has applied to register several trademarks related to virtual assets and blockchain technology in Hong Kong, including one for “ANTCOIN.”

The tech giant filed applications with Hong Kong’s Intellectual Property Department covering digital wallets, stablecoins, and online payments, according to a Monday report from Hong Kong Economic Times citing public filings.

The ANTCOIN a

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