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🗓️ 27 October 2025

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Ant Group has filed a trademark application for AntCoin in Hong Kong. Ant Group, the Alibaba-affiliated fintech giant behind Alipay, has filed a trademark for AntCoin in Hong Kong. Is the application a hint at the firm's plans to expand into stablecoins and the broader crypto space? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - Break the cycle of exploitation. Break down the barriers to truth. Break into the next generation of privacy. Break Free. Free to scroll without being monetized. Free from censorship. Freedom without fear. We deserve more when it comes to privacy. Experience the next generation of blockchain that is private and inclusive by design. Break free with Midnight, visit ⁠midnight.network/break-free⁠ - Bridge simplifies global money movement. As the leading stablecoin issuance and orchestration platform, Bridge abstracts away blockchain complexity so businesses can seamlessly move between fiat and stablecoins. From payroll providers and remittance companies to neobanks and treasury teams, Bridge powers payments, savings, and stablecoin issuance for thousands – like Shopify, Metamask, Remitly, and more. URL: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hubs.ly/Q03KGbRK0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - OwlTing (Nasdaq: OWLS) is building invisible rails for global payments. With OwlPay, businesses and users can bridge fiat and stablecoins, send money instantly across borders, and access stablecoin checkout at lower costs. Licensed worldwide, OwlTing delivers secure, compliant, and regulated infrastructure for the digital economy. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠owlting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Taylor Fleming.

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0:00.0	Is Ant Coin on the Horizon and a David Beckham-backed company looks to advance its Bitcoin strategy?
0:06.7	You're watching Coin Desk Daily. I'm your host, Jen Senassi.
0:15.3	Ant Group, the Alibaba affiliated FinTech Giant behind AliPay has filed a trademark application for Antcoin in Hong Kong.
0:23.1	The trademark covers a wide range of financial activities, including stablecoin issuance and
0:27.7	digital asset custody. This move may be a hint at Ant Group's plan for a major expansion into
0:32.5	blockchain financial services, aligning with Hong Kong's push to build its Web3 economy.
0:36.8	The filing comes just days
0:38.3	before Ant Group's chairman Eric Jing is scheduled to speak at next week's Hong Kong FinTech Week,
0:43.3	which is said to have a crypto-heavy agenda for an event that is usually Tradfifocused.
0:47.8	Utility or privacy. The transparency of traditional blockchains forces a difficult choice.
0:53.1	Break free from this limitation with midnight.
0:55.5	Just like the internet made information global, stable coins are making money global, and Bridge,
1:00.0	a stripe company, is powering that shift.
1:02.9	Looking for a faster, cheaper way to move money worldwide, Owl Ting listed on the NASDAQ as Owls,
1:08.1	is building the rails for stablecoin payments.
1:10.4	Pronetics, the health science company backed by David Beckham, has raised $46.8 million
1:14.7	in an over-subscribed equity round. The company stated the funds will be used to expand its
1:20.1	wellness brand, IM8, and to advance its Bitcoin Treasury strategy. The round saw investments
1:25.6	from several crypto-native firms, including Cracken,
1:28.3	Exodus, and GPTX. Pernetics, which is now pivoting towards digital assets, says total proceeds
1:34.4	from the round could reach $212 million through warrant exercises. And Bitmine immersion technology
1:40.5	has continued its massive ether buying spree purchasing another 77,000 eth for
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