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Aptos and Alibaba Cloud Promote Blockchain Programming in APAC
Aptos is deepening its focus on the Asia-Pacific region by launching a new initiative with Alibaba Cloud to promote smart contract programming languages in Japan.
THE Aptos The Foundation collaborated with Alibaba Cloud to strengthen Japan’s blockchain ecosystem and improve “regional accessibility in APAC,” the company said in a June 28 statement blog announcement.
Under the collaboration agreement, both companies launched Alcove, a co-branded developer community focused on promoting the Move programming language. Alcove’s first initiative will be a meetup co-hosted by OKCoin Japan and Alibaba Cloud to demonstrate the “tangible benefits of web3 and digital assets in Japan,” the announcement reads.
In addition to the meetups, the Aptos Foundation will also host a series of hackathons for the Alcove community, designed to provide an opportunity to educate the local community about the potential of blockchain.
Commenting on the partnership, Bashar Lazaar, head of grants and ecosystem at Aptos Foundation, said that both companies aim to create a “dynamic environment that allows Japan’s growing interest in the strengths of web3 and IP to thrive” .
The Chinese tech giant has long targeted the blockchain space as one of its diversification sectors. In September 2023, Alibaba Group-linked Ant Group Digital Technologies introduced ZAN, a brand dedicated to providing blockchain development tools. As crypto.news reportedThe new venture aims to offer a range of blockchain development products and services aimed at meeting the needs of both institutional and individual web3 developers.