Xiaochun Zhao

Plus, Ailbaba has poured money in Hellobike and reported to have joint ofo’s recent funding round. The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) started trading bitcoin as futures.

Plus, Alibaba is to buy over a third of BigBasket, an online grocer in India, for about $300 million. About 40 percent of the mushrooming bitcoin market is held by perhaps 1000 users.

Bitcoin love spreads among investors around the world. Cryptokitties, a game based on Ethereum blockchain went viral.

Plus, Ofo reported having secured a funding round led by Alibaba and Ant Financial. Lyft teamed up with autonomous driving technology provider nuTonomy, starting a pilot scheme in Boston.

Plus, Xiaomi has asked banks to pitch for an IPO in 2018 next Friday. Nintendo games are now available on gaming hardware Nvidia’s gaming tablet Shield.

Plus, Baidu is working on a financial inclusion product together with Agricultural Bank of China. Google-backed growth capital fund CapitalG led Lyft’s funding round.

Plus, Singtel and Mobike signed MOU to explore mobile payment for bike rides. Hedge funds are prepared to trade against bitcoin.

Plus, Mobile bill payment platform startup Ayopop.com closed funding round led by Finch Capital. CME is poised to launch its bitcoin futures contract on December 18.