According to @business, Alibaba has secured China Unicom as a customer for its AI chips, indicating growing traction for its domestic semiconductor push, source: Bloomberg. Alibaba Group Holding trades under BABA on the NYSE and 9988 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, while China Unicom trades under 0762 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, source: NYSE; Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing. The report did not mention any cryptocurrencies and identified no direct token-market impact, so near-term crypto implications are not specified in the story, source: Bloomberg.