Ant Group seeks ‘Antcoin’ trademark in Hong Kong as city embraces crypto

The Antcoin trademark filing has drawn attention, as Hong Kong’s digital asset development comes under scrutiny from Beijing

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The Ant Group booth at the China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing, September 10, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Published: 6:30pm, 28 Oct 2025Updated: 8:32pm, 28 Oct 2025

Ant Group’s trademark application for a digital asset named Antcoin has drawn attention amid the Chinese fintech giant’s stablecoin pursuit, which remains stalled as Beijing reins in mainland firms’ digital asset activities in Hong Kong.

Advanced New Technologies, a Cayman Islands-incorporated affiliate of Ant Group that is responsible for managing the fintech company’s intellectual property, in June applied for a trademark in Hong Kong for Antcoin, according to government records.

Antcoin would serve a broad range of purposes including insurance, online payment services, blockchain-based financial transactions and digital asset trading, according to the trademark application.

The Antcoin trademark application, pending approval from Hong Kong’s Intellectual Property Department, came as Ant Group seeks to expand its Web3 businesses in Hong Kong amid the city’s efforts to become a digital asset hub.

Ant Group said in June it would apply for a stablecoin issuer licence in Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Ant Digital Technologies, an Ant Group affiliate, over the past months has promoted its blockchain platform for asset tokenisation initiatives in Hong Kong, while the Hangzhou-based fintech giant said in June that it would apply for a stablecoin issuer licence in the city.

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