1. China fast-tracks development of national digital currency in response to Libra

2. China releases new cloud computing rule requiring safety assessment

3. Alibaba 阿里巴巴 and Tencent 腾讯-backed ride-hailing app T3 Chuxing goes live in China

4. Iqiyi.com 爱奇艺, video platform, launching new Vlog life sharing platform, called 爱奇艺时刻

Network with investors & entrepreneurs in Johor at BEAM Happy Hour this 26/7/2019

5. Qingsongchou 轻松筹, crowdfunding platform, announced having exceeded 600 million users and a total fund raising amount of 36 billion RMB

6. Alibaba 阿里巴巴 is opening up to U.S. merchants for the first time

7. Bytedance 字节跳动 acquiring Jukedeck, British Music AI Startup

8. Facebook-like local social network Gapo launches in Vietnam

9. Indian fintech firm Zeta’s valuation climbs to $300M in its first external funding round

10. Russian Freelancing video platform Eristica, Mox Batch 2 Startup, partners with Singaporean Binance, fiat-to-crypto currency, to promote charity

11. US mobile bank MoneyLion raises $100 million at ‘near unicorn’ valuation

This article is contributed by partners Chinaccelerator & BEAM