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Zhaojin Mining’s Hong Kong Unit Partners with Ant Group’s SigmaLayer on Gold Digitization

According to a joint announcement at Hong Kong Fintech Week, the partnership will apply blockchain and AI technologies to gold digitization, supply chain risk control, and ESG value transmission.

Summary

Zhaojin Mining and Ant Group’s SigmaLayer signed a strategic cooperation memorandum on November 3, 2025, during Hong Kong Fintech Week. The agreement focuses on blockchain- and AI-powered gold asset digitization, supply chain risk control, and enhancing ESG value delivery to drive digital transformation in the gold industry. This is an official announcement, with full agreements yet to be finalized before implementation.

Terms & Concepts
  • Gold asset digitization: The process of creating digital representations of physical gold for blockchain-based tracking, trading, or ownership verification.
  • AI supply chain systems: Artificial intelligence-driven platforms to optimize, automate, and manage supply chain operations.
  • ESG value delivery: Implementing environmental, social, and governance principles to improve sustainability and corporate responsibility outcomes.