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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.

What do you get when you combine business with cloud computing, new modes of retail and Big Data?

The twist and turn of the story of bike sharing in China is just beyond what outsiders can imagine.

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.

And where is bike sharing heading?

Highlights from the past week, as well as something cool for the weekend.

Alibaba may kicked off an investment frenzy to create barriers to other major contenders in the AI race.

The buzzword of the world has changed from “connection” to “efficiency” as the industry waves goodbye to fintech 1.0 and ushers in the age of fintech 2.0.