According to BlockBeats, the Aptos Foundation is partnering with Alibaba Cloud to strengthen Japan's Web3 ecosystem and improve regional accessibility in the Asia-Pacific region. This collaboration has launched Alcove, the first co-branded Move developer community in Asia, to enhance accessibility and foster innovation across the region.
Alcove's mission is to expand the influence and popularity of the Move smart contract programming language among excellent developers. The Aptos Foundation will leverage Alibaba Cloud's technology to host hackathons and educational events to support emerging Web3 talents in the Alcove Japan community and accelerate the development of Japan's on-chain ecosystem.