We are talking about China, so this could just fall under: nothing to see here.

However, what I find odd about this is that Taobao (also known as the Chinese "Ebay"), a subsidiary of Alibaba, is banning the listing of any services related to blockchain (not just cryptocurrency and ICOs), when China seems to be one of the major advocates of blockchain right now. Heck, Alibaba has even paired with other large companies to start a blockchain academy: https://www.forbes.com/sites/baymclaughlin/2018/02/08/this-week-in-china-tech-xiaomis-460-investments-tencents-gamble-and-a-new-blockchain-academy/#32e4f0af12d3.


You can read the full article here: https://futureblock.io/2018/04/15/alibaba-subsidiary-taobao-bans-listing-of-cryptocurrency-and-ico-services/