Chinese Messaging App Wechat Reportedly Suspends Accounts Linked to NFTs
Wechat, the Chinese messaging app, has reportedly suspended accounts that are linked to non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The objective of the crackdown is to stop the use of the affected accounts in promoting NFTs. The Widening Crackdown on Digital Assets The Chinese messaging app Wechat recently acknowledged it had suspended some accounts which are said to be linked to non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The suspension of the accounts, according to a BBC report, is aimed at stopping such blacklisted accounts from engaging in NFT market promotional activities that help to drive up....
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Tencent Holdings’ WeChat has suspended various accounts that promote digital collectibles, a term that is commonly used in China to refer to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that cannot be purchased or traded using cryptocurrencies. WeChat — China’s biggest and most popular social media platform with a user base of over 1.2 billion — said that the primary […]
The policy also covers secondary NFT trading as the firm notes that “accounts that provide services or content related to the secondary transaction of digital collections shall also be dealt with.” The top social media platform in China, WeChat, has updated its policies to ban accounts that provide access to crypto or NFT-related services. Under the new guidelines, accounts involved with the issuance, trading, and financing of crypto and NFTs will be either restricted or banned and will fall under the “illegal business” category. The policy also covers secondary NFT trading, with the firm....
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Innovative digital experiences are e a top priority for the coffee giant. Introducing social gifting is an intriguing idea that can be quite successful in China. Paying for Starbucks coffee can be done in a multitude of ways. Cash, payment cards, or even Bitcoin are all acceptable payment methods. But WeChat feels left out, and came up with a plan to rectify the situation. Through a strategic partnership between Tencent and Starbucks, a new social gifting feature has been created. This brings a new era of mobile payments to coffeeholics all over the world. WeChat its one of the most....