Tencent shuts down NFT platform as gov policy makes it impossible to thrive
While NFTs are not banned in China like cryptocurrencies, the government has warned against fraud risks associated with the nascent sector. China’s internet giant Tencent has reportedly shut down one of the two nonfungible token (NFT) platforms owing to declining sales aided by the regressive monetary policies of the Chinese government.Tencent shut down one of its NFT platforms on July 1 while the other one is struggling to remain afloat. A report from a local daily indicates that the wind-down process for the same began in May. The tech giant transferred key executives responsible for....
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