Chinese Social Giant WeChat Remove NFTs Due To Regulatory Issues
China remains one of the jurisdictions that has recently meted out stringent measures and cryptocurrencies and NFTs. The Chinese authorities leased out a high level of restriction and crackdown on crypto mining in 2021. The major attack was pushed on Bitcoin mining because of its high electricity consumption associated with the process. Also, the country […]
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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
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