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The world’s largest diamond mining firm, Russia’s Alrosa, has partnered with Tencent, the operator of Chinese social media app WeChat, on a new blockchain-based e-commerce project.Together with blockchain platform Everledger, Tencent and Alrosa will launch a new diamond-focused retail mini-program targeted at WeChat’s one billion active users, according to
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Photo: CoinspeakerRecently, Binance has announced that they will add two more fiat-to-crypto gateways, hence WeChat and Alipay. With this move, citizens of China now will be able to purchase Bitcoin, with these two payment options. Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance, confirmed this news on his Twitter account:YES https://t.co/dnHKQSLvS4—
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Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has begun accepting fiat currencies through online payment service Alipay and mobile messaging and payment app WeChat, CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) confirmed in a tweet on Oct. 9.Zhao was quick to clarify that, while it is accepting fiat through the aforementioned services, it is not
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China’s answer to Facebook’s Libra digital currency could help the central bank attract business away from Alipay and WeChat Pay.Speaking to mainstream media outlet the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on Aug. 19, Cindy Wang, an analyst at DBS Group Research, said Beijing could profit from the appeal of
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On May 7, Dovey Wan, founding partner of crypto investment firm Primitive Ventures tweeted that the Chinese social media behemoth and payment service provider WeChat is set to ban merchants from making cryptocurrency payments. This ban marks the latest effort to stymie cryptocurrency usage in China, with the government
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Chinese messaging giant WeChat has banned users from conducting cryptocurrency-related activities. But that could be bullish for the industry, at least according to Changpeng “CZ” Zhao.The Binance CEO said WeChat’s decision to ax crypto-based OTC trading activities was “a classic example of short-term pain, long-term gain,” adding that censorship will eventually attract
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By CCN: Always the optimist, Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao sees a silver lining in the wake of WeChat’s recent ban on crypto trading activities. According to a tweet today by Dovey Wan, founding partner of Primitive Ventures, the Chinese social media company released an updated payment policy which states
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News from China reveals that Chinese instant messaging giant, WeChat, has prohibited bitcoin and cryptocurrency transactions, following an upgraded payment policy. This latest move by the company would adversely affect over-the-counter (OTC) and peer-to-peer traders who depend on these platforms to do business. WeChat’s ban further reveals that China is not
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Chinese social media giant and payment service provider WeChat banned cryptocurrency transactions in its payments policy. Dovey Wan, founding partner of crypto investment firm Primitive, tweeted the news on May 7.The tweet contained a screenshot of the policy changes, which intimates that users who engage in cryptocurrency trading will
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Alipay and WeChat Pay reportedly requested that crypto exchange Huobi remove their payment services from its over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk, local media agency Sina reported on Jan. 25.Major Chinese digital payments providers, Alibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat Pay, have reportedly sent legal letters to Huobi, claiming that using both their
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