Tencent Adds Digital Yuan Support to WeChat Pay Wallet: Report
The Tencent-developed WeChat is the dominant instant-messaging app in mainland China with over a billion users.
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Jan 6, 2022 at 3:16 p.m. UTC
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Ant Group, Tencent, JD.com Sign NFT ‘Self-Regulation’ Convention
Chinese tech giants are likely working to appease regulators.
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Nov 1, 2021 at 7:06 p.m. UTC
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Robinhood Rival Futu Plans to Offer Crypto Trading in US, Singapore, Hong Kong
With its number of new users and revenue surging, the Chinese brokerage app said it has begun applying for crypto-related licenses.
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May 20, 2021 at 10:06 p.m. UTC
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Ant Group Leads China-Dominated 2020 List of Blockchain Patent Holders
The only non-Chinese firm in the rankings, IBM, came fourth in terms of number of patents.
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Mar 15, 2021 at 1:36 p.m. UTC
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Tencent and Ant Group-Backed Banks to Join China's Digital Yuan Trial: Report
The two commercial banks join the six state-owned banks already participating in the CBDC trial.
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Feb 22, 2021 at 2:15 p.m. UTC
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Binance-Backed Travala.com Enters China's Fast-Recovering Travel Market
"In China, the recovery is happening now and very fast,” said Travala.com CEO Juan Otero.
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Sep 17, 2020 at 8:37 p.m. UTC
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China to Test Digital Yuan on Tencent-Backed Food Delivery Platform
Now three Tencent-backed companies are setting themselves up to become early-stage testers for China’s digital yuan initiative.
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Jul 15, 2020 at 9:15 a.m. UTC
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Tencent Is Pouring $70B Into New Tech Including Blockchain
The web giant is earmarking funding for emerging technologies as it seeks to grow after the COVID-19 epidemic.
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May 26, 2020 at 10:33 a.m. UTC
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Chinese Internet Giant Tencent to Launch Digital Currency Research Team
Tencent, the Chinese internet giant and owner of WeChat, is reportedly forming a team to explore possible new use cases for cryptocurrencies.
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Dec 24, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. UTC
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Unlike Libra, Digital Yuan Will Not Need Currency Reserves to Support Value: PBOC Official
PBOC wants to distinguish its own digital currency from rival private initiatives.
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Dec 23, 2019 at 5:22 p.m. UTC
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