WeChat

A WeChat Ban Should Be the Moment for Decentralized Tech. But It’s Not.

President Trump’s threat to ban WeChat could disrupt the communication of millions of people. Decentralized technology is one solution, but will people really use it? Not necessarily, industry watchers say.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 August 2020

Binance Now Accepting Fiat Through Alipay, WeChat

The move opens the exchange to peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto transactions from China.

Markets  ·  9 October 2019
China

China’s Biggest Payment Firms Have No Plans to Follow Facebook into Crypto

WeChat parent Tencent and Alibaba's payments arm Ant Financial have no plans to follow Facebook into crypto.

Business  ·  19 June 2019
Regulation

WeChat Now Censoring Bitmain and Crypto Price Prediction Accounts

WeChat has just blocked an official sales channel for Bitmain miners, along with several accounts that analyse the crypto markets.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 September 2018
Regulation

Crypto Media Banned From WeChat In Sudden Online Sweep

Blockchain and cryptocurrency media accounts in China have been banned on WeChat, the messenger app owned by Tencent.

Markets  ·  21 August 2018
China

What It’s Like to Be a Woman In China’s Get-Rich-Quick Crypto Culture

My experience as a Chinese woman in crypto has taught me that we need to be twice as strong and grounded to compete with our male counterparts.

Business  ·  20 August 2018
Ethereum

Wyre’s WeChat and Facebook Bot Authenticates Invoices on Ethereum

Blockchain startup Wyre has revealed a new bot for Facebook Messenger and WeChat that authenticates invoices on a public blockchain.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 May 2017