Tencent's WeChat Suspends NFT Accounts To Appease Chinese Regulators


20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"

Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.


  • Tencent Holdings Ltd's (OTC:TCEHY) WeChat messaging app suspended some non-fungible token accounts to comply with China's regulatory bindings, CNBC reports.
  • Tencent also rectified the public accounts on WeChat to prevent speculation risks in digital currency transactions.
  • WeChat clarified that the official accounts verified by Tencent can display digital collectibles but cannot offer secondary sales. 
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  • The accounts would have to provide a certificate to show they are registered and approved by China's cyberspace regulator.
  • Tencent said WeChat mini-programs could only display NFTs. 
  • NFTs are based on a blockchain platform, mainly Ethereum, with people paying for the tokens in cryptocurrencies.
  • However, people pay China's NFTs with the Chinese yuan.
  • China's NFTs are built on other blockchains that the regulators oversee. China has also restricted the secondary trading of NFTs.
  • Price Action: TCEHY shares traded lower by 3.28% at $46.75 on the last check Thursday.

20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"

Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.


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