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China’s digital yuan os backup to AliPay and WeChat Pay, says official
26.3.2021
Alibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat Pay reportedly account for 98% of the mobile payment market in China
Our Man in Shanghai: Digital yuan tests, ‘bear market’ and ‘NFT’ searches spike
26.3.2021
Digital RMB testing for cross border payments and electric vehicles continues, sentiment takes a dive and blockchain events return to meatspace
China’s CBDC is about domestic dominance, not beating the dollar
26.2.2021
The notion of China racing to launch a CBDC that will end U.S. monetary supremacy doesn't hold up if you look at the facts on the ground
Digital Yuan Must Dethrone Alipay, WeChat Pay Before Taking on USD - Researcher
18.2.2021
Much has been made of the forthcoming digital yuan – China’s central bank digital currency – and its potential threat to the United States dollar, but a China watcher is saying that the token will first need to displace the likes of Alipay and WeChat Pay at the top of the domestic e-pay...
Red Envelopes and BCH: Prominent Mining Execs Jiang Zhuoer and Jihan Wu Bolster Bitcoin Cash
14.2.2021
In recent days, bitcoin cash has seen significant gains, and supporters of the digital currency have been positive about specific developments, like the internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom’s current support. On February 11, the Chinese New Year, the prominent bitcoin mining executives, Jiang...
Privacy-Centric Messaging App Signal Experiments With Stellar-Based Mobilecoin Project
28.1.2021
One of the most popular privacy-centric messaging applications Signal has seen explosive growth during the last two months over things like the Whatsapp acquisition and the recent Big Tech censorship. According to a number of reports, the company has been experimenting with monetization and more...
Trump Bans Chinese Payment App Giants Alipay and Wechat- Order Could Steer Billions of Dollars Toward Bitcoin
7.1.2021
Cryptocurrencies may see a boost between China and the U.S., as the American president Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning financial transactions with eight China-based payment applications. Following the signing of Trump’s new executive order, popular payment apps including...
Trump bans Chinese payment apps, including AliPay and WeChat Pay
6.1.2021
The trade war with China homes in on the country's thriving digital payments industry
Digital yuan will work with WeChat and Alipay, says bank exec
26.10.2020
Details regarding the digital yuan's characteristics are taking shape
WeChat a TikTok fungují dále, soudkyně zrušila zákaz stahování a Trump schválil dohodu s Oraclem
22.9.2020
V pátek to vypadalo, že USA zakáží stahování dvou čínských aplikací – TikToku a WeChatu. Tomu ale na poslední chvíli zabránilo rozhodnutí soudu i prezidenta Trumpa samotného. Ten totiž schválil spolupráci TikToku a Oraclu.
Trump se již v sobotu vyjádřil, že ve své podstatě schvaluje dohodu mezi
Trump v neděli zablokuje WeChat a TikTok. Proti je ByteDance i CEO Instagramu
18.9.2020
Případné zablokování TikToku a dalších aplikací se v rámci USA řeší již delší dobu a pomocnou ruku nabídl Microsoft i Oracle. Nyní to ale vypadá, že o víkendu dojde k zákazu obou aplikací. Proti je dokonce i CEO Instagramu, pro který je přitom TikTok přímou konkurencí.
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Shanghai’s Jing'an District issues blockchain-based discount coupons
1.9.2020
Jing’an Culture and Tourism Bureau is issuing blockchain-based discount coupons using its WeChat mini-program
A WeChat Ban Should Be the Moment for Decentralized Tech. But It’s Not.
14.8.2020
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
[aktualita] Americký prezident Trump podepsal výnosy zakazující v USA čínské služby TikTok a WeChat
7.8.2020
Americký prezident Donald Trump podepsal dva výnosy, které americkým firmám a občanům zakazují jakékoli transakce s dvěma čínskými aplikacemi: jeden se týká TikTok a druhý je namířen proti WeChat. V platnost mají vstoupit 45 dní od podpisu. V textu výnosů Trump argumentuje tím, že obě aplikace...
Bitmain Delays Delivery of Bitcoin Miners by Three Months, as Co-Founders Battle for Company Control
7.8.2020
Bitmain has delayed shipments of its Antminer bitcoin mining machines by three months, as the tussle between co-founders, Jihan Wu and Micree Zhan Ketuan, for control of the company intensifies. According to a post on Bitmain’s official Wechat account, the Beijing-based bitcoin miner maker...
China’s Digital Yuan to Reportedly Target Dominance of Alibaba and Tencent
4.8.2020
China’s central bank may be planning to use its digital currency to curb the dominance of Alibaba and Tencent in the digital payments sector
Digital Yuan Will ‘Co-exist’ with Alipay, WeChat Pay – China Telecom
29.5.2020
A China Telecom executive has hinted that the digital yuan and third-party payment apps will likely co-exist in the same financial ecosystem – although he stopped short of saying whether or not the forthcoming central bank-issued token would be interoperable with apps such as WeChat Pay...
WeChat Invests $70 Billion in Fintech, Including Blockchain and AI
27.5.2020
Tencent Holdings aims to bolster blockchain technology development across China as part of a $70 billion investment in fintech
New Tipbot Uses Cryptocurrency to Incentivize People to Answer Questions
26.5.2020
It’s designed to capture attention from high-profile people that others want to hear from
Digital Yuan ‘Highly Likely’ to Be Comaptible with Alipay, WeChat Pay
20.5.2020
Experts in China and South Korea believe that China’s digital yuan will likely be interoperable with e-pay solutions like WeChat Pay and the Alibaba-operated AliPay, as well as a number of digital platforms used by major banks.
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the Middle Kingdom’s central bank...