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Are Big Tech Like Facebook and Tencent 'Threat' to Open Metaverse?

Animoca Brands is making contribution to the development of the Metaverse, following the firm's investments in more than 100 companies including OpenSea and Axie Infinity. Executive Chairman Yat Siu describes Facebook and Tencent as "threats" to the vision of an open metaverse free of centralized control. Do Web 2 players have a place in Web 3? "The Hash" team discusses.

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Hong Kong Crypto Crime Surges, Tencent Launches NFT Platform

Crypto-related crimes surge to record levels in Hong Kong. Australia’s Afterpay to be acquired by Square. Chinese tech giant Tencent launches an NFT platform. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Busan Plans Digital Asset Exchange, Tencent Launches Digital IOUs

The Korean city of Busan plans a digital asset exchange. Bitcoin mining difficulty on the increase. Tencent launches a digital IOU platform. More on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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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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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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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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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.

China's domestic flights are back to pre-pandemic levels, and hotel bookings are surging, too. (Göran Höglund/Flickr)

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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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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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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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