Tencent, a Chinese Internet-based platform company is planning to create a digital currency research group for the further advancement of blockchain technology research projects. On Dec. 23, local Chinese outlet iFeng reported that the Chinese internet giant released a statement to its employees saying that the company is currently on the lookout for the new head of the research group. The research group will focus on Tencent’s further advancement in the digital payment indus

Alrosa, the world’s largest diamond mining firm from Russia, has partnered with Tencent, the operator of Chinese social media app WeChat, on a new blockchain-based e-commerce project. https://t.co/qHMm03i2tQ — Cryptosombrero (@cryptogotham) December 19, 2019 Together with Everledger, a blockchain platform,  Tencent and Alrosa will launch a new diamond-focused retail mini-program targeted at WeChat’s one billion active users. On December 16, it has been reported that in a joi