China’s WeChat Crackdown Drives Bitcoin Devotees to Telegram
- Groups popping up on foreign platforms after new China rules
- China disciplines Wechat group admins, warns of bitcoin risks
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WeChat is starting to see its first wave of defectors: Chinese cryptocurrency afficionados.
The country’s crackdown on bitcoin and WeChat, the nation’s dominant messaging app, is sending users of both to Telegram and other encrypted services banned in the country.