WeChat, the ubiquitous super app operated by Tencent Holdings, is introducing a rule to ban secondary trading of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the platform, heeding Chinese regulators' guidelines to steer clear of the financial aspect of such digital assets. Tencent said it will "order accounts to rectify if they provide relevant services or content for secondary trading of digital collectibles,.
The anonymous Romeo, who lives in Chelsea, spent £500,000 on a one-of-a-kind platinum-plated sculpture of a Hermes Birkin bag, complete with more than 8,000 diamonds and a 3ct emerald.