CHANGSHA, China, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Urban Tea Inc. (the "Company", "we" or "Urban Tea") (NASDAQ: MYT), announces acceptance of crypto-currency payment, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin, in all of its stores managed by 39 Pu Tea Co. Ltd in China and all the restaurants managed by Guokui Management Inc. in the U.S starting from this week.

As previously announced, the Company decided to start operations in blockchain technology research and cryptocurrency mining. Management anticipates utilizing a new subsidiary in China to conduct research and development of blockchain-based software and applications and the commercialization of such application as well as cryptocurrency mining.

Urban Tea's Chief Executive Officer Mr. Xianlong (Jack) Wu commented, "Through the deployment of cryptocurrency payment, Urban Tea plans to bring cryptocurrency application scenarios into the customers' daily life. We anticipate our crypto mining plan to be gradually implemented and are hopeful for the promising prospect of this new opportunity for the Company."

About Urban Tea, Inc.

Urban Tea, Inc. (formerly known as Delta Technology Holdings Ltd, and prior to that as CIS Acquisition Ltd.) was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands as a company with limited liability on November 28, 2011. We have become a retailer and distributor of specialty tea products in China (also referred to as "PRC") since November 2018, and have fully completed the disposition of our fine and specialty chemical manufacturing business in April 2019. Our business currently consists of the distribution and retail of specialty tea products. We have recently decided to start operations in the business of blockchain technology and cyptocurrency mining. We anticipate utilizing a new subsidiary to conduct research and development of blockchain-based software and applications and the commercialization of such application as well as cryptocurrency mining. For more information, please visit: http://ir.h-n-myt.com/investor.

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Urban Tea Accepts Crypto-Currency in Its Stores