Chinese social media platform Wechat has introduced support for the state-backed digital yuan in its popular payment app. Over a billion users will now ostensibly be able to take advantage of fast payments with the digital currency issued by the People’s Bank of China. Wechat Pay Follows Alipay in Integrating Payments With Digital Yuan The…
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Major business players are joining the Hong Kong-Mainland China “cross-border” digital yuan pilot – including the e-commerce giant JD.com and the Bank of China. The Bank of China is one of Mainland China’s largest state-run commercial banks, while JD.com is arguably the nation’s answer to Amazon…. Read More: JD.com & Bank of China Join Mainland…
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Shenzhen, China has initiated a scheme to promote the usage of its digital yuan among Hong Kong tourists by providing them with physical cards and discounts. However, the initial response during the first few days appears to have been lackluster. Per Shenzhen News, the country’s first digital yuan hard wallet self-service card issuing machine was…
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Fanusie doesn’t believe the Chinese-led CBDC movement on the global stage will replace the U.S. dollar, but it may cause a series of geopolitical headaches. A cryptocurrency researcher and former CIA analyst believes the United States government’s relatively slow start on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) development may result in it losing grip on controlling…
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China’s digital yuan adoption drive is now focusing on transport networks. And drivers have been green-lighted to use the token to pay tolls on some of the nation’s busiest highways. Per Shenzhen Securities Times and Sina Finance, Jiangsu Province’s Department of Transport has announced that toll booths on sections of Nanjing’s various expressway routes have…
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Shenzhen, China, has begun a retail-focused “cross-border” digital yuan pilot with Hong Kong. China Banking and Insurance News (via JRJ) reported that the event is the brainchild of the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and the Luohu District local government. Luohu is located close to Hong Kong’s New Territories…. Read More: China Begins Hong…
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Electricity-free digital yuan payment adoption is reportedly on the rise in China – where smartphone users can spend their coins without a network connection. Earlier this year, the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC)’s updated the official digital yuan app. The update allows users to use smartphone hardware to access their token holdings when their…
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Multiple Chinese city governments have given away millions worth of e-CNY to try to promote consumption around the holiday season. Millions of dollars worth of China’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) has been handed out across the country over the Lunar New Year period in a bid to boost its takeup. According to a Feb.…
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The city of Suzhou, in China, hopes its residents and local firms will transact a cumulative total of around $297 billion worth of the central bank’s digital yuan token this year. Per Shanghai Securities News, the city – one of the most populous and wealthiest in China – has unveiled a new plan for its…
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An economics professor and former adviser to the People’s Bank of China has urged the Chinese government to reconsider its ban on cryptocurrencies. He warned that banning crypto activities could result in missed opportunities that are “very valuable” to regulated financial systems. Chinese Economist Warns of Missed Opportunities Due to Crypto Ban A former adviser…
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