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Digital Yuan

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Money Reimagined: What CoinDesk's Style Debate Says About Crypto as Public Tech
Blockchains are flexible new forms of public infrastructure, says Michael Casey. Plus: with China rushing in, Africa is a prime battleground for the future of money.
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By Michael J. Casey
May 29, 2020 at 5:01 p.m. UTC
May 29, 2020
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The People’s Bank of China is set to launch internal tests for the digital yuan system in five cities. (Credit: Shutterstock)
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Just a Test: China Central Bank Confirms Digital Yuan Mobile App Trials
China’s central bank confirmed it will be testing a mobile app for the digital yuan in four cities, with a fifth in the works, and emphasized it’s a test.
The People’s Bank of China is set to launch internal tests for the digital yuan system in five cities. (Credit: Shutterstock)
By David Pan
Apr 20, 2020 at 9:15 p.m. UTC
Apr 20, 2020
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Chinese State-Owned Bank Offers Test Interface for PBoC Central Bank Digital Currency
The Agricultural Bank of China has rolled out an internal test interface for the nation's central bank digital currency, allowing whitelisted users to register and trialing ce...
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By Wolfie Zhao
Apr 14, 2020 at 6:52 p.m. UTC
Apr 14, 2020
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China Is Winning the Coronavirus Information War
The coronavirus crisis creates a geopolitical opportunity for China, starting with digital currencies, says Teddy Fusaro of Bitwise.
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By Teddy Fusaro
Apr 6, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 6, 2020
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China's DCEP Unlikely to Impact Crypto Markets in the Long Term, eToro Analyst Says
China is taking a great leap forward to develop a central bank digital currency, with more than 80 patents filed by the People’s Bank last week.
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By Sebastian Sinclair
Feb 17, 2020 at 5:15 p.m. UTC
Feb 17, 2020
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What Are China’s Goals Behind Its Digital Yuan?
The story of the digital yuan is more complex than we knew and Professor Michael Sung explains why.
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By John Biggs
Feb 3, 2020 at 3:05 p.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2020
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Ex-PBoC Governor Urges China to Join Global Conversation on Libra
A former senior official with the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) believes the nation should join a global conversation about regulating stablecoins, with a particular focus on...
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By David Pan
Jan 28, 2020 at 9:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 28, 2020
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Davos, CBDCs, and the Rise of Bitcoin Art
The word from Davos is blockchain not crypto, cashless futures, and CBDCs, while Brekkie von Bitcoin gives us his take on the emergent field of bitcoin art.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jan 24, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 24, 2020
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Davos Needs to Wake Up to the Ills of Centralization
The lens of decentralization reveals a number of elephants in the room that world leaders at the WEF are missing.
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By Michael J. Casey
Jan 17, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. UTC
Jan 17, 2020
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China’s Central Bank: Here’s the Latest on the Digital Yuan
The People's Bank of China said several important processes in the development of the digital yuan were "almost complete."
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By David Pan
Jan 10, 2020 at 8:51 p.m. UTC
Jan 10, 2020
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