• China second digital yuan lottery
    Chinese President Xi Jinping told G20 leaders it's time for central bank digital currency rules (Photo: Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
    Cryptocurrencies,  Politics,  Regulation

    China launches second lottery to test digital yuan

    China’s central bank will repeat its $1.5 million “red envelope” central bank digital currency program in Suzhou, following the successful run in Shenzhen

    November 23, 2020 /

    The Shenzhen test acted as both a stress test and a marketing initiative. The City government gave away $1.5 million to 50,000 randomly selected citizens, who each received 200 yuan—about $30—usable at any of the 4,000 merchants who accept the digital yuan. The Suzhou test will include important new features that did not factor into the Shenzhen trials, most notably the ability to pay while offline.

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  • China testing digital yuan
    China is betting the hare in the race to a central bank-issued digital currency (Photo: Pixabay).
    Cryptocurrencies,  Politics

    China testing digital yuan in four cities

    European and Asian countries have been scrambling to catch up in the race for a digital currency, even as the U.S. drags its heels; annoucement suggests no 2022 Winter Olympics roll-out

    April 22, 2020 /

    The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) said in an April 17 release that its prototype, central bank-issued digital yuan is being put through its paces in Shenzhen, Chengdu, Suzhou, and Xiong’an, which lies about 60 miles from Beijing. It will also be tested at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

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