In it Blockchain Report 2020, CBInsights said 51% of deals in the industry were for US-based companies four years ago, while only 2% was earmarked for Chinese businesses. According to the latest figures, China’s share of deals is 22% in 2019, while America’s share dwindled to just 31%.
Here’s a beautiful turn of phrase from a Chinese central bank executive talking about its forthcoming national digital currency: “controllable anonymity.”
China has spent five years preparing to launch the digital yuan, which might happen in a matter of months. But bankers and financial industry professionals surveyed at an industry conference in October still believe the United States will be the first to create a global digital currency.
A publication run by China’s ruling Communist Party has denied reports that the nation’s central bank is on the verge of launching a cryptocurrency.
