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China's Latest Digital Currency Trial Is Its Most Important Yet
More money, more participants, more participating banks and merchants – a look inside the latest DC/EP trial in Suzhou.
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 10:39 a.m. Published Dec 7, 2020, 8:00 p.m.
More money, more participants, more participating banks and merchants – a look inside the latest DC/EP trial in Suzhou.
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Today on the Brief:
- COVID-19 vs. Stimulus
- Small hedge funds outperform large brethren
- Equities now worth 115% of global GDP
Our main discussion: Why the newest trial of China’s central bank digital currency is its most important trial yet.
In this episode, NLW discusses:
- The significance of the “Double 12” shopping festival
- How the participant merchants have changed
- Comparison of the size of the lottery
- Changes in public interest
- Why it matters to the crypto industry
See also: JD.Com Says It’s Accepting China’s Digital Yuan for Latest Lottery
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