Digital Yuan
China to Test Digital Yuan on Tencent-Backed Food Delivery Platform
Now three Tencent-backed companies are setting themselves up to become early-stage testers for China’s digital yuan initiative.
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.
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.
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 certain functions.
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.
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.
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.
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 the Libra stablecoin.
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.
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.
