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China Trials Digital Yuan By Giving Away $1.5M
China Trials Digital Yuan By Giving Away $1.5M
October 12, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

China’s central bank is issuing 10 million yuan ($1.5 million) worth of digital currency to 50,000 people chosen by lottery in the country’s first trial run...

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China’s Food Delivery Giant Meituan To Test Digital Yuan
China’s Food Delivery Giant Meituan To Test Digital Yuan
July 15, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Food delivery service giant Meituan Dianping will test China’s digital yuan, according to a Bloomberg report citing unnamed sources who have knowledge of the matter....

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Chinese Banking Veteran Says Digital Yuan Could Be On The Horizon
Chinese Banking Veteran Says Digital Yuan Could Be On The Horizon
May 06, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Digital yuan could be on the horizon in China to replace paper money, authorities say. According to a report, the launch of the digital currency...

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Starbucks Among 19 Firms Trialing China’s Digital Yuan
Starbucks Among 19 Firms Trialing China’s Digital Yuan
April 24, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is launching a pilot program to trial its new digital currency yuan with 19 local businesses, including the U.S....

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Bitcoin Daily: HSBC Issues First Yuan-Based Letter Of Credit; Sierra Leone Gov’t To Launch Blockchain ID System
Bitcoin Daily: HSBC Issues First Yuan-Based Letter Of Credit; Sierra Leone Gov’t To Launch Blockchain...
September 02, 2019  |  Bitcoin

HSBC has issued its first yuan blockchain-based letter of credit transaction, Reuters reported. The move is significant progress in the use of the Voltron trade...

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China Regulator Warns Of Losses For Those Betting Against Yuan
China Regulator Warns Of Losses For Those Betting Against Yuan
May 26, 2019  |  International

China’s banking and insurance regulator has warned that short sellers shouldn’t bet against the yuan, despite the fact that the currency has lost more than...

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X-Border eCommerce Payments Now Come In Yuan
X-Border eCommerce Payments Now Come In Yuan
January 14, 2019  |  Cross Border Commerce

The New York branch of Bank of China will allow Chinese firms to get payment in yuan from eCommerce sales derived from their U.S. platforms, reported...

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It’s Complicated: China’s Relationship With Bitcoin And The Blockchain
It’s Complicated: China’s Relationship With Bitcoin And The Blockchain
July 12, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Trades between bitcoin and China’s renminbi (RMB) were once very popular, but that’s reportedly no longer the case. News came this week that the volume...

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China Central Bank Moves To Boost Cross-Border Payments Efficiency
China Central Bank Moves To Boost Cross-Border Payments Efficiency
January 04, 2018  |  B2B Payments

China’s central bank is reportedly looking to enhance the efficiency of cross-border payments by lengthening the operating hours of its payments clearing system for high-value...

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