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Chinese Cities Launch End-of-Year Digital Yuan Giveaways
8.12.2023
Source: Putra/Adobe More Chinese cities will give away digital yuan tokens and discount vouchers this month, as the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) looks to spur CBDC adoption. The Hebei News Network reported that the PBoC’s Hebei branch and local government authorities in the province will give...
Singapore, China to Begin Piloting Digital Currency in Tourism Spending Push
7.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Proxima Studio Singapore’s regulatory body the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) plans to begin piloting the digital currency “E-CNY” – also known as the digital yuan, in collaboration with China to encourage tourism spending. The two countries first signed a Memorandum...
China shuffles financial leadership, appoints new chief for foreign exchange
5.12.2023
China, a decisive country in today’s international economy, plans to introduce fresh leadership in its financial sector. The top Chinese banker, Zhu Hexin, head of the CITIC group, who has become a household name, has been announced as the New Forex Chief of the country’s currency...
China, Japan, and South Korea Explore Collaboration in Big Data, Blockchain, and AI
4.12.2023
Source: iStock/PeopleImages China, Japan, and South Korea are forging ahead with plans to enhance collaboration in advanced technology sectors such as big data, blockchain, and artificial intelligence (AI). During the 10th China-Japan-ROK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in Busan, South...
Chinese Firms Can Now Make Digital Yuan Housing Fund Payments
4.12.2023
Chinese firms can now use the digital yuan to pay into employee housing funds, as the nation’s banks look for new CBDC applications. Per the Guangzhou Daily (via the Guangzhou government’s website), the Guangzhou Housing Provident Fund Management Center has “launched digital yuan remittance...
More Hong Kong Banks Set to Join Digital Yuan Pilot, Gov’t Confirms
1.12.2023
Source: dmitriy/Adobe Hong Kong’s government says more banks based in the country are preparing to join Mainland China’s digital yuan pilot. Mainland China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), wants to expand its CBDC’s cross-border applications. And it seemingly wants even more...
Standard Chartered Bank Begins Offering Digital Yuan Exchange Services in China
29.11.2023
Standard Chartered Bank (China) has become one of the first foreign banks to participate in China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot. The bank explained that as an international bank rooted in the Chinese market for 165 years, Standard Chartered is optimistic about the development...
More Apex Banks Jump on e-CNY Pilot Trial Program – The Rise of Global CBDC Issuance?
28.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock China’s e-CNY pilot program is gaining significant attention as three additional banks join the initiative. Reports from local news outlets reveal that Hong Kong-based HSBC Bank, Hang Seng Bank, and Taiwan’s Fubon Bank are already providing access to the Asian...
Crypto Miner Manufacturer Caanan Reports 48% Drop in Sales – What’s Going On?
28.11.2023
Source: Adobe / Photocreo Bednarek Canaan – a China-based Bitcoin (BTC) ASIC manufacturer and operator – lost nearly half its revenue from mining machine sales last quarter, according to its Q3 earnings. Released on Tuesday, the firm’s financial results showed just $33 million in revenue for...
China’s CBDC Development is “Already On Track” and Nearing Completion: Ex-PBOC Governor
28.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Former Governor of China’s central bank PBOC is all optimistic about the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) nearing completion. Speaking at a conference in Honng Kong on Monday, Zhou Xiaochuan, the 75-year Chinese economist, said that a ‘digital yuan’ is “already...
Canaan secures new financing as revenue falls 55% in Q3
28.11.2023
Despite a downturn in its bottom line, the company has secured a deal with an institutional investor to potentially raise $125 million in capital
More foreign banks join China's CBDC pilot trials
28.11.2023
A total of four foreign banks have integrated China's e-CNY CBDC thus far
HSBC, Hang Seng Join China’s Digital Yuan Pilot
28.11.2023
Source: Eagle/Adobe The international banking giants HSBC and Hang Seng Bank have joined China’s digital yuan pilot. 21st Century Business Herald reported that a group of “four foreign banks” have “officially announced the launch of digital yuan business.” HSBC’s Chinese arm confirmed...
Standard Chartered to Participate in Trials of China’s Digital Yuan CBDC – Here’s What You Need to Know
27.11.2023
  Source: Adobe/amixstudio Standard Chartered, a British multinational bank, will initiate exchange services for China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan, as it is set to participate in its trials. On November 27, Standard Chartered announced that it is set...
Bitcoin traders' bullish bias holds firm even as BTC price dips to $37K
27.11.2023
BTC's correction reveals a disconnect between pro traders' confidence and retail investors' skepticism amid regulatory shifts
Hong Kong Authorities Investigate $15.4 Million Scam on Hounax: Report
27.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Police in Hong Kong have begun investigating the crypto trading platform after more than 130 people said they had been scammed. South China Morning Post reported on Saturday that Hong Kong authorities had vowed to make arrests soon in light of reports of over $15.4 million being...
IBM brings ‘utility-scale’ quantum computing to Japan as China and Europe struggle to compete
27.11.2023
Experts predict the global quantum computing sector will grow from about $930 million in 2023 to $6.5 billion by 2030, but some global markets may be better poised for growth than others
Standard Chartered joins China's CBDC pilot testing
27.11.2023
The British bank will provide e-CNY CBDC services to clients and explore its future use in China's financial system
Standard Chartered China Offering Exchange Services for Digital Yuan
27.11.2023
China Links Digital Yuan to ‘World’s Biggest Commodities Market’
27.11.2023
Source: kitti/Adobe A state-owned Chinese bank will link the digital yuan to the “world’s biggest small commodities market” via the latter’s payment platform. Per the People’s Daily, the new “cross-border” CBDC drive is the brainchild of the Bank of China and the city of Yiwu. Not to be confused...