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Mercati

PBoC Softens Tone Toward Bitcoin, Stablecoins, Calling Them 'Alternative Investment'

The deputy governor said bitcoin and stablecoins were investment options and not currency during the Boao Forum on Sunday.

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Politiche

China’s Digital Yuan Is No Threat to US Dollar, Says Bank of Japan Official: Report

“The dollar’s status as the key global currency won’t change so easily,” BOJ’s head of payments told Bloomberg.

Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo

Mercati

Ant Group to Become Financial Holding Company as Part of Alibaba Settlement: Report

The terms of the restructuring are expected to curb the Alibaba affiliate's profitability and valuation.

Jack Ma

Politiche

China's Central Bank Is Partnering With SWIFT on a New Joint Venture

It's unclear what the new group's mission will be, though People's Bank of China employees working on its digital currency efforts will be involved.

People's Bank of China's headquarters in Beijing

Mercati

Ex-People's Bank Chief Says Digital Yuan Not Planned to Replace Global Currencies

"We are not like libra and we don’t have an ambition to replace existing currencies,” said a former governor of the People's Bank of China.

Zhou Xiaochuan

Tecnologie

China to Hold Second Lottery Trial of the Digital Yuan

A lottery in Suzhou will additionally trial the offline feature of the digital yuan, per a Monday report.

yuan, china

Politiche

How Ant’s Suspended IPO Is Related to China’s Digital Yuan

Ant’s suspended IPO exposes potential financial risks posed by the fintech giant’s digital payment platform Alipay. The digital yuan may be China’s attempt at a solution.

Alipay's logo

Politiche

PBoC Governor Says 'Successful' Digital Yuan Trials Have Transacted $299M

The governor of the People's Bank of China praised recent tests of the digital yuan at the Hong Kong Fintech Week conference on Monday.

Yi Gang, governor of the People's Bank of China

Politiche

China Should Take Part in Creating Global Regulatory Framework for Digital Currency, Xi Says

China's president said the nation should proactively participate in setting the international framework.

Chinese President Xi Jinping

Politiche

Proposed Chinese Law Outlaws All Yuan-Pegged Tokens – Except for Its CBDC

The new version will essentially also clear the way for the digital yuan to be the one and only official yuan-pegged token in mainland China.

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