Kinas centralbanks digitala valuta har nu 261 Miljonanvändare — $14 Biljarder i digitala yuan-transaktioner gjorda

China's Central Bank Digital Currency Now Has 261 Miljonanvändare — $14 Biljarder i digitala yuan-transaktioner gjorda

Kina’s central bank digital currency now has 261 million unique users, according to an official of the central bank, the Peoples Bank of China (PBOC). vidare, transactions worth 87.5 billion yuan ($13.78 miljard) have been made using the digital yuan and more than 8 million merchants now accept e-CNY.

Kina’s Central Bank Digital Currency Growing in Adoption

Zou Lan, head of financial markets at the Peoples Bank of China (PBOC), provided an update on the country’s centralbanks digitala valuta (CBDC), the digital yuan, at a press conference Tuesday.

According to the PBOC official, e-CNY had 261 million unique users at the end of 2021, and transactions worth 87.5 billion yuan ($13.78 miljard) have been made using the Chinese central bank digital currency. För övrigt, mer än 8 million merchants now accept the digital yuan.

Kina’s central bank has been actively testing its digital currency, also known as Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP), in various cities over the past two years. The central bank has been giving digital yuan away through lotteries for residents to spend.

The digital yuan wallet app has become one of China’s fastest-growing apps by the number of downloads.

The app became available in the iOS and Android app stores earlier this month. i alla fall, only users in pilot cities and at the upcoming Winter Olympics venues can sign up and spend the digital yuan at one of the 8 million stores that accept e-CNY.

The trial regions for the digital yuan include Shenzhen, Suzhou, Xiongan, Chengdu, Shanghai, Hainan, Changsha, Xian, Qingdao, Dalian, and venues of this years Winter Olympics, hosted by Beijing.

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