China Intervenes, Yuan Soars, Bitcoin Crashes
Yuan increased by almost 1% against the dollar last night as overnight borrowing costs in Hong Kong rose to 96%, according to Reuters, surprising observers and sending bears for cover. Around the same time, after surpassing gold parity and reaching an all-time high of nearly $1,300, bitcoin flash crashed in a sell off run to $990. Price Falls by $300 as Yuan Strengthens. Although there is no confirmation of a direct intervention by the Chinese government itself, there were reports they may order their state-owned companies to sell their foreign reserves to halt Yuan’s 7% decline. Moreover,....
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China is giving away 10 million yuan in its central bank digital currency in Beijing. Recipients can spend the digital yuan during the Chinese New Year festival. Beijing has become the third major city in China to test the central bank digital currency. 50,000 People to Receive Free Digital Yuan China is actively testing its central bank digital currency (CBDC). Beijing is the next city to receive a digital yuan airdrop. The Beijing municipal government announced over the weekend that it will hand out a total of 10 million yuan ($1.55 million) to 50,000 people in the city who register for....
China’s sovereign currency, the yuan, has slid significantly in value during the last few months as it has shed 8% against the U.S. dollar during the first half of 2022. China’s fiat currency is currently the weakest it has been against the U.S. dollar in roughly two years. Amid the depreciating yuan, China is suffering from a significant real estate crisis as the overextended Chinese housing sector has been collapsing.
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Twenty million yuan ($3 million) in China’s central bank digital currency will be given away to 100,000 people in the country’s largest test of the digital yuan to date. The digital currency will be accepted at 100,000 stores, including JD.com, one of China’s largest online retailers. $3 Million in Digital Yuan Giveaway The Chinese city of Suzhou, located west of Shanghai, is reportedly gearing up to hand out 20 million yuan in the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) to 100,000 residents, according to a statement posted Friday by the Suzhou municipal....
The new digital yuan, currently undergoing trials, can help to increase the international usage of China’s national fiat, experts have stated. As the renminbi (RMB, CNY) is becoming one of the world’s most important currencies, the People’s Bank of China is planning to conduct cross-border tests with the yuan’s digitized version, the e-CNY. Digital Yuan to Facilitate ‘Renminbi Internationalization’ The digital yuan will further promote the process of “internationalization” of the renminbi, Chinese experts believe. This can happen when the....
China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), has drafted a law to legalize the digital yuan and outlaw digital currencies issued by anyone else competing with it. Meanwhile, the central bank has been cracking down on gambling sites that use the stablecoin tether. China Drafts Law to Recognize Digital Yuan The People’s Bank of China published a draft law on Friday that gives legal status to its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan. The central bank has also begun a public consultation on the draft law; comments can be submitted through Nov.....