Digital Yuan Enjoys Adoption At Beijing Winter Olympics, Over $300k Payment M...

Digital Yuan Enjoys Adoption At Beijing Winter Olympics, Over $300k Payment M...

The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing were the first time the entire world heard about China’s first official digital currency: the digital yuan. According to a Reuters report quoting officials from the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the 2022 Winter Olympics participants, tourists, and organizers might be spending more than $300,000 everyday in China’s digital […]


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