Was Venezuela onto something when they rolled out the Petro?

Now China is piloting it’s first cryptocurrency.

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China’s central bank begins testing of digital currency

By: PTI |

Updated: April 20, 2020 7:25:01 PM

China’s official digital currency is undergoing testing and has not been officially released, official media reported on Monday.

China’s official digital currency is undergoing testing and has not been officially released, official media reported on Monday. (Reuters photo)

China’s central bank has started testing its official digital currency, pressing ahead with its plan to roll out a virtual money payment system, days after Facebook-backed Libra scaled back its ambitions to become a global currency.

The Digital Currency Research Institute of the People’s Bank of China (PBC), China’s central bank, said that the research and development work of China’s official digital currency, dubbed as DC/EP, is proceeding steadily, and the internal pilot tests are carried out in four cities and will be carried out in scenarios of the 2022 Winter Olympics Games in Beijing.”

https://www.financialexpress.com/market/china-begins-testing-of-digital-currency/1934493/

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