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China's Latest Digital Currency Trial Is Its Most Important Yet

China's Latest Digital Currency Trial Is Its Most Important Yet

China's Latest Digital Currency Trial Is Its Most Important Yet

More money, more participants, more participating banks and merchants – a look inside the latest DC/EP trial in Suzhou.

More money, more participants, more participating banks and merchants – a look inside the latest DC/EP trial in Suzhou.

More money, more participants, more participating banks and merchants – a look inside the latest DC/EP trial in Suzhou.

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More money, more participants, more participating banks and merchants – a look inside the latest DC/EP trial in Suzhou.

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Today on the Brief:

  • COVID-19 vs. Stimulus 
  • Small hedge funds outperform large brethren 
  • Equities now worth 115% of global GDP 

Our main discussion: Why the newest trial of China’s central bank digital currency is its most important trial yet.

In this episode, NLW discusses:

  • The significance of the “Double 12” shopping festival 
  • How the participant merchants have changed
  • Comparison of the size of the lottery
  • Changes in public interest
  • Why it matters to the crypto industry

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