China syndrome
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Imagine going to the bank to take out cash, except without going to the bank and without the cash. If the Chinese central bank’s plan for a digital yuan succeeds, the future could look something like that for everyone.
Since early this year, China has gradually ratcheted up testing of its first central bank-backed digital currency, known there as DCEP, or “digital currency electronic payment.”