{"id":436292,"date":"2020-08-26T12:41:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T12:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/?p=436292"},"modified":"2020-08-26T12:41:05","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T12:41:05","slug":"china-digital-currency-battle-heats-up-as-fed-enlists-help-from-mit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/news\/china-digital-currency-battle-heats-up-as-fed-enlists-help-from-mit\/","title":{"rendered":"China Digital Currency Battle Heats Up as Fed Enlists Help From MIT"},"content":{"rendered":"
Just when you thought China was advancing unopposed in the national digital currency race, the Fed finally steps up.<\/p>\n
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston<\/a>, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is developing a digital currency geared towards “central bank use.”<\/p>\n On that, Boston Fed Assistant VP Robert Bench<\/a> said developing the project is about balancing progress with maintaining system integrity.<\/p>\n “Within something as important as the U.S. dollar, we need to move fast, but deliberately, because this is the highest possible stakes.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n But he was quick to point out that the project is far from being a “done deal”. With that, he emphasized that the US has yet to consider all of the implications of a digital dollar fully.<\/p>\n Above all, the project is just as much about considering these implications, as it is developing the technology.<\/p>\n “As the U.S. central bank, we need to understand all the tradeoffs that could exist if we were tasked to create a digital form of the dollar. That is the core of this project: How to have the most comprehensive map of tradeoffs for the American public if we are asked to create a digital dollar.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Murmurs of a digital yuan have been doing the rounds for over three years<\/a> at this point.<\/p>\n But 2020 has seen a real escalation of activity on this front. For example, this year has seen numerous “leaks” on Chinese social media of people supposedly testing the digital currency app.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Two weeks ago, the Ministry of Commerce announced plans to roll out trials of the digital yuan. The cities involved are Shenzhen, Suzhou, Xiongan, Chengdu, Beijing, and Zhangjiakou.<\/p>\n But statement u-turns, not to mention the secrecy involved, show just how much is at stake for the Chinese government.<\/p>\n And what it all boils down to is breaking dollar hegemony.<\/p>\nPlans For a China Digital Currency Pilot Scheme Are in Place<\/h2>\n
Alledged screenshot of China digital currency test app. (Source: scmp.com<\/a>)<\/pre>\n
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