China is close to launching its own digital currency, a central bank official said over the weekend. Photo: Reuters
China close to launching cryptocurrency, says central bank, amid pressure from Facebook’s Libra
- Mu Changchun, deputy director for payments at the People’s Bank of China, confirmed cryptocurrency is ‘close to being out’
- Central banks around the world have had to speed up their digital currency plans due to the potential impact from Facebook’s Libra
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China is close to launching its own digital currency, a central bank official said over the weekend. Photo: Reuters