China’s central bank recruiting cryptography experts to help develop its own digital money
PBOC is leading the world in the development of a sovereign virtual currency that is cheaper to handle and easier to trace
China’s central bank is hiring cryptography experts in the latest efforts to develop its own digital money, even as it bans the trading of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
The Digital Currency Research Institute of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is seeking talent focused on areas ranging from finance to cryptography, according to job posts made public on Wednesday as part of the central bank’s annual hiring for 2019.
It is seeking to recruit a total of four employees who specialise in computer science, cryptography or microelectronics, and hold a master’s degree or above, according to the job descriptions. The roles include the research and development of software, encryption models, and chips used for digital fiat currency and its trading. Preferred candidates include those who have experience in blockchain and big data.
While China has banned everyday investors from trading cryptocurrencies, its central bank is leading the world in the development of a sovereign virtual currency that is cheaper to handle and easier to trace.
In 2014 the PBOC began such initiatives by forming a research group, and last year officially launched the Digital Currency Research Institute headed by Yao Qian, a senior official with the bank’s technology department.