
The Beijing Olympics won't be the splashy launch China wanted for its digital currency
CNN
China was hoping the Winter Olympics would be a watershed moment for the digital yuan, providing a global stage on which to parade its prowess in financial innovation.
Instead, geopolitical tensions, the pandemic and China's insistence on stamping out every trace of Covid are spoiling the party, dealing a blow to one of the most ambitious digital currency projects on the planet.

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