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Chinese city Shenzhen launch $3 million digital yuan test

Updated: Sep 2, 2024
Published: Jan 4, 2021
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From 1st January 2021, residents of Shenzhen could use the "i Shenzhen" platform to register their interest in an upcoming red envelope lottery draw to win 200 digital yuan ($30).

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Digital Yuan Testing

Following the overwhelming success of China’s lottery pilot in the city of Shenzhen in October 2020, residents have been gifted a further opportunity to participate in the famous ‘red packet giveaway’.

In total, 100,000 red envelopes are available to claim in the trial - one per resident - with a total of 20 million digital yuan ($3 million). This figure is double the previous total of $1.5 million during the cities October 2020 trial. On this occasion, residents will have 10 days to spend their assets between the 7th January and 17th January.

 

China’s DC/EP

Known in the country as (Digital Currency/Electronic Payment (DC/EP), the enterprising financial programme utilises blockchain technology to test the usability and viability of a digital currency.

Pegged 1:1 to the Renminbi (RMB), the initiative hopes to pave the way for a landmark launch at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, placing China on top of the financial podium for decades to come.

Despite effervescent demand by over 2 million Shenzhen residents to participate, only a fractional 50,000 were lucky to receive the illustrious red packets of 200 Yuan ($30) to spend during the trial. These customers surpassed expectations, with results revealing that over 47,000 customers spent over 8.8 million Yuan ($1.3 million) across 3,389 physical and online stores.

In December, East China's Jiangsu Province of Suzhou launched another real-world pilot trial of the digital yuan, gifting 100,000 residents red packets worth $3 million. The pilot was lauded a success by participating online retailers and local physical stores.

 

Future of CBDCs

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) have become a prominent discussion point in 2020, spearheaded by China’s successes in pilot testing. In this feature-length journal piece reviewing 2020, we covered the successes of several nations in this field throughout 2020 and discussed the future potential of CBDCs this coming year.

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