Instead of wallowing in a swamp of regulatory uncertainty, the Chinese government shifted its attention to benefits. The Chinese have not wasted time, and despite being the country where the new coronavirus started and has since made a huge impact on society and economy, tech development did not stop, but rather accelerated at astonishing rates. Reportedly, McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) and Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) are among a group of 19 restaurants, retail shops and entertainment companies taking part in a trial of China’s digital yuan, part of a pilot program prior to a wider roll-out of the new digital currency. While the Chinese central bank digital currency seems just a few steps away from launch, the world is starving for digital cash and fintech apps.
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