Here’s Why China is Pushing A Central Bank Digital Currency, Not Crypto

China is set to launch the world’s first central bank digital currency (CBDC). As the majority of central banks, including in the US and Europe, are tentative over issuing their own CBDCs, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has gone all-in on the idea of a digital Yuan and not a crypto asset.
But this then leads many to question why the Chinese have been so quick off the mark. Nonetheless, details have emerged that officials seek to combat financial crime, but more significantly than