China’s pandemic-hit economic system wants all the assistance it could get after a surge in COVID-19 infections triggered mass lockdowns throughout the nation. In an try to revive consumption, the southern metropolis of Shenzhen used Beijing’s central financial institution digital foreign money, or CBDC, to airdrop free cash to native residents. The same technique was used within the northern Hebei province, the place much more digital yuan was deployed. Consider all of the issues governments can do once they have full management over fiat cash on-ramps.

This week’s Crypto Biz publication explores China’s helicopter CBDC technique, the most recent funding information from the world of blockchain and whether or not Apple (NASDAQ:) is getting nearer to integrating nonfungible token (NFT) expertise.

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