e-CNY (Digital Yuan)
Revised 2026-09-14 · 3 sources
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Customers
230,000,000
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About
China's central bank digital currency, legal tender accepted at online and offline merchants nationwide. Operator: People's Bank of China (Digital Currency Institute). Est. users: 180 million+ wallets (2024).
Still an advanced PILOT across 26 cities as of 2026; the PBOC has announced no date for a nationwide full launch, despite 1.8 billion wallets opened and CNY 7 trillion cumulative volume since 2020 (~CNY 200bn/month recently).
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