Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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China launched its digital currency, the DCEP (Digital Currency Electonic Payment). In this video we explore why and how the country decided to go digital. What is the Digital Yuan? How does the Digital Currency work? Is DCEP a cryptocurrency? Is the digital Yuan blockchain based?

The Story Behind - Episode 72

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News since the video:
news.bitcoin.com/china-launches-digital-yuan-hard-wallet-card-pilot-program

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Music by :
Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/creator
And Edemski: soundcloud.com/edemski

Footage from:
Associated Press: aparchive.com

Research help:
Yatharth Shah: twitter.com/IYatharthShah


#DCEP #DigitalYuan #China