Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

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Publication Date

3-2023

Abstract

The only central bank money individuals and businesses have today is cash. Everything else they use as money is commercial bank promises. Central bank digital currencies (“CBDC”) will likely change all this by putting central bank money into everyone’s hands. China is a front runner in this revolution, and its CBDC, the e-CNY, may well in time profoundly affect the international economic order. This article analyses the major considerations around the e-CNY, its ramifications, in particular for trade, and its possible challenges.

Keywords

Central bank digital currency, cryptoassets, stablecoins, e-CNY, digital yuan, Digital Currency/Electronic Payment (“DC/EP”), e-Renminbi, sovereign digital currencies

Discipline

Asian Studies | Banking and Finance Law | E-Commerce

Research Areas

Public Interest Law, Community and Social Justice

Publication

Singapore Journal of Legal Studies

Volume

[2023]

First Page

145

Last Page

172

ISSN

0218-2173

Publisher

National University of Singapore

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