Suzhou digital currency Wutong Holdings
In early 2014, the Central Bank of China set up a special research group on legal digital currency to demonstrate the feasibility of issuing legal digital currency by the central bank. On January 29, 2017, the central bank officially established the digital currency Research Institute. After the successful development of the prototype of legal digital currency, the digital currency Research Institute of the people's Bank of China has tried to deploy institutions in many parts of the country, and through the integration with R & D institutions and instries, it has achieved the research results of financial development technology. In 2018, the digital currency Research Institute of the people's Bank of China successively settled in Nanjing and Shenzhen. In 2019, the people's Bank of China announced that digital currency will be piloted in Shenzhen, Suzhou, Cheng and xiong'an
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the research on Shenzhen's support for digital currency began in 2016
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on October 6, 2017, the Management Committee of xiong'an new area held a special meeting to study the big data management system and mechanism and the basic idea of "digital xiong'an" construction, and fully promote the construction of "digital xiong'an". Soon after the meeting, all kinds of enterprises were inspired to build xiong'an new area into a "test ground" for innovation
on October 14, 2017, Peng Yijie, vice president of ant financial services and partner of Alibaba group, and his party went to xiong'an new area to report the blockchain construction plan. Peng Yijie's evaluation of xiong'an new area is: the best soil for building blockchain. On November 8 of the same year, xiong'an New District held a docking meeting with Alibaba group. Alibaba and ant financial services will undertake the construction of digital xiong'an blockchain infrastructure platform, and are expected to take the lead in testing the water in the rental scene
on November 23, 2017, Tencent and xiong'an new area signed a strategic cooperation agreement on financial technology, and both sides established Tencent (xiong'an) financial technology laboratory to test big data risk control system, Tencent cloud based blockchain services and other financial black technologies in the new area
on April 21, 2018, xiong'an New District of Hebei Province issued the outline of the planning for xiong'an New District of Hebei Province, which proposed to develop high-end high-tech instries, and lay out the R & D and test of blockchain, terahertz, cognitive computing and other technologies in advance. Blockchain has been written into the outline of xiong'an New District Planning in Hebei Province. A technology with advanced influence and far-reaching significance begins to grow together with a rising Digital City shouldering historical mission
on June 8, 2018, China Academy of information and communication signed a strategic cooperation agreement with xiong'an new area. The two sides will build a scientific research base in the field of information and communication in xiong'an new area, and provide comprehensive support services such as development strategic planning, standards and policy formulation for the construction of the new area, focusing on 5g, instrial Internet, artificial intelligence, blockchain, network security, military civilian integration, information technology and so on In the field of Internet of vehicles and other fields, Beijing Tianjin Hebei high tech innovation comprehensive service platform and innovation and entrepreneurship demonstration base will be built to promote instrial innovation and development
on June 28, 2018, xiong'an New Area officially signed a strategic cooperation with 360 group. 360 group will give full play to its advantages in network security, big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain and other technical fields to provide comprehensive network security services for the construction of a safe and reliable "digital xiong'an"
on July 23, 2018, xiong'an group of China signed a memoranm of understanding with consensys, a blockchain technology company. Joseph Rubin, the founder of consensys, etc., made suggestions to xiong'an group of China on how to use blockchain technology, hoping to apply his knowledge and experience in blockchain ecosystem to xiong'an's projects and support xiong'an's innovative development mode
on December 21, 2018, Hebei xiong'an branch of Bank of communications was opened. The branch will rely on the head office's professional R & D team and strong R & D strength, rely on financial business processing, artificial intelligence, blockchain, big data, cloud computing and other financial technology platforms, constantly innovate the financial business model, and make greater contributions to the construction of green xiongan, smart xiongan and digital xiongan
on May 8, 2019, ICBC Technology Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of ICBC, opened its business in xiong'an new area and became the headquarters of banking financial technology company in xiong'an new area. ICBC technology and Management Committee of xiong'an new area signed the memoranm of financial technology cooperation, and Management Committee of xiong'an New Area officially started the operation of xiong'an resettlement fund management blockchain platform, which will apply the block chain technology of ICBC to realize the whole process chain management of original files of resettlement and fund penetrating allocation
on December 25, 2019, Everbright Bank and digital city company of China xiong'an group will jointly build a "digital financial technology laboratory" in xiong'an new area. Guided by the strategic needs and information construction of xiong'an new area, it will graally build a highland of blockchain commercial application research, technological innovation and talent cultivation
on March 31, 2020, xiong'an blockchain laboratory was officially unveiled. Xiong'an blockchain laboratory has three major goals: to become a new highland of blockchain research and application, an open frontier innovation base, and to explore a new model of laboratory economy. At the third anniversary of the establishment of xiong'an new area, xiong'an blockchain laboratory has special significance, which marks that the innovative practice of xiong'an New Area's blockchain has entered the stage of organization and large-scale landing, and marks a new chapter in the synchronous planning and construction of digital city and physical city in xiong'an new area
xiong'an new district is a digital city forest that has been cultivated from the seed, which is naturally suitable for the central bank's digital currency pilot. Shanghai xiongan, Shenzhen, Cheng on the left and Suzhou on the right are looking forward to the central bank's digital currency pilot projects in these four places, which will spread to the world
on the evening of October 8, 2020, the official microblog of Shenzhen Internet Information Office announced that in order to promote the construction of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Dawan District, and in combination with the local consumption promotion policy, Shenzhen Municipal People's government recently launched a pilot project of digital RMB red envelope with the people's Bank of China. This means that the digital RMB in the process of practical application has been an important step forward
when we talk about digital currency, we usually think of bitcoin and other folk currencies based on blockchain technology. But they are essentially different
Yang Jun, a researcher of digital currency, introced to time finance that cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin are basically decentralized and illegal, and have no legal compensation, so there are great risks. The central bank's digital currency, like paper money, is centralized, legal, and has national credit endorsement
from the perspective of usage mode, digital RMB is more similar to the existing third-party mobile payment, but has the advantages of higher credit endorsement, stronger privacy management, more advanced means of payment and so on< According to Yang Jun's analysis, in the future, digital RMB will have a huge impact and challenge on the existing third-party payment means
it can be said that digital RMB "has come out"
for digital RMB, the central bank has long had a layout. In 2016, the central bank established the digital currency Research Institute. At the end of 2017, with the approval of the State Council, the central bank organized some commercial banks and relevant institutions to jointly develop the digital RMB system (DC / EP). In April 2020, digital RMB will be tested for the first time in Shenzhen, Suzhou, xiong'an, Cheng and the future Winter Olympics
Zhang Jinxi, director of Guangdong Creative Economy Research Association and chairman of Yimi Holding Co., Ltd., the initiator of blockchain instrial intelligent park, told time finance that the last closed test was limited in personnel and use scenarios, mainly to test the performance of digital RMB
"the first is the technical feasibility and security, the second is the performance of high-frequency payment and exchange, and the third is the convenience and friendliness of payment." Zhang Jinxi said.