Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
By Cryptomcmillan1 | Updated on May 24, 2020
It is a digital fiat currency issued by the central banks, contrary to cryptocurrency that issued by non-legislative party. It is centralized and many countries are already embracing the CBDC. For example, China is one the first few to pilot testing its CDBC "digital yuan" in 2020.
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