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A top official from The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has provided an update on the latest trial of the Chinese central bank digital currency (CBDC) during a webinar arranged by the Atlantic Council Tuesday. The digital yuan, or e-CNY, is currently being tested at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Reuters reported . Two million yuan worth of payments is being done using CBDC at the Winter Olympics each day. According to Mu Changchun, director-general of the central bank’s Digital Currency Research Institute, the Chinese CBDC is being used to make 2 million yuan ($315,000) or more in payments each day...