数字货币是一种特别经济技术,经济数据化逐渐成为全球经济发展趋势。中国人民银行将我国法定数字货币称为DCEP(Digital Currency and Electronic Payment),将其定义为“具有价值特征的数字支付工具”。本文在对中国数字货币界定的基础上...数字货币是一种特别经济技术,经济数据化逐渐成为全球经济发展趋势。中国人民银行将我国法定数字货币称为DCEP(Digital Currency and Electronic Payment),将其定义为“具有价值特征的数字支付工具”。本文在对中国数字货币界定的基础上,分析了DCEP的运行机制,并深入比较数字货币与现金、电子支付以及跨银行存款之间的优势,通过苏州试点案例,讨论总结DCEP对货币政策、商业银行、跨境支付的影响。展开更多
DCEP is the Chinese version of Central Bank Digital Currency(CBDC).It is the only legal digital currency in China and meets four conditions:(a)it is issued by the central bank;(b)it is digitized;(c)it is account and w...DCEP is the Chinese version of Central Bank Digital Currency(CBDC).It is the only legal digital currency in China and meets four conditions:(a)it is issued by the central bank;(b)it is digitized;(c)it is account and wallet based;(d)it is oriented towards the general public.As a retail central bank digital currency,it has three main technical features:a“tiered limit arrangement”(small-scale payments can be made anonymously while large-scale payments cannot),a“two-tier operating system”(as with the central bank-commercial bank traditional model),and a“dual offline payment system”(supporting both parties of the transaction).Compared with CBDCs in other countries,China’s DCEP has smaller economic impacts,more obscure strategic goals,and more scarce technical details.But its progress in testing is ahead of central banks of other countries.This article is based on public information and is intended to explain what DCEP is and why and how it was developed.It also offers suggestions for future research.展开更多
文摘数字货币是一种特别经济技术,经济数据化逐渐成为全球经济发展趋势。中国人民银行将我国法定数字货币称为DCEP(Digital Currency and Electronic Payment),将其定义为“具有价值特征的数字支付工具”。本文在对中国数字货币界定的基础上,分析了DCEP的运行机制,并深入比较数字货币与现金、电子支付以及跨银行存款之间的优势,通过苏州试点案例,讨论总结DCEP对货币政策、商业银行、跨境支付的影响。
文摘DCEP is the Chinese version of Central Bank Digital Currency(CBDC).It is the only legal digital currency in China and meets four conditions:(a)it is issued by the central bank;(b)it is digitized;(c)it is account and wallet based;(d)it is oriented towards the general public.As a retail central bank digital currency,it has three main technical features:a“tiered limit arrangement”(small-scale payments can be made anonymously while large-scale payments cannot),a“two-tier operating system”(as with the central bank-commercial bank traditional model),and a“dual offline payment system”(supporting both parties of the transaction).Compared with CBDCs in other countries,China’s DCEP has smaller economic impacts,more obscure strategic goals,and more scarce technical details.But its progress in testing is ahead of central banks of other countries.This article is based on public information and is intended to explain what DCEP is and why and how it was developed.It also offers suggestions for future research.