Changshu City in China will start paying civil servants in digital yuan

Changshu City in China will start paying civil servants in digital yuan

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Changshu City in Jiangsu Province is aiming to expand the usage of digital yuan called the e-CNY in the country.

Starting next month, Changshu City will begin paying employees of public institutions and government workers in digital yuan. The Jiangsu provincial government unveiled a strategy in February to expand the adoption of the digital yuan by 2025.

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Changshu City has been utilizing digital yuan since June 2022 to pay 4,900 state enterprise employees 2.5 million yuan ($363,000) for overtime work. Whether or not the program will be expanded to other areas of the province is yet to be determined.

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