How the digital yuan could change the world… for better or worse

China’s digital yuan is probably the world’s leading central bank digital currency. In spite of its high level of development, it is not widely used.

Table of contents:

History of the digital yuan
How is the digital yuan used in China?
China is primed for digital yuan by Alipay
The digital yuan abroad
Is the digital yuan a threat to the US dollar?
BRICS and de-dollarization
The digital yuan, SWIFT censorship and sanctions
The digital yuan and mBridge
American politicians attempt to ban the digital yuan
Is the digital yuan a tool for surveillance?
The digital yuan and crypto

Chinas central bank digital currency is known as the digital yuan, e-CNY or e-RMB and despite the hype, it represents a minuscule portion of the money supply and has only been used at any scale a few times internationally. 

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Source: https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/digital-yuan-adoption-payments-regulation/