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China Becomes First Major Economy To Create Its Own Digital Currency

A thousand years ago, when money meant coins, China invented paper currency. Now the Chinese government is minting cash digitally, in a re-imagination of money that could shake a pillar of American power.I

It might seem money is already virtual, as credit cards and payment apps such as Apple Pay in the U.S. and WeChat in China eliminate the need for bills or coins. But those are just ways to move money electronically.

China is turning legal tender itself into computer code.

Cryptocurrency is the new money.

*A Wall Street Journal Report