China’s sentiment and approach towards digital currencies have been almost as volatile as the prices of some cryptos. Nothing demonstrates the industry’s strategic importance better than the most populated and second-largest economy taking a 180-degree turn from a complete crypto mining and trading ban in 2021 to the launch of the first yuan-backed stablecoin (AxCNH) by September 2025, alongside an operational centre for the digital yuan (e-CNY) in Shanghai. The developments mark China’s latest response t ...