The authorities of the Chinese city of Suzhou to hold a new "lottery" for the distribution of digital yuan

In December, in the city of Suzhou, the second “free lottery” in China will be held for the distribution of a digital yuan as part of the ongoing testing and preparation for the release of state cryptocurrency.

According to publication
в The Paper, 12 December in the city of Suzhou at the festival Double purchases 12 free distribution of digital yuan will take place. The purpose of the second "Free lottery" – help citizens evaluate the convenience of the state cryptocurrency..

Testing will be similar to the pilot program to promote digital yuan, implemented in Shenzhen in October. Then the city spent
"Free lottery" on 10 Mill of digital yuan. The size of each "gift" was 200 digital yuan, which could be spent with 12 by 18 October in any of 3 389 shops in the Luokh region. Shenzhen authorities later declared, what 88% Free digital yuan were spent on goods and services.

According to publication, Testing digital yuan in Suzhou will include additional aspects of technology, who were not tested in Shenzhen, including the autonomous function of the digital yuan, which allows you to carry out translations in one touch when interacting with smart devices.

The Paper reports, that many enterprises in the Syanchen area in Suzhou have already installed terminals with NFC technology and the support of QR codes for payments, so that citizens can pay in digital yuan services and goods. According to publication, In another city – Chenda, Closed beta testing of digital yuan passes. Testing participants can use a digital wallet for transactions through an unnamed "large bank".

Recall, that the People's Bank of China (NSC) plans
organize the official testing zone of state cryptocurrency in the capital of China as part of an experiment to create a free trade zone in Beijing.