The Digital Currency War Heats Up With A New Proposed Pan-Asian Stablecoin
Plus big growth in open interest in BTC options
Happy Thursday, Blockfolians
The Lede
As questions grow about whether the dollar should remain the world’s global reserve currency, China continues to power up innovations around digital currency.
The latest concept is for a new stablecoin that is functionally backed by an SDR (special drawing rights) basket of collateral including the Japanese yen, Korean won, Hong Kong dollar and the Chinese yuan.
According to CoinDesk, the idea was proposed in the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (PCC), an advisory house that does not have the influence of the National People’s Congress (NPC).
Still, that this idea is being proposed reflects a world that appears to be moving to an increasingly multipolar, multi-currency model.
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Community Commentary
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A Really Big Number We Should Be Paying Attention To
10x
That’s the increase in open interest in CME bitcoin options this month.
Final Thought
Is Eric Weinstein a pre-coiner?