<p>The digital yuan, China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), also known as e-CNY, was used for the first time to settle a significant oil transaction.</p><p>Chinese state-owned media outlet China Daily reported on Saturday that the Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange (SHPGX) revealed on October 20 that PetroChina International, a subsidiary of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), successfully acquired 1 million barrels of crude.</p><h2 id="header-0">Advancing e-CNY use internationally</h2><p>This transaction is a response to the call by the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government to incorporate the digital yuan into international trade, marking a noteworthy stride towards the broader adoption of the digital currency.</p><p>The exact seller and price details for the deal were not disclosed. This historic crude oil transaction signals not only the increasing use of the digital yuan in global trade but also a noteworthy step in the movement towards de-dollarization. Reports from China Daily suggest that the use of the yuan in cross-border settlements experienced a remarkable 35% year-on-year increase in the first three quarters of 2023, reaching a total of $1.39 trillion.</p><p>This milestone isn’t the first time the yuan has been utilized in the energy sector. In March, the yuan was first used in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchase on the SHPGX, as French TotalEnergies reached an agreement to sell LNG to the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). Recently, another LNG deal was executed between CNOOC and French Engie, although these transactions did not involve the digital yuan.</p><p>In parallel developments, First Abu Dhabi Bank announced on October 19 that it had established an agreement on digital currency with the Bank of China during the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. China and the United Arab Emirates, including Abu Dhabi, are participants in the mBridge platform designed to facilitate cross-border transactions using CBDCs. The mBridge platform is expected to launch as a minimum viable product in the coming year.</p><h2 id="header-1">Furthering mass adoption</h2><p>The Chinese authorities are taking several distinct approaches in furthering mass adoption of the e-CNY. The Chinese subsidiaries of both Singapore’s <a href="https://medium.com/&#64;coinness.gl/chinese-subsidiary-of-dbs-bank-launches-e-cny-product-offering-112aa0651cd8" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">DBS Bank</a> and France’s <a href="https://medium.com/&#64;coinness.gl/bnp-paribas-partners-with-chinese-in-digital-yuan-push-5701e405c4c5" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BNP Paribas</a> have recently partnered with the People’s Bank of China to enable their international clients operating in China to use the digital yuan.</p><p>A long list of initiatives have been taken within mainland China by regional governing authorities to further the use of the CBDC. To further enable mass adoption at home, a new offline SIM card-based digital yuan wallet was <a href="https://medium.com/&#64;coinness.gl/china-unveils-offline-sim-card-wallet-for-digital-yuan-payments-30483625ace4" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">developed</a> and launched earlier this year.</p><p>The successful use of the digital yuan in settling this oil deal represents a significant step forward in the internationalization of China’s currency and the growing influence of CBDCs on the global economic stage. As the world watches these developments unfold, the digital yuan continues to make strides towards becoming a crucial means of exchange in international trade and finance.</p>

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