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The Digital Currency Renminbi Operation Management Center interprets the recently released core results of the central bank's digital renminbi system DCEPS and the digital renminbi smart contract ecological service framework e-CNY SMART Contract. DCEPS is a comprehensive payment and settlement platform that integrates issuance management, retail, wholesale, blockchain payment, and smart contract services, providing a technical foundation to support digital currency.e-CNY SMART Contract is designed to meet the needs of digital economic development, constructing a smart contract service system that involves multiple participants and open collaboration, which has already been implemented in scenarios such as prepaid fund management, supply chain finance, fiscal subsidies, consumer red envelopes, and wage distribution for migrant workers. The digital renminbi has been upgraded from cash-type 1.0 to deposit currency-type 2.0 as of January 1, 2026, with DCEPS and the digital currency cross-border settlement comprehensive service platform being built and operated by the Digital Currency Renminbi Operation Management Center and the International Operation Center, respectively.

According to a report by Xinhua News Agency, the Digital Renminbi Operation Management Center has publicly announced the digital renminbi infrastructure service system and launched two core achievements.The two core achievements are the Central Bank Digital Currency System (DCEPS) and the Digital Renminbi Smart Contract Ecological Service Framework (e-CNY SMART Contract).

Ant International and Huaxia Fund (Hong Kong) jointly announced that Ant International has recently completed the allocation of the Huaxia Renminbi Digital Currency Fund (3461.HK / 83461.HK) and has incorporated it into its treasury allocation.The related fund transfer was initiated by Ant International at the Shanghai Pudong Branch of China Construction Bank, with digital renminbi assets being transferred in real-time from Shanghai to Hong Kong, ultimately deposited into the relevant account at Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), and the fund allocation completed in offshore renminbi, achieving a full-link connection for cross-border allocation of digital renminbi and investment in offshore renminbi assets.The announcement stated that this practice opens up the channel for offshore asset management of digital renminbi and corporate treasury applications, and verifies the feasibility of digital renminbi in the cross-border fund allocation scenario between Shanghai and Hong Kong. The above news was reported by Huang Xinyi from the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily.

According to Beijing Daily, the 2026 Financial Street Forum Annual Conference will be held from October 19 to 22 on Financial Street in Beijing, with over 400 guests from more than 40 countries and regions attending. This is the fifteenth session, approved by the State Council, with the theme "Openness · Cooperation · Inclusiveness ------ Building a New Ecosystem for Global Financial Development Together."The annual conference plans to hold a main forum and parallel forums with a total of 21 topic activities and 3 special conferences. Among them, the Insurance Conference will be hosted for the first time by the National Financial Regulatory Administration, and the Investment Conference will make its debut, forming a matrix of special conferences with the Financial Technology Conference. More than a hundred achievements, including credit risk control strategy sandbox agents and quantum fusion algorithm intelligent evolution platforms, will be launched for the first time. The annual conference will expand its African sub-venue for the first time, initiate a three-city connection between Beijing, Hong Kong, and London, and hold 7 events in 5 overseas sub-venues in Hong Kong, London, Paris, Toronto, and Nairobi.The Financial Technology Conference in 2026 will further innovate its format and expand its scale, setting up 13 topic activities around cutting-edge issues such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and smart finance. The People's Bank of China will host the Chengfang Financial Technology Forum within the framework of the conference and hold a seminar on artificial intelligence financial applications and risk prevention and control, continuing to organize a series of activities such as the Financial Technology Application Scenario Competition, and plans to release relevant achievements such as the central bank's digital renminbi system and digital renminbi smart contract ecological service framework.

As of the end of September, the Digital Renminbi International Operation Center has added 39 domestic and foreign financial institutions applying to access the "Digital Currency Cross-Border Settlement Comprehensive Service Platform" (CBETS).This platform supports bilateral connections with foreign currency authority payment systems and legal digital currency systems, and allows foreign financial institutions to connect directly, covering trade and cross-border personnel exchanges.

Chutianlong recently won the bid for a digital renminbi hardware wallet management system project from an operating organization. The full-stack platform output from hardware supply to issuance continues to enhance the full-link service capability.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring on-chain data, it predicts significant capital movements in the market Polymarket. A large whale invested $53,963.85 in "Norway vs Denmark" event, specifically targeting "Norway." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this subject is 62%.

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, and the Prime Minister of Greenland, Kim Kielsen, officially signed the Greenland Security Agreement.

The People's Bank of China today reiterated in its financial education campaign that virtual currencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether do not have legal tender status and cannot be used for currency circulation; conducting virtual currency-related businesses within the country is considered illegal financial activity and is strictly prohibited.The People's Bank of China stated that without the consent of relevant authorities, domestic entities and their controlled overseas entities are not allowed to issue virtual currencies abroad, and no units or individuals, whether domestic or foreign, are permitted to issue stablecoins pegged to the Renminbi abroad. The People's Bank reminds the public not to participate in virtual currency issuance, trading, investment, or mining activities, to be wary of high-yield investment scams, and to avoid renting out bank cards, payment accounts, or participating in virtual currencies.In addition, the People's Bank advises caution against virtual currency investment products and trading platforms that claim "guaranteed profits" or "high interest"; not to participate in virtual currency issuance, trading, investment, or "mining" activities; not to join communities promoting virtual currency activities, not to click on links containing overseas virtual currency trading platforms, or download related apps; not to lend or rent out bank cards or payment accounts, not to buy or sell virtual currencies "on behalf of others" as instructed, and not to act as "drivers," "currency dealers," or "U merchants"; and to report any clues related to virtual currency business activities to the relevant regulatory authorities in a timely manner.

According to Bloomberg, the fintech company Revolut has launched a euro-pegged stablecoin EURR, which will initially be available to eligible customers in Denmark, Poland, and Portugal.Revolut stated that EURR is the "first step" in its stablecoin strategy, with plans to launch tokens pegged to other fiat currencies in the future to expand the application of digital currencies in cross-border payments and corporate transaction scenarios.

Stanley Druckenmiller, founder of Duquesne Family Office, purchased 4.1 million shares of high-performance computing company Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR) in the second quarter, with a holding value exceeding $64.7 million and an average purchase price of $12.26. The company produces cryptocurrency mining hardware and operates data centers in the United States and other regions.In addition, Druckenmiller bought 2.9 million shares of HYPE sector digital asset treasury company Hyperliquid Strategies (PURR), with a holding value of $23.1 million, indirectly gaining exposure to HYPE. Hyperliquid Strategies aims to provide HYPE token-related investment channels for U.S. and institutional investors. Druckenmiller's actions are similar to those of Jane Street and Citadel, which also increased their holdings in BTDR during the same period; Jane Street currently holds over $112 million worth of BTDR shares. BlackRock, State Street, and Citadel also increased their holdings in PURR in the second quarter; HYPE previously rose to an all-time high due to news of related compliance progress.

According to Newsroom, PayPal and Venmo are expanding into the tuition payment sector through a new integration service, partnering with three major education payment platforms.

To implement the decision-making deployment of the "14th Five-Year Plan" regarding the "steady development of digital renminbi" and to further enhance the inclusiveness of digital renminbi services, continuously responding to the public's demand for safe, convenient, and efficient digital renminbi services, the People's Bank of China has added Ping An Bank, Hengfeng Bank, Bohai Bank, Shanghai Bank, Hangzhou Bank, Huishang Bank, Changsha Bank, and Guangxi Beibu Gulf Bank as operational institutions for bank-related digital renminbi services, and has connected to the central bank's digital renminbi system.The newly added institutions will commence digital renminbi operations after completing business and technical preparations. Currently, the number of operational institutions for digital renminbi services has expanded to 30. In the next step, the People's Bank of China will orderly promote the expansion of operational institutions according to market-oriented and rule-of-law principles, further stimulating the enthusiasm and creativity of market entities, and building an open, inclusive, and fair competitive environment for the development of digital renminbi.

The People's Bank of China proposed in the "Fifteenth Five-Year Reform and Development Plan of the People's Bank of China" to optimize financial infrastructure and the central bank service system, improve payment, treasury, and cash services, steadily develop the digital renminbi, and promote high-quality development of the credit reporting industry, as well as strengthen anti-money laundering supervision, to support the construction of a strong financial nation and high-quality economic development.Strengthen the governance foundation for the central bank's responsibilities, and comprehensively promote the construction of a law-based central bank and a digital central bank.

According to Jinshi reports, Guangdong Province is publicly soliciting opinions on the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone (Draft for Comments)," which aims to orderly expand financial openness and promote the expansion of pilot projects for cross-border payments using digital RMB.The plan mentions supporting the establishment of headquarters for international financial institutions, promoting innovative businesses such as cross-border finance and green finance, and deepening pilot projects for the transfer of cross-border credit assets.

According to Caixin, the "People's Bank of China Law (Revised Draft)" was submitted for the first review at the 23rd meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress on June 23, 2026. Among the new proposals, "clarifying the legal status of digital renminbi" is a new term. The 2020 consultation draft only mentioned that "renminbi includes both physical and digital forms." Previous consultation drafts also stipulated that no unit or individual may produce or sell token vouchers and digital tokens to replace renminbi in circulation in the market. The People's Bank of China shall order the cessation of illegal activities, destroy illegally produced and sold token vouchers and digital tokens, confiscate illegal gains, and impose fines of up to five times the illegal amount.

The People's Bank of China, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Financial Regulatory Administration, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government issued the "Offshore Financial Action Plan for the Development of Shanghai International Financial Center," which points out that relying on the international operation center of the digital renminbi, it is necessary to build and operate the cross-border, offshore, and blockchain infrastructure of the digital renminbi under the premise of safety and controllability, steadily promote the interconnection with overseas financial infrastructure, and steadily advance the application and scenario expansion of the digital renminbi in offshore business.

The Digital Renminbi International Operation Center announced that with the adjustment of the digital renminbi measurement framework and the overall upgrade of the infrastructure system, the three major business platforms of the digital renminbi cross-border digital payment platform, blockchain service platform, and digital asset platform have been upgraded to the "Shubi Da" cross-border settlement comprehensive service platform (Cross-border e-CNY Transfer Services, referred to as CBETS). Currently, service agreements for direct participants have been signed with the first batch of 26 financial institutions.

The Digital Renminbi International Operation Center officially signed service agreements with the first batch of 26 financial institutions in Shanghai, marking the official launch of the brand operation of the upgraded "Digital Currency Cross-Border Settlement Comprehensive Service Platform" (CBETS).It is reported that with the overall upgrade of the infrastructure architecture, the original three platforms for cross-border digital payment, blockchain services, and digital assets have been officially integrated into CBETS. This platform has outstanding advantages such as low access costs, high settlement efficiency, and strong compatibility: it technically supports both centralized and blockchain systems, and the message standards are compatible with ISO20022; the business scenarios not only support cross-border retail scenarios such as barcode payment and tap-to-pay but also comprehensively cover remittances, trade, and investment and financing settlement, as well as wholesale and financial innovation businesses.The first batch of 26 financial institutions includes overseas branches and subsidiaries of banks such as ICBC, ABC, BOC, CCB, Bank of Communications, Pudong Development Bank, and Guangfa Bank, as well as Standard Chartered China and Xinyin International. After the business goes live, its services will cover multiple countries and regions including Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Laos, Thailand, the UAE, Qatar, and Brazil, further leveraging digital technology to facilitate cross-border trade and investment financing.

According to The Block, the Dogecoin (DOGE) related organization House of Doge announced a partnership with the regulated stablecoin and crypto infrastructure provider Paxos to integrate Dogecoin into its enterprise-level crypto brokerage and custody network.Paxos is the underlying blockchain infrastructure service provider for payment platforms such as PayPal, Venmo, and Mercado Libre, which rely on Paxos' capabilities to offer users the buying, selling, and custody of crypto assets.This initial phase of the partnership is aimed at enterprise clients, and it remains unclear whether it will expand to consumer applications in the future. House of Doge CEO Marco Margiotta stated that this collaboration will accelerate the accessibility of Dogecoin globally and provide a compliant access path for mainstream fintech platforms.Paxos indicated that this move aims to provide secure and compliant access to digital assets through its regulated infrastructure and support enterprise clients in expanding their crypto asset product lines.