The central bank said that it had not issued a statutory digital currency, nor authorized any institution or enterprise to issue a statutory digital currency, nor did it have a promotion team. At present, the so-called "digital currency" in the market is not a legitimate digital currency.

In addition, the so-called "digital currency" launched by some institutions and enterprises and the so-called promotion of digital currency issuance by the central bank may involve pyramid schemes and fraud.

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Virtual currency is the electronization of illegal currency, and its original issuer is not the central bank. This kind of virtual currency is mainly limited to circulation in a specific virtual environment. Digital currency can be used for real transactions of goods and services, but only digital currency issued by the state is a legal digital currency.

20 13 Five ministries and commissions of the Central Bank issued the Notice on Preventing Bitcoin Risks, which clearly defined illegal digital currency such as Bitcoin as virtual goods and did not exist in the form of currency or legal tender.

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At present, the so-called "digital currency" in the market is not the legal digital currency-People's Network.