China's central bank: No legal digital currency has been issued, nor has it authorized any asset trading platform to trade

According to the announcement of the People's Bank of China, recently, there have been rumors on the Internet that the People's Bank of China has issued legal digital currency, and some institutions have used the name of the People's Bank of China to trade related digital products on digital asset trading platforms under the name of "DC/EP" or "DCEP". The relevant situation is now announced as follows:
1. The People's Bank of China has not issued legal digital currency (DC/EP) and has not authorized any asset trading platform to trade. The People's Bank of China began researching legal digital currency in 2014 and is still in the process of research and testing. "DC/EP" or "DCEP" traded in the market are not legal digital currencies, and the online rumors about the launch time of legal digital currency are inaccurate information.
2. The so-called issuance of legal digital currency currently circulated on the Internet, as well as the behavior of some institutions impersonating the People's Bank of China to launch "DC/EP" or "DCEP" for trading on asset trading platforms, may involve fraud and pyramid schemes. The general public is requested to raise their risk awareness, not to be credulous, and to prevent their interests from being damaged.