The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has led a joint application for a patent on an automatic teller machine (ATM)/ cash deposit machine (CDM) for the digital renminbi. PBOC’s Digital Currency Research Institute, Shenzhen Yihua Computer Tech Co., Ltd. (????????????), Shenzhen Yihua Computer Share Co., Ltd. (????????????) and Shenzhen Yihua Shidai Tech Co., Ltd. (?????????????) submitted a joint application for a patent on a “digital renminbi ATM/CDM” (??????????) earlier in the year. According to the patent summary the technology consists of a “digital renminbi ATM/CDM, including protective casing, and deposit and withdrawal equipment installed within the protective casing.” The list...