China Adds 8 Banks to Digital Yuan Network, Operator Count Hits 30

The addition matters less for the headline count than for what it signals about the e-CNY's distribution model: Beijing keeps widening the operator base rather than consolidating around a few large institutions, which suggests adoption, not pilot novelty, is now the binding constraint. The affected parties are the newly authorized lenders, which must absorb integration costs before any customer-facing launch. Whether the expanded roster translates into measurable transaction activity, rather than dormant capacity, is the open question worth watching.