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China accelerates yuan expansion and dedollarisation in ASEAN via Indonesia QR payments
May 4, 2026
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by Hania Humayun
for CryptoPolitan
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China and Indonesia launched a shared QR-code payment system allowing shoppers to pay in their own currencies across borders, reducing reliance on the US dollar and advancing regional payment integration. Crypto/DeFi implications: the initiative may accelerate CBDC and regulated digital-rail adoption (boosting payments adoption) while reducing demand for crypto as a cross-border payment tool and creating headwinds for DeFi/DEX payment use cases and CEX flows.
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China and Indonesia have created a shared QR code payment system, allowing shoppers in both countries to pay with their own money, eliminating the need for a dollar. The initiative is part of a bigger Chinese effort to integrate Southeast Asian economies and undercut the US dollar’s influence in global trade. According to the new...
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