Distributed ledger technology (DLT) based wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilots or proofs-of-concept (POCs) are underway, or have been done/launched in 20 monetary jurisdictions (unchanged from my end-March update). Keep in mind that I don’t count all of the individual national central banks that are part of currency unions (e.g., the Euro Area). If I’m missing anything, or you find mistakes in the tabulation, please let me know in the comments!
*For those interested in intra-day updates, check out my searchable Diigo Fintech developments database, which is also a good place to go to query for past developments: https://www.diigo.com/user/kiffmeister/ART.
Kiffmeister’s global central bank digital currency monthly monitor
Just a reminder that I produce a monthly digest of central bank digital currency (CBDC) developments exclusively for the official sector. So for any of you out there who work for a central bank, ministry of finance or international financial institution who would like to receive it by email on the first business day of every month, please DM me on LinkedIn or email me at john@kiffmeister.com.
