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eAUD

Cancelled

Australia

Central Bank(s)

Reserve Bank of Australia

Announcement Year

2020

Status

Cancelled

Retail/Wholesale

Retail

Structure

Token

Technology Provider

Mastercard

Technology

Ethereum

DLT / non-DLT

DLT

Description

RBA has launched a research project to look into the use cases for a CBDC in Australia.

Link to announcement

Link to whitepaper

Timeline

Last update: September 2024

September 2024

Status updated

Research Cancelled

Updated data

Link to announcement: www.rba.gov.au

April 2024

Updated data

Link to announcement: www.rba.gov.au

October 2023

Updated data

Technology Provider: Kaleido Mastercard

Link to announcement: www.mastercard.com

August 2023

Updated data

Link to announcement: www.rba.gov.au

Link to whitepaper: www.rba.gov.au

March 2023

Added data

Structure: Token

Technology Provider: Kaleido

Technology: Ethereum

DLT / non-DLT: DLT

Updated data

Link to announcement: www.rba.gov.au

Link to whitepaper: www.rba.gov.au

August 2022

Updated data

Description: Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) revealed that RBA staff are still not convinced that a strong policy case has emerged in Australia for a retail CBDC. RBA has launched a research project to look into the use cases for a CBDC in Australia.

Link to announcement: www.rba.gov.au

November 2021

Added data

Description: Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) revealed that RBA staff are still not convinced that a strong policy case has emerged in Australia for a retail CBDC.

Link to whitepaper: www.rba.gov.au

Updated data

Link to announcement: www.rba.gov.au

October 2020

Status updated

None Research

Added data

Announcement Year: 2020

Retail/Wholesale: Retail

Link to announcement: www.rba.gov.au

Country / Region: Australia

Central Bank(s): Reserve Bank of Australia

News

No recent news found for this currency.