Wholesale Digital Euro
PilotEuro Area
Central Bank(s)
European Central Bank
Announcement Year
2022
Status
Pilot
Retail/Wholesale
Wholesale
Structure
Token
DLT / non-DLT
DLT
Main motivations are to (i) consolidate and further develop the ongoing work of Eurosystem central banks in this area, and (ii) gain insight into how different solutions could facilitate interaction between TARGET real-time gross settlement (RTGS) services and DLT platforms.
Link to announcement
Last update: February 2025
February 2025
Link to announcement: Eurosystem expands initiative to settle DLT-based transactions in central bank money
December 2024
Link to announcement: www.ecb.europa.eu
September 2024
Link to announcement: www.ecb.europa.eu
June 2024
Link to announcement: www.ecb.europa.eu
May 2024
Research → Pilot
Link to announcement: www.ecb.europa.eu
April 2024
Link to announcement: www.ecb.europa.eu
December 2023
Link to announcement: www.ecb.europa.eu
September 2023
Link to announcement: www.ecb.europa.euwww.ecb.europa.euwww.ecb.europa.eu
August 2023
Link to announcement: www.ecb.europa.eu
June 2023
Main motivation/goals of the CBDC: Main motivations are to (i) consolidate and further develop the ongoing work of Eurosystem central banks in this area, and (ii) gain insight into how different solutions could facilitate interaction between TARGET real-time gross settlement (RTGS) services and DLT platforms.
Link to announcement: www.ecb.europa.eu
April 2023
DLT / non-DLT: DLT
Link to announcement: www.ecb.europa.eu
October 2022
None → Research
Announcement Year: 2022
Retail/Wholesale: Wholesale
Structure: Token
Link to announcement: www.ecb.europa.eu
Country / Region: Euro Area
Central Bank(s): European Central Bank
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