Taiwan CBDC
ResearchTaiwan
Central Bank(s)
The Central Bank of Taiwan
Announcement Year
2020
Status
Research
Retail/Wholesale
Retail, Wholesale
Taiwan: In a press release in June 2020 following the Board of Governors meeting, the Central Bank of Taiwan noted that the focus for CBDC has shifted from wholesale to retail applications recently in many countries and that it plans to approach CBDC research in phases: starting with retail CBDC in the first half of 2020 and moving to wholesale CBDC in the third quarter of 2020. The Central Bank of Taiwan has established a working group, in partnership with academic institutions, to explore the technical viability of a DLT-based retail CBDC. It also plans to work with private partners to research a two-tiered wholesale CBDC.
Link to announcement
Last update: December 2023
December 2023
Proof of concept → Research
Retail/Wholesale: Retail → Retail, Wholesale
Link to announcement: www.cbc.gov.tw
June 2022
Link to announcement: forkast.news
March 2022
Research → Proof of concept
Link to announcement: www.pymnts.com
June 2020
None → Research
Announcement Year: 2020
Retail/Wholesale: Retail
Description: Taiwan: In a press release in June 2020 following the Board of Governors meeting, the Central Bank of Taiwan noted that the focus for CBDC has shifted from wholesale to retail applications recently in many countries and that it plans to approach CBDC research in phases: starting with retail CBDC in the first half of 2020 and moving to wholesale CBDC in the third quarter of 2020. The Central Bank of Taiwan has established a working group, in partnership with academic institutions, to explore the technical viability of a DLT-based retail CBDC. It also plans to work with private partners to research a two-tiered wholesale CBDC.
Link to announcement: www.cbc.gov.twnews.bitcoin.com
Country / Region: Taiwan
Central Bank(s): The Central Bank of Taiwan
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