Timeline
Last update: July 2026
July 2026
Link to announcement: www.jri.co.jp
June 2026
Link to announcement: web.archive.orgemmer.house.gov
None Pilot
Announcement Year: 2024
Retail/Wholesale: Wholesale
Link to announcement: web.archive.org
Country / Region: Hong Kong
Central Bank(s): Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Link to announcement: web.archive.org
Retail/Wholesale: Wholesale Retail
Link to announcement: web.archive.org
Link to announcement: web.archive.org
Link to announcement: web.archive.org
Link to announcement: www.cbn.gov.ng
Link to announcement: web.archive.org
Link to announcement: web.archive.org
Announcement Year: 2022 2021
Link to announcement: web.archive.org
May 2026
Link to announcement: web.archive.org
Link to announcement: web.archive.org
Link to announcement: web.archive.org
Retail/Wholesale: Retail, Wholesale Wholesale
Link to announcement: web.archive.org
Retail/Wholesale: Wholesale Retail
None Proof of concept
Retail/Wholesale: Wholesale
Link to announcement: web.archive.org
Country / Region: Euro Area
Central Bank(s): European Central Bank
Link to announcement: web.archive.org
April 2026
Link to announcement: web.archive.org
March 2026
Link to announcement: www.bou.or.ug
Link to announcement: www.bok.or.kr
Link to announcement: web.archive.org
Link to announcement: www.norges-bank.no
Link to announcement: www.linkedin.com
Link to announcement: www.boj.or.jp
None Research
Announcement Year: 2026
Retail/Wholesale: Retail
Link to announcement: www.royalgazette.com
Country / Region: Bermuda
Central Bank(s): Bermuda Monetary Authority
None Research
Announcement Year: 2026
Retail/Wholesale: Wholesale
Link to announcement: www.ecb.europa.eu
Country / Region: Euro Area
Central Bank(s): European Central Bank
None Proof of concept
Announcement Year: 2026
Retail/Wholesale: Wholesale
Technology Provider: Hyperledger Fabric
Technology: Hyperledger Fabric
DLT / non-DLT: DLT
Link to announcement: www.bankofcanada.ca
Country / Region: Canada
Central Bank(s): Bank of Canada
February 2026
Link to announcement: www.bnr.rw
None Proof of concept
Announcement Year: 2022
Retail/Wholesale: Wholesale
Structure: Token
Link to announcement: www.gmanetwork.com
Country / Region: Philippines
Central Bank(s): The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Link to announcement: www.financialexpress.com
Research Cancelled
Link to announcement: www.eccb-centralbank.org
January 2026
Technology Provider: eCurrency
Technology: DSC3
Link to announcement: www.prnewswire.com
Pilot Launched
Link to announcement: nationalbank.kz
December 2025
Research Proof of concept
Link to announcement: www.bnr.rw
Link to announcement: tass.com
Link to announcement: minfin.gov.ru
Proof of concept Cancelled
Link to announcement: www.norges-bank.no
Link to announcement: www.iraq-businessnews.com
Link to announcement: nbe.gov.et
Pilot Cancelled
Link to announcement: finance.sina.cn
November 2025
Retail/Wholesale: Retail, Wholesale Wholesale
Link to announcement: mediaoffice.ae
Proof of concept Pilot
Link to announcement: www.centralbank.ae
Link to announcement: www.tcmb.gov.tr
Retail/Wholesale: Retail Wholesale
Link to announcement: www.resbank.co.za
Retail/Wholesale: Retail Retail, Wholesale
Link to announcement: www.youtube.com
Link to announcement: primeminister.kz
Link to announcement: www.bcb.gob.bo
Link to announcement: valorinternational.globo.com
Link to whitepaper: www.mas.gov.sg
October 2025
Link to announcement: www.tcmb.gov.tr
Link to announcement: www.tcmb.gov.tr
Launched Cancelled
Link to announcement: cryptonews.com
Link to announcement: www.prnewswire.com
Link to announcement: www.linkedin.com
Research Cancelled
Link to announcement: www.bcb.gob.bo
None Research
Announcement Year: 2026
Retail/Wholesale: Wholesale
Link to announcement: www.bcb.gob.bo
Country / Region: Bolivia
Central Bank(s): Central Bank of Bolivia
Link to announcement: www.rbi.org.in
Proof of concept Pilot
Link to announcement: www.hkma.gov.hk
Link to announcement: www.ledgerinsights.com
September 2025
Link to announcement: www.uzdaily.uz
Link to announcement: www.tcmb.gov.tr
Link to announcement: www.hankookilbo.com
Link to announcement: www.pbc.gov.cn
None Research
Announcement Year: 2025
Retail/Wholesale: Wholesale
Main motivation/goals of the CBDC: Transfer of tokenized assets between agents on a blockchain ledger using a wholesale CBDC as the settlement instrument.
Link to announcement: www.bcentral.cl
Country / Region: Chile
Central Bank(s): Central Bank of Chile
August 2025
Link to announcement: newsukraine.rbc.ua
Link to announcement: asia.nikkei.com
Link to announcement: web.archive.org
Link to announcement: www.bcentral.cl
Link to announcement: news.bitcoin.com
None Research
Announcement Year: 2021
Retail/Wholesale: Retail, Wholesale
Link to announcement: en.yabiladi.com
Country / Region: Morocco
Central Bank(s): Bank-Al-Maghrib