CoinLaw The Crypto Desk CBDC Status Tracker
CBDC Status Tracker
Where retail central bank digital currencies actually stand, jurisdiction by jurisdiction: launched, pilot, research, or halted, re-checked every 90 days.
9 records last verified 1 Nov 2026 next review by 20 Jan 2027
At a glance
- Longest-running launched CBDC
- Bahamas — Sand Dollar Sand Dollar, since 20 Oct 2020
- Most recent launch
- Russia — Digital Ruble Digital Ruble, since 1 Sep 2026
- Most recent pilot
- India — Digital Rupee Digital Rupee (e₹), since 1 Dec 2022
All records
9 jurisdictions, grouped by status. Filter or search below.
How to use this tracker
Search & filter
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Explore the data
Sort by A to Z or status.
Inspect records
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Verify sources
Every row links the primary source it came from, most often sanddollar.bs.
| Jurisdiction | Status | Instrument | Central bank | Source | Record detail |
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| Bahamas — Sand Dollar | Launched | Sand Dollar | Central Bank of The Bahamas | SandDollar.bs (Central Bank of The Bahamas) | |
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| China — e-CNY | Pilot | e-CNY | People's Bank of China | People's Bank of China, Governor Pan Gongsheng speech (19 Oct 2026) | |
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| Euro area — Digital Euro | Research | Digital euro | European Central Bank | European Central Bank | |
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| India — Digital Rupee | Pilot | Digital Rupee (e₹) | Reserve Bank of India | Reserve Bank of India, Digital Rupee FAQs (updated 1 Oct 2026) | |
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| Jamaica — JAM-DEX | Launched | JAM-DEX | Bank of Jamaica | Bank of Jamaica, JAM-DEX Phased Rollout Progresses (June 2022) | |
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| Nigeria — eNaira | Launched | eNaira | Central Bank of Nigeria | Central Bank of Nigeria | |
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| Russia — Digital Ruble | Launched | Digital Ruble | Bank of Russia | Bank of Russia, Digital ruble launched (31 Aug 2026) | |
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| United Kingdom — Digital Pound | Research | Digital pound | Bank of England | Bank of England | |
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| United States — Digital Dollar | Halted | CBDC (none issued) | Federal Reserve | Executive Order 14178 | |
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No records match the current filters.
About this data
- Scope
- Every jurisdiction that has launched a retail CBDC, plus the major-economy programmes still at pilot, research or halted stage. Three retail CBDCs have launched worldwide and all three are here; a jurisdiction that has published no position cannot appear.
- Key facts
- 9 jurisdictions.
- The most common stage is Launched, in 4 of 9 jurisdictions.
- Only 4 retail CBDCs have launched anywhere in the world, and all of them are in this table. The rest of the field is pilots and research.
- 5 of 9 disclose a start date; the rest publish none, and this table leaves those cells empty rather than estimating them.
- Reading the table
- Central-bank digital currency positions per each central bank’s own publications. A jurisdiction with no CBDC plans is a checked finding. Informational only, not financial advice.
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What the data shows
The charts below redraw the table above as the trends and comparisons a table cannot show.
Where programs stand
Jurisdictions by the stage their central bank itself published.
Verification ledger
5 most recent of 8 logged updates · RSSLatest Updated (primary source)
Pilot to launched (1 Sep 2026)
19 banks offer e₹ wallets
Note re-sourced to Bank of Jamaica
10 to 30 operating institutions
Re-verified
Re-verify pass: 4 rows due. 2 re-confirmed against their cited source, 0 updated, 2 not re-checked this pass and left at their old date.
How this tracker is maintained
Every entry is a position the central bank or monetary authority stated itself.
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Sourced
Jurisdictions enter on their own central bank’s published position: a launch, a pilot, a research program, or a decision to stop. Reporting about a program is not a position; the authority’s own publication is.
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Dated
Where the authority states a start date we record it, and where it states none the field stays empty rather than being inferred from an announcement.
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Re-checked
Positions are re-checked every 90 days, which matches how slowly these programs actually move. A stage change is recorded when the authority announces it, not when it is reported.
- Why are only some countries listed?
- The table covers every jurisdiction that has launched a retail CBDC, plus the major-economy programs at pilot, research or halted stage. Three retail CBDCs have launched anywhere in the world and all three are here; the rest of the field is exploratory, and listing all of it would mean listing intentions rather than positions.
- Does pilot mean it is going to launch?
- No. Pilots are paused, narrowed and abandoned, and at least one major economy here has halted work entirely. Stage records where a program is, not where it is heading.
- Is a wholesale CBDC the same thing?
- No. This tracker covers retail CBDCs, the kind a member of the public could hold. Wholesale settlement projects between banks are a separate class of program and are out of scope.
This is informational content and does not constitute legal or financial advice. Program stages move, pause, and are renamed, and a pilot is not a commitment to launch. Confirm current status with the named central bank before acting.
