| Country | Digital Currency Status |
| Bahamas | Launched a digital currency, called the “Sand Dollar,” in 2020 |
| Brazil | Expects “digital Real” to enter circulation in 2022 |
| Canada | Developing the infrastructure needed for a digital currency but no current plans to launch one |
| China | Piloting a digital yuan in major cities with the goal of wider distribution in 2022 |
| Eurozone* | Researching potential “digital euro” with goal of deciding on whether to move forward as soon as April |
| Japan | Plans experiments with a digital currency this spring |
| Russia | Plans pilot of a digital currency this year |
| Sweden | Recently extended a pilot of its “e-krona” into 2022 |
| UK | Has expressed ambition to develop a digital currency but still in research phase |
| U.S. | Performing research and experimentation with possible technologies but no decision on issuance or timeline |
| Venezuela | In 2018 launched the digital “Petro” backed by oil reserves but it had design flaws and is considered a failure |
Adopted from Bloomberg
