2014
Bank of England publishes first CBDC research paper
2016
People's Bank of China begins digital yuan prototype
2018
Uruguay completes e-Peso pilot program
2020
Bahamas launches Sand Dollar -- first live CBDC
2021
Nigeria deploys eNaira across commercial banks
2022
ECB advances digital euro investigation phase
2023
BIS launches Project mBridge for cross-border settlement
2024
134 countries actively exploring CBDC implementation