Bank of Japan is advancing with its CBDC project. The central bank reported on the Phase 2 and moved to the pilot experiments.

The Central Bank of Russian Federation has been developing the country's first central bank digital currency – the Digital Ruble for several years. There have been announcements by authorities that it might be launched soon.

In the latest developments on eNaira, the central bank of Nigeria (CBN) has intensified efforts to push the adoption of eNaira, Nigeria's CBDC, on a nationwide scale.

In a speech earlier this month, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England outlined four areas where the tokenization of money is now actively being explored by the United Kingdom’s central bank.

Zimbabwe is doubling its bet on the gold-based monetary system by adding more gold coins in circulation and planning digital coins backed by gold.

Malaysia's state and private sector organizations advance in blockchain technology projects by actively collaborating with their international counterparts.

The bankers are finally coming around to the fact that blockchain technology is a far more efficient vehicle for the transfer of wealth. So now they’re trying to come up with ways to stop that wealth from transferring away from them.

Cash scarcity in Nigeria is crippling local businesses and taking a toll on Nigerians’ daily lives but even amidst all the social chaos the Central Bank Digital Currency, eNaira, isn’t going anywhere.