Central Bank Digital Currency Tracker

Our flagship Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Tracker takes you inside the rapid evolution of money all over the world. The interactive database now features 130 countries representing 98% of global GDP.

Cryptocurrency Regulation Tracker

Cryptocurrencies may significantly alter financial structures as they exist today and transform the next generation of money and payments. Our interactive database analyzes the state of cryptocurrency regulations in 60 of the world’s largest economies.

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UkraineAlert

Sep 29, 2021

How Ukraine can become a global IT powerhouse

By Yegor Chernev

Ukraine already boasts one of the region's most dynamic IT industries but further work is required to improve the business climate in order to make the most of the country's considerable tech sector potential.

Digital Currencies
Digital Policy

Blog Post

Sep 27, 2021

Inclusive growth needs financial inclusion. Can central bank digital currency help?

By Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou

1.7 billion adults remained unbanked as per the 2017 wave of Findex dataset, with large disparities in financial inclusion still existing across countries, gender, income, education, and rural-urban lines. CBDCs have the potential to enhance financial inclusion and reduce these disparities.

Digital Currencies
Economy & Business

In the News

Sep 24, 2021

Lipsky quoted in Cheddar News about the Fed’s new thinking on CBDCs

By Josh Lipsky

Read the full article here.

Digital Currencies
Economy & Business

In the News

Sep 24, 2021

Lipsky quoted in Axios about China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies amidst rollout of its digital yuan

By Josh Lipsky

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China
Digital Currencies

In the News

Sep 21, 2021

CBDC Tracker cited in Yahoo News on central bank digital currencies in Nigeria and Ghana

By The GeoEconomics Center

Read the full article here. Explore the CBDC tracker here.

Africa
Digital Currencies

In the News

Sep 13, 2021

CBDC Tracker cited in Quartz Africa about South Africa’s test of a digital currency

By The GeoEconomics Center

Read the full article here. Explore the CBDC tracker here.

Africa
Digital Currencies

In the News

Sep 13, 2021

CBDC Tracker cited in The Times of India

By The GeoEconomics Center

Read the full article here. Explore the CBDC tracker here.

Digital Currencies
India

In the News

Aug 31, 2021

CBDC Tracker cited in The Insider

By The GeoEconomics Center

Read the full article here. Explore the CBDC tracker here.

Digital Currencies
India

In the News

Aug 30, 2021

Moehr quoted in ETF Trends about the rise of CBDCs

By Ole Moehr

Read the whole article here.

Digital Currencies
Financial Regulation

GeoTech Cues

Aug 24, 2021

The case for a financial digital asset framework for cryptocurrencies

By Matthew Goodman and Nikhil Raghuveera

Clear jurisdictional boundaries, legislation on core principles of financial digital assets from Congress, and a flexible regulatory policy are all crucial for the effective governance of digital assets.

Digital Currencies
Financial Regulation

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