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North America CBDCs
North American profiles primarily focus on research and policy consultation phases.
Jurisdictions Covered
- United States
- Canada
Cross-Border Projects
- Project Agorá
Observer And Policy Jurisdictions
United States
Observernone
CBDC development is explicitly prohibited at the federal level via Executive Order (Jan 2025). The administration prioritizes private USD-backed stablecoins under the GENIUS Act framework. Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act (H.R.1919) further restricts federal CBDC initiatives.
Reference Answers
Audited answers for common page-level questions, with citations and date context.
Why does the North America region page look different from Asia or Latin America?
medium confidenceAs of 2026-04-22Because the current North America set is dominated by non-launch postures rather than active retail pilots. The US is tracked in no-active-CBDC status, and Canada's retail CBDC work is tracked as concluded rather than progressing toward pilot deployment.
- The US page reflects a no-active-launch posture in the current snapshot.
- Canada is tracked as discontinued rather than active.
- North America is useful precisely because it highlights a different policy posture from the more active pilot regions.
Citations
- Federal Reserve CBDC Researchcentral bank · T1
- Bank of Canada - The digital Canadian dollarcentral bank · T1
- CBDC Registry North America coverageinternal · INTERNAL
Derived from the current US and Canada programme statuses.
Caveats
- This region summary is about current launch posture, not every research publication ever issued in North America.