Table 2

CBDC terminologies

YearArticle titleTerminologies
Digital moneyOfficial digital currencyDigital currencyCentrally banked cryptocurrenciesDigital cashDigital central bank moneyCentral bank digital currenciesCentral bank-issued cryptocurrencyCentral bank cryptocurrencyDigital fiat currencyCentral bank-issued digital cashSovereign digital currencies
2008Dematerialized monies-new means of paymentx x         
2013Official digital currency xx         
2015Digital currency  x   x     
2015Centrally banked cryptocurrencies   x        
2016Digital cash: why central banks should start issuing electronic money  x x       
2016Digital central bank money and the unbundling of the banking function     xx     
2016Central bank digital currencies: a framework for assessing why and how      x     
2016Fedcoin: A central bank-issued cryptocurrency  x x xx    
2017Central bank cryptocurrencies  x     x   
2017Designing new money - The Policy Trilemma of Central Bank Digital Currency  x   x     
2018Central Bank-issued digital cash    x     x 
2018Central bank digital currencies      x     
2018Central bank digital currencies — design principles and balance sheet implications      x     
2019Taxonomy and definition of terms for digital fiat currencyx x      xx 
2019The evolution of currency: cash to cryptos to sovereign digital currencies           x
2019Digital cash: principles and practical steps    x       

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