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Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are issued directly by central banks and, unlike Bitcoin, carry a government guarantee — China's digital yuan (e-CNY) is the most widely recognized.

Which country was the first in the world to officially launch a CBDC as nationwide legal tender?

The Bahamas
The Bahamas launched the Sand Dollar in October 2020, making it the world's first nationally issued CBDC. The primary motivation was improving financial access across the country's hundreds of scattered islands, where reaching a physical bank branch can be a real challenge.
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