According to Odaily, insiders involved in the pilot project have reported a significant decrease in the usage of India's Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), the digital Rupee. The usage has dropped to one-tenth of its peak in December 2023. Initially, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) managed to achieve one million daily retail transactions with the digital Rupee by incentivizing banks and allocating part of the wages in digital currency. However, once these incentives ended, the daily transaction volume fell to approximately 100,000, indicating a lack of organic demand. The central bank is currently focusing on testing technology and developing use cases, with no immediate plans for rapid expansion.
