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I would say yes, more or less, when I think about it. Look at 2021 compared to let's say 5 years ago. Bitcoin is on the road to be regulated across a lot of countries, in almost (again, more or less) the way traditional currencies or assets are.
See what I mean.
Indirectly we're "suffering" from regulations and laws. I exaggerate a bit but for me, these are constraints and not advantages for the crypto industry. Exchange platforms regulations, taxes laws for citizens, the KYC bullshit (even from some shops), licenses here and there for this and that. What else? So many things.
There is most of the time always a point in which there is something against the 'Bitcoin's ideology'.
Sure, there is always a way to go beyond that, but the ecosystem is still small on that side. I'm beginning to think that as the years go by, the 'Bitcoin dream' is just a utopia. if someone would have said to me years ago that Bitcoin will have laws and all that crap, I would have simply replied: LOL.
As for the digital currencies backed by the governments and central banks. I do hope with time people make the difference between DC and cryptocurrencies since I consider both different. Perhaps they both use blockchain tech and cryptography principles, but besides this point everything is different.
However, what problems would a CBDC solve? Can it replace physical currency? I reckon this would be difficult. Would it improve efficiency? There are efforts to improve efficiency already without CBDC. Will CBDC be an innovation for payments? No, there are also technologies created for that. Also, I am afraid the government will require KYC for CBDC to monitor you.
the Chinese will do whatever they will do. its bullshiit as we may think. you can say it's not an innovation but it certainly has control of what their government can/would do which is more important to the CCP than having a decentralized currency.
what you have to keep in mind is that it's JUST for them.
for the countries going to make transactions to the Chinese government will have to comply with their rules and this is also what will happen to them if the Chinese will make transactions to Japan or the US, the chinese government will have to comply with the US rules. sadly, they do have the advantage because it's a manufacturing country which most countries may have to comply with their rules.