Creating a Central Bank of Crypto-currency may no longer sound ridiculous as we are now having a number of countries coming up with some sort of mass application of the technology, the latest is from India, which reportedly ban cryptos, but recent report states that they are considering having a Bank of crypto, Ruppies-backed, Central bank digital currencies CDDC.
Are these really positive news for the crypto-market?
Technically, such news should be irrelevant as this is not specific to cryptocurrencies as such. Apart from that, I don't believe in the governmentally-issued cryptocurrency because it simply doesn't make sense. Today, any digital fiat can be considered a cryptocurrency in its own right. The difference between real cryptocurrencies, as we understand the idea, and fiat consists only in the way new money tokens are issued - in a centralized, via a banking system with a central bank, or decentralized manner with the help of miners and using some algorithm.
However, if something like a governmentally-controlled crypto actually emerges, it could eventually contribute to more awareness about cryptocurrencies in general, so people, after trying out this defective and utterly flawed currency, which without doubt will be heavily abused, may switch to a real cryptocurrency at the end of the day. In this sense, if this effort comes to fruition (which I doubt), it could actually turn out beneficial for us all in the long run.