Finally, a major government has actually shown its confidence in cryptocurrency
it would hardly be the first!
other countries have shown a lot more interest. Japan and a couple of other countries for instance accepted bitcoin as a legal way of payment. Venezuela already has its own centralized altcoin called Petro, there are a couple of others that have also started creating their own.
(or have I read the news wrong or it's just another ponzi scheme?--please correct me if I have).
others already clarified the fact that it is a scam, i just want to add that when governments create their own altcoin they will introduce it as a payment system not something you invest in and make profit! and it will surely be pegged to their local currency so 1 GovCoin = 1 Fiat
I wonder how this will affect bitcoin's price moving forward (if this is true).
shitcoins have never had any significant effects on bitcoin price and they will never have.