The author of the article deliberately ignored the difference between digital currencies[1] and cryptocurrencies. The text source says:
Digital_currency is not a crypto, which are a form of current money, but they are digital, completely centralized, and do not have to be on the blockchain. So if the above quote is the only update, then nothing has changed.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_currency
Governments already accept digital currencies launch by themselves through central banks and distribute through commercial banks too. They're going to develop, test and launch CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies), a newest form of their national digital currencies.Digital_currency is not a crypto, which are a form of current money, but they are digital, completely centralized, and do not have to be on the blockchain. So if the above quote is the only update, then nothing has changed.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_currency
It is big difference compares to Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies that are not launched by governments, central banks and they don't control these currencies. Except is they can control altcoin blockchains if they want by arresting founders of these blockchains and force them to do it for governments.
Several CBDC trackers.
cbdctracker.org/
atlanticcouncil.org/cbdctracker/
cbdctalks.com/
I think big countries like China or India would love to get their currencies on CDBC rails to have a much wider set of tools to control and regulate them.
Especially China! It's a "treasure" for them and for their people to use it because it can be regulated to the brim and used as a lever in some situations, in my opinion.
