With the advent of Tether (USDT), the stablecoin industry has advanced at a very fast pace. There are now many stablecoins on the market aiming to bring the stability of traditional Fiat currencies with the security and reliability of crypto/Blockchain tech. Traders can use stablecoins as an alternative to existing Fiat without having to cash out directly to a bank. To say the least, stablecoins are the new digital Fiat system where companies hold all of the power (instead of the government). Yet, central banks have announced their intentions to launch CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies) of their own. If stablecoins are already proven to be successful, why re-invent the wheel with the launch of a new government-backed digital currency? Can't just governments back stablecoins themselves and avoid all of the hassle of creating new digital Fiat currencies from scratch?
Well, I guess the government just wants to have something that belongs to them entirely, because stable coins are being run by individuals and not the directly by the government, so they can’t make the full decision on what happens with these stable coins.
But you still have a point, most of these stable coins are centralized, and that includes USDT, so the government should have just backed them rather creating CBDC. Even CBDC are still fiat, I do wonder the need for having all these things, totally unnecessary to me. But between the two and If I’m to choose, I am going to choose Stable coins, especially the decentralized ones like DAI.