They only want to appear modern. "digitalized" fiat is still fiat and not cryptocurrency.
The death of cash is now being pushed in most countries.
Over the years, I see an increase in "how to buy physical gold" topics online. Paper money was only created because it's more convenient than gold, and it quickly turned into something they could easily print, creating more money out of thin air. Lately they don't even print it anymore, just add a number on a computer and it's there.
If government keeps pushing this, we could actually go back to some metal pieces or anything else (
BTC) of value that government can't control.
In short: gold > coins > paper > digital > back to gold?
What worries me the most is that I actually hear quite a few people (in my own circles), saying that they wouldn't mind if cash disapeared.
I've had a long conversation with my girlfriend about this, who also thought initially that it would be better if everything was just digital but managed to convince her eventually that it might not be as good as it sounds.
It's already a huge problem if once in a while electronic payments in a supermarket don't work. I pay cash as much as possible, and use my cards as backup. People should watch less TV-commercials, for years banks are trying to push their way.
If they ban cash how will they pay for their illegal drugs and prostitutes?
Or terrorism. This sums up all the reasons government has to ban cash, and at the same time know exactly who spends what, where and when.