It looks like China wants to stay ahead of the game by launching its own digital currency before the rest of the world does. If it becomes the pioneer of "Central Bank Digital Currencies", it might become the largest economy in the mainstream world. This means the US Dollar will no longer be the world's reserve currency, as China gains strength with the Digital Yuan. Low fees and blazing-fast settlement speeds will make China's digital currency much more attractive than existing currencies. If the US fails to launch the "Digital Dollar" before China, it could lose its supremacy over the mainstream economy.
What are your thoughts? Will China take over the world with the Digital Yuan? Or will everything else remain the same? Do you think China's Digital Currency will force other countries to launch digital currencies of their own? How long do you think the transition will happen from paper money to digital Fiat? Your input will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
It's too early to say that China will take over the world and US dollar won't be the reserved currency anymore just because China launched their digital currency. It doesn't necessarily mean that the first one will be widely acceptable to the neighboring countries and to the other parts of the world. China's digital Yuan will just be used and acceptable to their country. The other countries will just find it useless and impossible to transact with since outside its originated place, technically, it still has no value.
I think the creation of digital yuan will somehow boost other country to make their own as well, only if they deem it necessary especially now that we're in the middle of a pandemic crisis. Although the transition is already happening right now, because this pandemic has pushed us to use the alterative mode of transaction which is shopping and paying online for safety purposes.
I think most countries can gradually transition with digital money, but we can't just ditched the physical money at all. Even when the time comes that the world has widely accepted the digital payment methods, physical money will still be retained and used. I think they will coexist which is much better because we'll have an alternative option.