The new governor of Taiwan's central bank has said speculation has taken over from cryptocurrencies' original role as a payments tool.
Earlier this year, while still in his role as deputy chief of the central bank, Yang Chin-long indicated that the central bank has started the evaluation of the benefits and challenges of a central bank-issued cryptocurrency.
In responses to lawmakers at a meeting with the island's legislative arm today, though, he argued that cryptocurrencies are not fulfilling their originally intended function in payments, according to a report from Taiwan's Apple Daily.
Although he had "wanted to go in that direction," cryptocurrencies have since become a commodity with extreme volatility due to market speculation, he said.
The central bank is now observing experiments conducted in other regions and "doing experimentation," but "we can't go as far as announcing we plan to issue digital New Taiwan dollar yet," he said.
Source:
https://www.coindesk.com/taiwan-central-bank-chief-cautious-on-central-bank-crypto/
I guess there is some truth to it. Cryptocurrencies are far away from being used in commercial transactions or what it was intended for. It's merely being used for speculative investments.
