The Marshall Islands replaces the US dollar with its own cryptocurrencysteemCreated with Sketch.

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I don‘t see much sense in a cryptocurreny issued by a government but it could be a catalyst for broader acceptance and adoption of cryptocurrencies:

https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/23/17384608/marshall-islands-cryptocurrency-us-dollar-usd-currency

Good news or bad news? What do you think?

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This are good news for the worldwide acceptance 👍

Hey @roy2016,

Always a complex question!

The introduction of Government issued Cryptocurrencies is to be expected and can be a positive thing.

It will eliminate money management costs, tax evasion, reduction in crime rates (offline at least!) and forgery would be eliminated.

But for a regime such as a dictatorship, it would be a dream come true as Cryptos do not necessarily need to be open source and decentralized. This would be a nightmarish scenario in which they could economically control or destroy their citizen's lives at a click of a button.

On a different note, I don't think this will spell doom for coins such as Bitcoin, the ones with genuine use case and real-world adoption. The Commodity Markets have already introduced mainstream acceptance, have been reducing volatility and I can see an ETF being introduced as soon as the DoJ and CFTC root out Market Manipulation (News Source). I cannot see why national and current cryptos cannot exist side by side.

I do believe a good shake out is needed though as The Wall Street Journal Study indicated that a significant proportion of the existing ICO’s showed red flags and another study from China detected 421 fraudulent Cryptos, which are similar to current SEC findings.

Cheers,
Shenobie

Interesting answer. I am curious how this will play out.

Its good news. Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come.

I think it's nice decision.Cryptocurrency is better than Dollar And It is growing very well..

I think it's nice decision.Cryptocurrency is better than Dollar And It is growing very well..

all we need is a catalyst boom right now and who knows govt might do wonders too

It's a good new ps I guess! But still there are pros and cons with the sudden the adaption of new currency