Jens Weismann, head of Germany's Bundesbank Central Bank, has proposed the "idea of a central bank cryptocurrency to compete vs Bitcoin".
He argues that the main reason that the Federal Reserve Banks would be appropriate is "trust" vs the "decentralized Bitcoin approach".
Trust may have a claim that Governments around the world work with Central Banks -- this is true. He does not speak to the very issues of Central Banks that have caused the mess because of their centralize fiat ways that go unchecked.
What did we expect him to say -- a duck is a duck.
Did we expect the Central Banks to throw a "welcome part for Bitcoin"?
Central Banks actually seem quite late to the party -- or maybe the Banker currency of choice "Ripple" comes into place which is owned by the Banks..
His words fly in the face of many other countries that are "embracing change".
Quite frankly, all of this appears to be one heck of a mess. Transitioning from fiat monies to a currency of trust is going to messy. Central Banks may have been quiet for some time, but don' think they don't have a plan.